New Cumnock, East Ayrshire – Wind Farm Variation Planning Application

REG GREENBURN LTD

ELECTRICITY ACT 1989

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997

THE ELECTRICITY GENERATING STATIONS (APPLICATIONS FOR VARIATION OF CONSENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2013

THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017

Notice is hereby given that REG Greenburn Ltd (“the Company”), with company registration number SC508240, having its registered office c/o Gillespie MacAndrew LLP, 5 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh, EH3 8EJ has made an application (the “variation application”) to the Scottish Ministers to vary the consent granted under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 (the “section 36 consent”) to construct and operate Greenburn Wind Park on land 4.5 km west of New Cumnock, adjacent to the former Greenburn surface mine (Central Grid Reference 255753E 614596N) previously consented on 21st April 2023 by the Scottish Ministers. The proposed variation is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). An EIA Report has been produced to accompany the variation application.

The Company is also seeking a direction under section 57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 that a new planning permission be deemed to be granted in respect of the varied description of the proposed varied development.

The variation application seeks to make the following variations:

• Reduce the number of turbines from 16 to 14;

• Re-site one turbine;

• Increase the maximum blade tip heights of 12 turbines – 11 turbines up to 180 m and one up to 167.5 m (with the remaining two turbines at their consented blade tip height up to 149.9 m); and

• Increase the micro-siting allowances for five turbines from 50 m to 75 m

The Company has now submitted additional information to Scottish Ministers, which includes information relating to the consideration of the grid connection to New Cumnock Collector Substation in combination with the proposed wind farm.

Copies of the additional information, the variation application and the EIA Report (“the information”) are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, at:

The information can also be viewed on the application website at www.greenburnwindpark.co.uk; or at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00005183.

Copies of the additional information may be obtained from Savills (telephone: 0141 248 7342 or email: joanne.plant@savills.com or niamh.nicholls@savills.com) at a charge of £310.00 for a hard copy and free of charge on USB storage device. Copies of a short Non-Technical Summary are available free of charge.

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 Monday 24th August 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.

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