Oldhamstocks Village Hall - Public Inspection

Voltalia UK Ltd.
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997
THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017

Notice is hereby given that Voltalia UK Ltd, (“the Company”) with company registration number 07489990, having its registered office at The Wheelhouse, Bond's Mill Estate, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England, GL10 3RF has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate a ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) development, Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), associated infrastructure, access, and landscaping at Springfield Farm (Central Grid Reference 74514 71531). The installed capacity of the proposed Solar PV generating station would be up to approximately 165 MW, and the BESS would have an installed capacity of up to approximately 80 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, during normal office hours at:

Location:  Dunbar Library

Address: Bleachingfield Centre, Countess Road, Dunbar, East Lothian, EH42 1DX

Opening hours:

Mon-Fri (excl. Wed): 9am-5 pm

Wed: 10am-5 pm

Sat: 10:00-13:00

Please note that the library is closed from 1pm-2pm

Location:  Oldhamstocks Village Hall

Address: Oldhamstocks, TD13 5XN

Opening hours: 
Times may vary, please check the online hall diary: Hall Bookings –
Oldhamstocks Community Association
Materials will be displayed in the front entrance of the village hall
Oldhamstocks
TD13 5XN

The EIA Report can also be viewed on the application website at

https://springfieldsolarfarm.co.uk/;

or at

www.energyconsents.scot

under application reference ECU00004815.

Copies of the EIA Report may be obtained from ERM

(springfieldsolarfarm@erm.com)

at a charge of £1500 per hard copy and £15 on a USB storage device. Copies of a short Non-Technical Summary are available for £10.

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 Monday 4th August 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.