Notice is hereby given that ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Limited, company registration number NI028425, with its Registered Office at The Soloist, 1 Lanyon Place, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 3LP, has submitted Additional Information in relation to its application to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate a renewable energy development known as Earraghail Renewable Energy Development, between Skipness and Tarbert on the Kintyre Peninsula, Argyll and Bute (Central Grid Reference NR 88732 63637). The application also requests that a direction be made by the Scottish Ministers under section 57 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be over 50MW, comprising up to 13 turbines with a maximum ground to blade tip height of 180 metres, and around 5 MW of ground mounted solar arrays. The proposed Development also includes around 25 MW of battery energy storage (BESS). The proposed Development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment and an EIA Report was submitted to the Scottish Government in February 2022. As a result of a statutory objection from the relevant planning authority, Argyll and Bute Council, Scottish Ministers have caused a public local inquiry to be held. ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Limited has now submitted Additional Information to the public local inquiry which includes clarification on the coordinates for turbine 5, a reduced lighting scheme, and information arising from applicant discussions with Woodland Trust Scotland.

A copy of the Additional Information will be available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office hours at:

A copy of the Additional Information is also available for public inspection, free of charge on the applicant’s website https://www.scottishpowerrenewables.com/pages/earraghail_renewable_energy_development.aspx or on the Scottish Government Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) website at www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk under application reference WIN-130-8.

Copies of the Additional Information may be obtained from ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Limited (email: EarraghailRenewableEnergyDevelopment@scottishpower.com or post: Earraghail RED Project Team, 9th Floor ScottishPower HQ, 320 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5AD) at a charge of £50 per hard copy and £10 on DVD/CD or pen drive.

Any representations on the Additional Information should be made directly to the DPEA. Representations can be sent by email to DPEA@gov.scot, or by post to Planning and Environmental Appeals Division, Ground Floor, Hadrian House, Callendar Business Park, Callendar Road, Falkirk, FK1 1XR, identifying the proposal and specifying the grounds for representation.

Written or emailed representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals), full return email and postal address of those making representations. Only representations sent by email to DPEA@gov.scot will receive acknowledgement.

All representations should be received not later than 18th December 2023, although the Scottish Ministers may consider representations received after this date.

Any subsequent additional information which is submitted by the applicant will be subject to further public notice in this manner, and representations to such information will be accepted as per this notice.

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

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

• Reject the proposal

All previous representations received in relation to the proposed Development remain valid.

General Data Protection Regulations

The Scottish Government Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) processes appeals for consent applications and consultation representations under The Electricity Act 1989. During the process, to support transparency in decision making, the Scottish Government publishes all case documentation, including the additional information, online at www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk. A privacy notice and a fair processing notice are published on the home page at www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk. These explain how the DPEA processes your personal data. If you have any concerns about how your personal data is handled, please email: dpea@gov.scot or write to the Data protection and Information Assets Team, Information and Technology Services, V Spur, Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, EH11 3XD