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SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997
THE ELECTRICITY (APPLICATIONS FOR CONSENT) REGULATIONS 1990

Notice is hereby given that Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc, “the Company”, (registered in Scotland under company registration number SC213461 at Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, PH1 3QA) has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 to install and operate approximately 820m of new 132 / 33 kV double circuit Overhead line (OHL) supported by two new steel lattice Towers (Tower 2R and 3R) which directly substitute existing towers 2 and 3. The redundant parts of the existing 132 kV double circuit OHL would be dismantled, including 810m of OHL and three existing 132 kV steel lattice towers (Towers 1R, 2 and 3).

The Proposed Development would be required to allow the connection and energisation of a new substation (known as Lochay 132/11 kV Transformer Replacement Project substation), which is currently under construction adjacent to Lochay Power Station. The Proposed Development runs from NN54520 35008 to NN 55069 34295, located between the new Lochay 132/11 kV Transformer Replacement Project Substation and the existing Tower 4.

Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc has also asked that Scottish Ministers give 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 this advert and maps to which it the application relates is available for public inspection in person, during normal office hours at:

The application can also be viewed on the Scottish Government Energy Consents website at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU 00006355.

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 made such that they are received by Scottish Ministers not later than 9th December 2026, although Scottish Ministers may consider representations received after this date.

As a result of a statutory objection from the relevant planning authority, or where Scottish Ministers decide to exercise their discretion to do so, Scottish Ministers can also cause a Public Inquiry (PI) to be held.

Following examination of the application Scottish Ministers will determine the application for consent in one of two ways:

• Consent the proposal, with or without conditions attached; or
• Reject the proposal.

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