Scottish Borders, Westy of Duns - Notice of the hearing sessions, part of the public inquiry,Construction And Operation Of The Lees Hill Renewable Energy Park.
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Scottish Government
NOTICE OF HEARING SESSIONS TO BE HELD AS PART OF THE PUBLIC INQUIRY
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
LEES HILL RENEWABLE ENERGY PARK
SECTION 36 APPLICATION FOR CONSENT Under The Electricity Act For The
Construction And Operation Of The Lees
Hill Renewable Energy Park Comprising
Six Turbines With A Tip Height Of Up To 200M, Solar Pv, Battery Energy Storage
And Associated Infrastructure Scottish Ministers have appointed Mr Nick Smith BSc(Hons) MRTPI to consider and submit a report to them on an application under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to Lees Hill
Renewable Energy Park Approx 5KM
West of Duns Scottish Borders TD10 6YS. The application (which is available to view on the DPEA web site) is subject to environmental impact assessment and is supported by the following environmental information:
Environmental Impact Assessment Report with supporting figures and appendices. The Reporter will hold Public Hearings to obtain more information on certain matters before he reports to Scottish Ministers on the case. The matters to be considered during the oral sessions of the Public Hearings are: • Monday 12 January 2026 at
9:30 to 17:00
Tuesday 13 January 2026 at
10:00 to 17:00
• Topic – Cultural Heritage
• Wednesday 14 January 2026
10:00 to 17:00
Thursday 15 January 2026
10:00 to 17:00
• Topic – Landscape and Visual (including cumulative and residential visual amenity)
• Friday 16 January 2026 10:00 – Morning Session
• Topic - Policy
• Friday 16 January 2026 Afternoon
Session
Topic – Draft Conditions
No other matters relevant to this case will be considered at the hearing sessions. Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe the sessions. Members of the public can follow the proceedings through the broadcast to the internet as part of DPEA’s webcasting service. The webcast recordings will be available to view at: www.youtube.com/@DPEAScotGov Attendees and/or participants may wish to note that this meeting will be broadcast live to the internet as part of DPEA’s webcasting service. Generally the public seating areas will not be directly filmed however by entering the meeting venue and using the public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and to the use and storage of those images and sound recordings and any information pertaining to you contained in them for webcasting and training purposes and for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available to the public.
The hearing statements and documents will also be available to view on our website along with other key documents: http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk. On entering the website, enter the reference number WIN-140-10.
An electronic copy of the documents can be viewed Duns Library/Contact Centre, 49 Newton Street Duns, TD11 3AU. If you cannot obtain or access a copy please contact our office at DPEA@gov.scot DPEA collect information if you take part in the planning process, use DPEA websites, send correspondence to DPEA or attend a webcast. To find out more about what information is collected, how the information is used and managed please read the DPEA’s privacy notice.
MARTYN CONNOLLY MCMI
Head of Delivery
Planning and Environmental Appeals Division, Hadrian House Callendar Business Park
Callendar Road, FALKIRK FK1 1XR
Our ref: WIN-140-10
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