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Tranent Library, The George Johnstone Centre, 35 Winton Place - Public Inspection

EH33 1AEPublished 11/04/25
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What is planned?

BROCKWELL STORAGE & SOLAR LIMITED
DOLPHINGSTONE FARM BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) FACILITY ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997

Notice is hereby given that Brockwell Storage & Solar Limited (Company Reg. No. 09819652, Registered Office at 16 Stratford Place, London, England, W1C 1BF) has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate a Battery Energy Storage System and associated development at Dolphingstone Farm, Tranent EH33 1NH (Central Grid Reference 339509 673378). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be up to 63 MW.

Brockwell Storage & Solar Limited. has also applied for 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, together with a copy of the documentation 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, at:

Location
Opening Hours
Address
Tranent Library
Monday: 9am-1pm and 2-5pm
Tuesday: 9am-1pm and 2-5pm
Wednesday: 10am-1pm and
2-5pm
Thursday: 9am-1pm and
2-5pm
Friday: 9am-1pm and 2-5pm
The George Johnstone
Centre, 35 Winton Place, Tranent
EH33 1AE

The application can also be viewed at

www.dolphingstonefarm.co.uk



Any representations to the application may be by email to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit mailbox at

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), full return email and postal 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 24th May 2025, although Ministers may consider representations received after this date.

As a result of a statutory objection from the relevant planning authority, or where Scottish Ministers decide to exercise their discretion to do so, Scottish Ministers can also cause a Public Local Inquiry (PLI) 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 Energy Consents Unit processes applications under the Electricity Act 1989. To support transparency in decision making, the Scottish Government publishes representations online at

www.energyconsents.scot.

A privacy notice is published on the help page at

www.energyconsents.scot.

This explains how the Energy Consents Unit processes your personal information and includes contact details for any enquiries or complaints regarding how your personal data is handled.

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