As directed by regulation 23(4) of the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) 2017, notice is hereby given that Fred.Olsen Renewables Ltd. (“the Company”) has been refused consent by Scottish Ministers to construct and operate a 17 turbine wind farm known as Lethen wind farm, (with a ground to blade tip height of 185 metres), in lands at- The Lethen Estate, approximately 10 kilometres north-west of Grantown-on-Spey in the relevant Planning Authority area of The Highland Council.

Scottish Ministers have also directed, under Section 57 (2) of the Town & Country Planning Act (Scotland) 1997, that planning permission is deemed to be refused. Copies of the decision statement and related documentation can be obtained on the Energy Consents website: www.energyconsents.scot

Copies of the decision statement and related documentation have been made available to The Highland Council to be made available for public inspection by being placed on the planning register.