Inverness-shire - Environmental Impact Assessment

Wind Estate (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 Wind Estate (UK) Ltd., (“the Company”) with company registration number 10116532, having its registered office at Suite 71, Pure Offices 4 Lochside Way, Edinburgh EH12 9DT has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate Kyllachy Wind Farm (“the proposed Development”) (Central Grid Reference 277234, 827498).The installed capacity of the proposed Development will be in excess of 50 megawatts and will comprise of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and 13 turbines each with a blade tip height of up to 180 metres. The proposed Development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) and an EIA Report has been produced and submitted to the Scottish Ministers.

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 proposed 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 EIA Report can also be viewed on the application website at
kyllachywindfarm.com; or at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00005153.

Copies of the EIA Report may be obtained from Green Cat Renewables Ltd. (+44 (0)131 541 0060/ info@greencatrenewables.co.uk) at a charge of £1,750 hard copy and £25 on 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 Friday October 31st , 2025, although the Scottish 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 the 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, the 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.