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Buchan House St Peter Street & The Faithlie Centre 1 Saltoun Square - Public Inspection
What is planned?
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
MARINE (SCOTLAND) ACT 2010
MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009
THE ELECTRICITY (APPLICATIONS FOR CONSENT) REGULATIONS 1990
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
Further to the notice that Buchan Offshore
Wind, registered under company registration
SC719636 at First Floor West, Pacific House,
70 Wellington Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2
6UA has applied to the Scottish Ministers for:
• consent under section 36 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 up to 70 turbines with a
maximum height of 340 metres above Lowest
Astronomical Tide. This proposed development
is subject to environmental impact assessment
(“EIA”) under the above Regulations.
Notice is hereby given that Buchan Offshore
Wind has submitted additional information
relative to the above EIA application to the
Scottish Ministers. This includes information
relating to Marine Physical & Coastal Processes,
Intertidal & Offshore Ornithology including the
shadow Derogation Case, Fish & Shellfish Ecology
and Marine Mammals & other Megafauna.
Copies of the additional information are available
for public inspection in person, free of charge,
during normal office/opening hours at:
The additional information can also be viewed
online at
buchan-eia.com and
marine.gov.scot/?q=node/23694. Copies of the
additional information may also be obtained from
Buchan Offshore Wind, (tel: 0131 466 3723) at a
charge of £100 for a hard copy and £10 for CD/
USB stick (including post and packaging).
Any representations should be made to the
Scottish Ministers in writing by email to:
or by
post to The Scottish Government, Marine
Directorate - Licensing Operations Team, Marine
Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11
9DB, identifying the proposed development
and specifying grounds for the representation,
not later than 18th August 2026. 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 representation.
Any subsequent submission of additional
information by Buchan Offshore Wind to the
Scottish Ministers will be publicised in a similar
manner to this, including publication on the
above websites and in a further public notice.
Representations relative to such 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
may cause a Public Local Inquiry (“PLI”) to be held.
Having considered the application/s 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.
Buchan House
St Peter Street
Peterhead
AB42 1QF
The Faithlie Centre
1 Saltoun Square
Fraserburgh
AB43 9DA
All previous representations received in relation to this development will be considered.
Fair Processing Notice
The Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate
– Licensing Operations Team (“MD-LOT”)
determines 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 representation to MDLOT. 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:
www.gov.scot/publications/marinelicensing-and-consenting-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-LOT
at: MD.MarineRenewables@gov.scot or MDLOT, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road,
Aberdeen, AB11 9DB.
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