Caithness - Planning Notices EIA

RWE Renewables UK Swindon 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 RWE Renewables UK Swindon Ltd, (“the Company”) with company registration number 02550622, having its registered office at Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate, for a period of 40 years, a wind farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), known as Golticlay Extension Wind Farm, on land approximately 6 km north of Latherton and 18 km south-west of Wick, in the Highlands, Scotland (Central Grid Reference X 319693 Y 940663). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be over 50 MW comprising six turbines, two with a ground-to-blade tip heigh of 160 metres and four with a ground-to-blade tip heigh of 180 metres, and a BESS with capacity of up to 55 MW. The proposed development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and an EIA Report has been produced.

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 development be deemed to be granted.

The Company has now submitted additional information to Scottish Ministers, which includes information relating to cultural heritage, geology and soils, and the provision of a Grid Connection Overview Consideration document.

Copies of the additional information, the application and the EIA Report (‘the information’) are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office hours at:

A hard copy of the information will also be available for viewing by appointment at the Highland Council Headquarters, Glenurquuhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX, by emailing SPT@highland.gov.uk.

The information can also be viewed on the application website at https://uk.rwe.com/project-proposals/golticlay-extension/; or at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00006095.

Copies of the information may be obtained from RWE Renewables UK Swindon Ltd (email (golticlayextension@rwe.com) at a charge of £1,500 hard copy and £10.00 on CD/DVD/USB storage device.

All previous representations received by Scottish Ministers in relation to the application remain valid.

Any new representations on the additional information may be submitted via www.energyconsents.scot, using the relevant Project Name and/or ECU reference number. Please note that you must be in possession of a working email address to submit a representation virtually.

If you would prefer to submit your representation by post, please send 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 representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals) and full postal address of those making representations.
All representations should be received not later than 13th July 2026. Scottish Ministers may be able to consider written representations received after this date.

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

Where Scottish Ministers decide to exercise their discretion to do so, they can cause a public inquiry to be held.

Scottish Ministers will determine the application for consent in one of two ways:
• Grant consent, with or without conditions attached; or
• Refuse 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.