Spiorad na Mara Offshore Windfarm – Associated Onshore Transmission Works

Public Notice
Spiorad na Mara Offshore Windfarm – Associated Onshore Transmission Works
Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended)
Town and Country Planning (Hierarchy of Developments) (Scotland) Regulations 2009
Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (as amended)
Pre-Application Public Consultation, with revision of Grid Substation location

Notice is hereby given that Spiorad na Mara Limited (Company Number SC717716 with registered office at the Regus Building, 1st Floor, 93 George Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH2 3ES) plans to hold further pre-application consultation events regarding an application for full planning permission under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) for the proposed onshore works in association with the Spiorad na Mara Offshore Wind Farm pursuant to the Proposal of Application Notice with reference 25/00131/PAN.
The onshore works, inland of the Mean Low Water Mark (MLWM) on the Isle of Lewis, for the proposed Spiorad na Mara Offshore Wind Farm consists of:
Up to 12 cables exporting electricity from the offshore wind farm to transition joint bays (TJBs) at the landfall located north- east of Barvas on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis;
up to 2 onshore substations being:
a Landfall Substation (if required) to be located close to the final selected landfall location and TJBs;
a Grid Substation located near the proposed Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) Lewis Hub ;
export cable circuits linking the TJBs to the Landfall Substation and subsequently to the Grid Substation, or (in the event that a landfall substation is not required) 2 export cable circuits linking the TJBs to the Grid Substation; and
export cable circuits from the Grid Substation to the proposed SSEN Lewis Hub;
peat management areas;
associated infrastructure including (but not limited to):
temporary construction compounds;
ancillary equipment;
landscaping;
drainage;
parking/servicing areas;
access tracks and road alterations;
cycleway/multi-use pathway.
Public consultation events were held between 2nd June and 2nd July 2025 in relation to the onshore works pursuant to the Proposal of Application Notice with reference 25/00131/PAN. Since then, it has become necessary to find an alternative location for the Grid Substation, which is part of the onshore works. The additional consultation which is the subject of this notice provides an opportunity to comment on the new Grid Substation location.
Information about the updated Grid Substation location for the proposed Spiorad na Mara Offshore Wind Farm can be obtained at the following pre-application consultation events, to be held on the dates, and at the times and locations, below. The consultation events will provide an opportunity for the public and stakeholders to obtain information about, and provide feedback on, a revised location for the grid substation and changes to some areas of the associated onshore cable route which form part of the prospective application(s).
Date
Location
Time
Tuesday 30th September 2025
Garry Room, Caladh Inn, 11 James Street, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis HS1 2QN
12pm – 3pm
Wednesday 1st October 2025
Garry Room, Caladh Inn, 11 James Street, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis HS1 2QN
5pm – 8pm
Information about the updates to the proposed onshore works can also be obtained in a virtual exhibition available 24 hours a day from Tuesday 30th September 2025 – Tuesday 14th October 2025, accessed via the project website,

https://northlandpowerscotwind.co.uk/spiorad-na-mara/.

Further information about the project is also available, at all times, on the same project website.
There are multiple ways that people can provide feedback as well as request further information during this consultation process, including:
● Completing an online feedback form via the virtual exhibition hosted on the project website

https://northlandpowerscotwind.co.uk/spiorad-na-mara/;

● Completing a hard copy feedback form at a public consultation event or sending it back to us by post at Spiorad na Mara Office, c/o Stornoway Business Hub, 9 Bank Street, HS1 2XG;
● Contacting us directly via

spioradnamara@northlandpower.com;

● Calling our project phone number +44 7442 5859 35.
● Comments should be dated and clearly state the name (in block capitals) and full return email or postal address of those making the comment.
All comments should be made to Spiorad na Mara Limited by 5pm on 14th October 2025.
Please note that all feedback provided during this consultation process will be to the Spiorad na Mara project team and are not representations to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. There will be an opportunity to make representations to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar once the project submits its onshore planning application and associated Environmental Impact Assessment Report, at a later date.
Spiorad na Mara Limited will hold a further event for the public to comment on the proposal and to provide feedback to the public on comments received during consultation on the onshore works.