Outer Firth of Forth, Consent For Offshore Wind Farm Construction

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF DECISION

BERWICK BANK WIND FARM LIMITED

ELECTRICITY ACT 1989

MARINE (SCOTLAND) ACT 2010

MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009

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

THE MARINE WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017

THE MARINE WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2007

THE ELECTRICITY (APPLICATIONS FOR CONSENT) REGULATIONS 1990

Notice is hereby given that Berwick Bank Wind Farm Limited, registered under company registration SC721781 at Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, Scotland, PH1 3AQ, has been granted by the Scottish Ministers:

• 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;

each with conditions attached, to construct and operate an offshore wind farm (including associated transmission assets) located within the Outer Firth of Forth, approximately 37.8 km east of St. Abbs, Scottish Borders and 47.6 km east of the East Lothian coastline with a total area of 1,178.1 km² (central latitude and longitude co-ordinates: 56° 18.312’ N., 001° 36.131’ W (WGS84)).

The installed capacity of the proposed generating station will be approximately 4100 MW comprising of up to 307 turbines with a maximum rotor tip height of 355 metres above Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT).

The decision notice outlining the reasons and considerations on which the decision is based together with related documentation are available for inspection online at https://marine.gov.scot/ml/berwick-bank-offshore-wind-farm and https://www.berwickbank.com/ or upon written request to: Marine Directorate – Licensing Operations Team, Scottish Government, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB.

A copy of the decision notice has also been sent to Angus Council, Dundee City Council, East Lothian Council, Fife Council, Northumberland County Council, Scottish Borders Council to be made available for public inspection on the planning register.