East Ayrshire, Application For Consent To Construct & Operate A Wind Farm & Battery Energy Storage System

PUBLIC NOTICE

BREEZY HILL ENERGY LIMITED ELECTRICITY ACT 1989

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997

THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017

Notice is hereby given that Breezy Hill Energy Limited (“the Company”) with company registration number SC703311, having its registered office at C/O Brockwell Energy Limited, The Eagle Building-Third Floor, 19 Rose Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH2 2PR, has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate Breezy Hill Energy Project in East Ayrshire approximately 13 km southeast of Ayr, 8 km south-west of Cumnock and 4.5 km north of Dalmellington (Central Grid Reference BNG 248092 615283). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be up to approximately 140 MW comprising up to 20 turbines with a ground to blade tip of up to 149.9 metres. The proposed generating station will include a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) of up to 40.0MW capacity, meaning the total capacity of the generating station will be up to 140 MW. The proposed development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and an EIA Report has been produced.

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, together with a copy of the EIA Report 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 the following locations:

The EIA Report can also be viewed on the application website at https://www.brockwellenergy.com/projects/breezyhill-energy/ or at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00005060.

Copies of the EIA Report may be obtained from Breezy Hill Energy (email: breezyhill@brockwellenergy.co.uk) at a charge of £1,500.00 per hard copy and £15 on a USB storage device. Copies of a short Non-Technical Summary are available free of charge.

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 the 9th of July 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:

1. Grant consent to the application, with or without conditions; or

2. Reject the application.

Data Protection

The Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit processes representations under the Electricity Act 1989. To support transparency in the decision-making process, representations online at www.energyconsents.scot.

Further information on the Energy Consents Unit Help page at: www.energyconsents.scot. This explains how the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit determines applications under the Electricity Act 1989 and the process of making a representation.

For information on the Energy Consents Unit privacy notice, please email Econsents_Admin@gov.scot or write to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU.