Sutherland - Planning Environmental Impact Assessment

THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017

CARNAIG SUBSTATION - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A 400KV SUBSTATION AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE, SITE ACCESS, AND LANDSCAPING AT LAND 2430M SW OF LOCH BUIDHE BONAR BRIDGE

The Council has received Supplementary Environmental Information (SEI) for the application made by Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc on land at Land 2430M SW Of Loch Buidhe Bonar Bridge. The application is development falling within the Regulations as Environmental Impact Assessment development and accordingly is supported by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report and SEI. The application reference number is 24/05062/FUL.

A copy of the application, with a plan showing the land to which it relates, together with a copy of the EIA Report and SEI discussing the proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications, can be viewed via the Council's planning portal at http://wam.highland.gov.uk/wam/ by entering the reference number given above or by appointment between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm, Monday to Friday at the Infrastructure,  Environment and Economy Service, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX and between the hours of 9.00am and 7.00pm Monday – Thursday, 9.00am – 4.00pm Friday – Saturday, and 10.00am and 3.00pm on a Sunday at Kyle of Sutherland Hub, South Bonar Industrial Estate, Ardgay IV24 3AQ.

Printed copies of the EIA Report can be purchased at a cost of £1250 by contacting Martin Goodwin (Community Liaison Manager), Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission, 10 Henderson Road, Inverness, IV1 1SN, Phone: 07467 399592, Email: slbb@sse.com.
A digital copy of the EIA Report and a copy of the Non-Technical Summary can be obtained free of charge from the applicant’s website at https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk/projects/project-map/loch-buidhe-
area-400kv-substation/

Any person who wishes to make a representation on the application, can make them online by visiting http://wam.highland.gov.uk/wam/ or by writing to The Head of Planning and Building Standards, ePlanning Centre, The Highland Council, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX. The deadline for receipt of comments is 30 days from the date of publication of this notice.

Any subsequent additional information which is submitted by the applicant will be subject to further public notice in this manner, and representations to such information will be accepted as per this notice.

The Council will acknowledge receipt of comments but is unable to respond individually to points or questions raised. Please note that your comments will be published online. Please quote the application reference number in your correspondence. Following a pre-determination hearing, the application will be determined by the Council’s area Planning Applications Committee. The possible decisions on the application are either approve with or without conditions or refuse. The Council will write to all interested parties should you wish to participate in the pre-determination hearing procedure.

Malcolm Macleod
Assistant Chief Executive - Place