Notice is hereby given that Vale of Leven Wind Farm Limited, company registration number: 12093939, with its Registered Office at 22-24 King Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, SL6 1EF, has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to develop Vale of Leven Wind Farm, located within the Kilpatrick Hills, in the West Dumbarton Council area. The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be over 50MW, comprising 10 wind turbines, with a maximum tip height of 250 m, as well as a battery energy storage facility of up to 20MW. The Proposed Development has been subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). An EIA Report has been produced to accompany the application for consent.

Vale of Leven Wind Farm 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 the Company’s proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications, are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, at:

The EIA Report can also be viewed at the project website: https://valeoflevenwindfarm.com/ or on the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit website at: www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00003468.

Additional Copies of the EIA Report may be obtained from Vale of Leven Wind Farm Limited at a charge of £15 on a USB drive or £1,000 per hard copy. Copies of a short Non-Technical Summary are available free of charge. Enquiries can be made via the project e-mail: info@valeoflevenwindfarm.com

Any representations to the application may be submitted via the Energy Consents Unit website at www.energyconsents.scot/Register.aspx; by email to the Scottish Government, 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 10th 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 Local Inquiry (PLI) to be held.

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

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

· Reject the proposal.

General Data Protection Regulations

The Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit processes consent applications and consultation representations under the Electricity Act 1989. During the process, to support transparency in decision making, the Scottish Government publishes online at www.energyconsents.scot. A privacy notice is published on the help page at www.energyconsents.scot. This explains how the Energy Consents Unit processes your personal information and includes contact details for any enquiries or complaints regarding how your personal data is handled.