Notice is hereby given that Uisenis Power Limited, (company registration number SC389045, registered address: 1 Rutland Court, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 8EY) has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate Uisenis Wind Farm on land within the Eisgein (Eishken) Estate, approximately 20km south west of Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis (Central Grid Reference NB 31366 12772). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be over 50MW (in the region of 165MW), comprising 25 turbines - 22 turbines with a ground to blade tip height of 200 metres; and 3 turbines with a ground to blade tip height of 180 metres. The proposed development represents a re-design of the consented 45 turbine Muaitheabhal Wind Farm scheme (including southern and eastern extensions). The proposed development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment and an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report has been produced.

Uisenis Power Limited has also applied for 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 the application, with a plan showing the land to which it relates, together with a copy of the EIA Report discussing Uisenis Power Limited’s proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications, are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office hours at the following facilities:

and is also available at the following locations, during the opening hours of these facilities:

The EIA Report can be viewed on the energy consents website (ECU Ref No: ECU00004568) at www.energyconsents.scot or at the applicants project website: https://eurowindenergy.com/uk/our-projects/uisenis-wind-farm.

Copies of the EIA Report may be obtained from SLR Consulting Limited, Office 4.04, Clockwise Offices, Savoy Tower, 77 Renfrew St, Glasgow, G2 3BZ (Tel: 07718 482 283) at a charge of £1,400 per hard copy and £15 on CD/DVD or USB. Copies of a short non-technical summary are available free of charge.

Any representations to the application may be submitted via the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit website at www.energyconsents.scot/Register.aspx; by email to the Energy Consents Unit mailbox at representations@gov.scot; or by post 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. Please note that there may be a delay in the Energy Consents Unit receiving representations by post.

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 representations@gov.scot will receive acknowledgement. All representations should be received not later than Friday the 27th of October 2023, although Ministers may consider representations received after this date.

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

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 Local Inquiry (PLI) to be held.

Following examination of the environmental information, 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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