Notice is hereby given that Kirkton Wind Farm Limited, company registration number SC662410, with its registered office at Wind 2 Office, 2 Walker Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 7LB, has submitted additional information to the Scottish Ministers in relation to the application for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate Kirkton Energy Park on land approximately 2.1km south of Melvich, Sutherland (Central Grid Reference NC 87999, 59788). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be over 50 megawatts (MW) (around 52.8 MW with an additional 20MW of battery storage), comprising 11 turbines with a ground to blade tip height of 149.9 metres. The proposed development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment. An EIA Report has been produced to accompany the application for consent.

The Company 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.

Kirkton Wind Farm Limited has now submitted additional information to Scottish Ministers, which includes information relating to the amendment of the proposed site layout (relocation of Turbine No.7 and realignment of some access track), and an updated cumulative assessment taking into account additional onshore and offshore wind farm projects.

Copies of the additional information and the application (‘the information’) are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office hours at:

And is also available from the following locations, during the opening hours of this facility:

A copy of the application, including plans showing the lands to which it relates and the EIA Report, together with the additional information, is available for public inspection, free of charge on the application website https://kirktonwindfarm.co.uk or on the Scottish Government Energy Consents website at https://www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU 00003244.

Copies of the additional information may be obtained from Wind 2 Limited (telephone: 07570 948886 or email: ryan.bissoonauth@wind2.co.uk) at a charge of £500 per hard copy and £15 per disk/USB memory stick copy.

All previous representations received by Scottish Ministers in relation to the above application will still be considered.

Any new representations may be submitted to Scottish Ministers via the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit, either via the website at https://www.energyconsents.scot/Register.aspx; by email to representations@gov.scot; or by post to 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 or emailed representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals) and full postal address of those making representations. Emailed representations should also include the full return email 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 1st of December 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 inquiry 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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