Dalmellington, Proposed Wind Farm Modification & Lifespan Extension

Governance

The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Scotland Regulations 2017

Notice under Regulation 21

The proposed development at Overhill Wind Farm, B741 from

Polharrow Wynd to U720 Dalricket, Dalmellington is subject to environmental impact assessment under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017.

Notice is hereby given that additional information in relation to an EIA report has been submitted to East Ayrshire Council by Mr Michael Briggs, Energiekontor UK Ltd relating to the planning application in respect of planning application under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to vary conditions 1, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11 of planning permission 20/0425/PP to allow an enlarged crane pad configuration; the relocation and enlargement of the on-site substation; and the extension of the operational life of the wind farm from 25 to 35 years.

Possible decisions relating to the application are:–

i) approval of the application without conditions;

ii) approval of the application with conditions;

iii) refusal of the application.

A copy of the additional information together with the EIA report, the associated application and other documents submitted with the application may be inspected by appointment only at East Ayrshire Council, The Opera House, 8 John Finnie Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1DD, and also viewed at http://eplanning.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/online/ (searching for reference 23/0624/PP) during the period of 30 days beginning the next day from the date of this notice.

Copies of the additional information may be purchased from Energiekontor UK Ltd, 4330 Park Approach, Thorpe Park, Leeds, LS15 8GB (tel: 07780 471899), by arrangement, at a cost of £25 for Volume 1 – Written Text, £50 for Volume 2 – Figures, and £50 for Volume 3 – Appendices for hard copies, and £15 for a full electronic copy on CD.

Any person who wishes to make representations to East Ayrshire Council about the additional information should make them in writing within that period to the Council at Opera House, 8 John Finnie Street, Kilmarnock KA1 1DD or at http://eplanning.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/online/ quoting reference 23/0624/PP.

Any submission of additional environmental information will be further notified by means of a public notice which will detail how representations can be made in respect of that additional information.

Date: 8th August 2025

East Ayrshire Council

Comhairle Siorrachd Àir an Ear

Pamela Clifford, Chief Planning Officer,

The Opera House, 8 John Finnie Street, Kilmarnock. KA1 1DD.