Dalmellington, East Ayrshire – Battery Energy Storage System Planning Application

North Kyle Wind Farm Limited

North Kyle BESS

ELECTRICITY ACT 1989

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997

Notice is hereby given that North Kyle Wind Farm Limited, (“the Company”) with company registration number SC572042, having its registered office at The Eagle Building — Third Floor, 19 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PR has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate a Battery Energy Storage System and associated development at land located approximately 3.5km to the northeast of Dalmellington, East Ayrshire (Central Grid Reference NS 51044 08285). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be approximately 100 MW.

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.

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, during normal office hours at:

The application materials can also be viewed on the project website at https://www.brockwellenergy.com/projects/north-kyle-bess/; or at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference [ECU00006293].

Copies of the Reports may be obtained from North Kyle Wind Farm Limited (phone: 0131 370 0000, email: northkyle-bess@brockwellenergy.co.uk) at a charge of £750 hard copy and £10 on USB storage device.

Any representations on the application 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 28 August 2026. Scottish Ministers may be able to consider written representations received after this date.

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.

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