Rogerhill Farm, Blackwood - Construct and operate a Solar PV and Battery Storage facility

GSC Rogerhill Limited
Rogerhill Solar and Battery Energy Storage System
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997

Notice is hereby given that GSC Rogerhill Limited, (“the Company”) with company registration number 14991170 having its registered office at 5th Floor, Exchange Station, Liverpool, United Kingdom, L2 2QP has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate a Solar PV and Battery Storage facility at land at Rogerhill Farm, Blackwood, Kirkmuirhill, South Lanarkshire (Central Grid Reference NS786432). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be approximately 198MW.
The Company has also requested a direction under section 57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 that planning permission for the development be deemed to be granted.
A copy of the application, with a plan showing the land to which it relates, discussing the Company’s proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications, are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office hours at:
Location
Opening Hours
Address
Blackwood and Kirkmuirhill Community Wing
Monday 9:00am to 9:00pm
Tuesday 9:00am to 9:00pm
Wednesday 9:00am to 9:00pm
Thursday 9:00am to 9:00pm
Friday 9:00am to 8:00pm
Saturday 9:00am to 2:00pm
Sunday 11:00am to 4:00pm
Blackwood Primary School
Carlisle Road
Kirkmuirhill
ML11 9SB
The application can also be viewed on the application website at www.rogerhillsolarandbess.com or at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00004823.
Copies of the application may be obtained from GSC Rogerhill Limited (telephone: 01512123300 /email info@gscapital.uk) at a charge of £500 hard copy and £25 on USB storage device.
Any representations on the application may be submitted by email to the Scottish Government via representations@gov.scot; or by post to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU, identifying the proposal and specifying the grounds for representation.
Written or emailed representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals) and full postal address of those making representations. Emailed representations should also include the full return email address of those making representations. Only representations sent by email to representations@gov.scot will receive acknowledgement.
All representations should be received not later than 21st March 2025, although Ministers may consider representations received after this date.
Any subsequent additional information which is submitted by the developer will be subject to further public notice in this manner, and representations to such information will be accepted as per this notice.
Where Scottish Ministers are required to, or decide to exercise their discretion to do so, they can cause a public inquiry to be held.
Following examination of the environmental information, Scottish Ministers will determine the application for consent in one of two ways:
● Consent the proposal, with or without conditions attached; or
● Reject the proposal
General Data Protection Regulations
The Scottish Government processes representations under the Electricity Act 1989. To support transparency in decision making, the Scottish Government publishes online at www.energyconsents.scot.
A privacy notice is published on the Help page at www.energyconsents.scot. This explains how the Scottish Government processes your personal information. If you have any concerns about the processing of your personal information by the Scottish Government, please email
EconsentsAdmin@gov.scot or write to Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU.
Please note that no changes to the proposal have been made since notification in January, and any comments already made to the ECU remain valid. This 2nd period is due to an error made by the Gazette in their advert, resulting in the need for readvertisement.