Dunoon, Planning Notice
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GB WIND FARM 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 GB Wind Farm Limited, (“the Company”) with company registration number 14687295, having its registered office at 19th Floor 22 Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom, EC2N 4BQ has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate the Giant’s Burn Wind Farm at approximately 1.3 km north-west of Dunoon (Central Grid Reference 213806E, 678515N). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would exceed 50MW, comprising up to 7 turbines, with 5 turbines having a ground to blade tip height of up to 200 metres and 2 turbines having a ground to blade tip height of up to 180 metres, with associated ancillary infrastructure and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). 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 | Opening Hours | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Dunoon Library | Tuesday 09.30–16.30 Wednesday 09.30–16.30 Thursday 09.30–18.30 Friday 09.30–13.00 Saturday 09.30–13.00 | Queen’s Hall, 9 Argyll Street, Dunoon, Argyll PA23 7HH |
| Rothesay Library | Tuesday 09.30–16.30 Wednesday 09.30–16.30 Thursday 09.30–18.30 Friday 09.30–13.00 Saturday 09.30–13.00 | Stuart Street, Rothesay, Isle of Bute PA20 0BX |
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