Buchan House, St Peter Street & Fraserburgh Library, King Edward Street - Public Inspection

ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
MARINE (SCOTLAND) ACT 2010
MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009
THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017
THE MARINE WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017
THE MARINE WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2007
THE ELECTRICITY (APPLICATIONS FOR CONSENT) REGULATIONS 1990

Notice is hereby given that Buchan Offshore Wind, registered
under company registration SC719636 at Suite 3b, 58 Waterloo
Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom, G2 7DA, has applied to the
Scottish Ministers for:
• consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989;
• declaration under section 36A of the Electricity Act 1989; and
• marine licences under section 20 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010
and section 65 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;
to construct and operate an offshore wind farm at approximately
75 km at its closest point off the Aberdeenshire coast, northeast
of Fraserburgh in the outer Moray Firth with a total area of 330
km2 (central latitude and longitude co-ordinates: [58°24.524’N
1°14.120’W] (WGS84)). The installed capacity of the proposed
generating station would be approximately 1000 MW comprising
of up to 70 turbines with a maximum height of 340 metres above
Lowest Astronomical Tide.

The proposed development is subject to an environmental impact
assessment (“EIA”) under the EIA regulations listed above.

Copies of the application(s) including plan(s) detailing the location,
together with a copy of the EIA report discussing Buchan Offshore
Wind’s proposed development in more detail and presenting
an analysis of the environmental implications, are available for
inspection, free of charge at: Buchan House, St Peter Street,
Peterhead, AB42 1QF, open Monday to Friday, 8.45am to 12.30pm
and 1.30pm to 5pm, and Fraserburgh Library, King Edward Street,
Fraserburgh, AB43 9PN, open Tuesday & Thursday 9am to 6pm,
Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 10am to 2pm.

Any representations should be made in writing to the Scottish
Ministers by email to: MD.MarineRenewables@gov.scot or by
post to Marine Directorate - Licensing Operations Team, Scottish
Government, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB, identifying
the proposed development and specifying the grounds for the
representation, not later than 1st October 2025. The Scottish
Ministers may however consider representations received after
this date. Representations should be dated and should clearly state
the name (in block capitals) and the email or postal address of
those making the representation. 

Subsequent submission by Buchan Offshore Wind of additional
or further information (as defined in the above EIA regulations) to
the Scottish Ministers will be publicised in a similar manner to the
current application including publication on the above websites.
Representations relative to additional or further information should
be made on the same basis as detailed above.

Where the Scottish Ministers decide to exercise their discretion to
do so the Scottish Ministers can cause a Public Local Inquiry (“PLI”)
to be held.

Having considered the applications, the environmental
information and the above legislation together with any
representations received, the Scottish Ministers may:
• Consent to the proposed development, with or without conditions
attached; or
• Reject the proposed development

The EIA report can also be viewed online at https://marine.gov.scot/?q=node/23694 and https://buchan-eia.com.
Copies of the EIA report may also be obtained from Buchan Offshore Wind (tel: 0131 466 3723) at a charge of £1000.

Fair Processing Notice

The Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate - Licensing
Operations Team (“MD-LOT”) determine applications for marine
licences under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 and the Marine
and Coastal Access Act 2009 and section 36 consents under
The Electricity Act 1989. During the consultation process any
person having an interest in the outcome of the application
may make a representation to MD-LOT. The representation may
contain personal information, for example a name or address. This
representation will only be used for the purpose of determining
an application and will be stored securely in the Scottish
Government’s official corporate record. Representations will be
shared with the applicant and/or agent acting on behalf of the
applicant, any people or organisations that we consult in relation
to the application, the Directorate of Planning and Environmental 

Appeals should the Scottish Ministers call a PLI and, where
necessary, be published online, however personal information will
be removed before sharing or publishing.
A full privacy notice can be found at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/marine-licensing-andconsenting-privacy-notice/

If you are unable to access this, or you have any queries or
concerns about how your personal information will be handled,
contact MD.MarineRenewables@gov.scot or Marine Directorate
- Licensing Operations Team, Scottish Government, 375 Victoria
Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB.