Notice is hereby given that Arise AB (company registration number 556274-6726) with its Registered Office at Kristian IV:s väg 3, Box 808, 301 18 Halmstad, Sweden, has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate a wind farm known as Tormsdale Wind Farm, located approximately 8.5 kilometres (km) south of Halkirk in Caithness, within the Highland Council planning area (National Grid Reference 314000, 949000). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be over 50 MW and comprises of up to 10 turbines with a maximum ground to blade tip height of 149.9 metres alongside a Battery Energy Storage System. An EIA Report has been produced to accompany the application for consent.

Arise AB 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.

Arise AB has now submitted Additional Information (Further Environmental Information Update) to the Scottish Ministers, which includes information relating to specific points raised from consultees during the previous Further Environmental Information consultation process, and to provide an assessment of effects arising from the Amended Development. This includes updates to the Ecology and Ornithology assessments, the outline Habitat Management Plan, Mitigation Summary and the Non-Technical Summary. In addition, a new assessment of the effects of the Amended Development on the Flow Country candidate UNESCO World Heritage Site is included. The FEI Update is accompanied by an updated Planning, Design and Access Statement, and a Post FEI Submission Consultation Report.

A copy of the Additional Information application together with a copy of the EIA Report and FEI 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, during normal office hours at:

A copy of the Additional Information and all other application related information is also available for public inspection, free of charge on the applicants website at tormsdalewindfarm.co.uk or on the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit website at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00003335.

Copies of the Additional Information may be obtained from Steve Macken (steve.macken@lomondenergy.com), c/o ERM, 2nd Floor, 144 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 2HG. The cost of obtaining a printed copy of the Additional Information is £499 inc. VAT. A copy of the Additional Information can also be uploaded to a USB at a cost of £30 inc. VAT.

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 your 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 acknowledgment.

All representations should be received no later than 05 April 2024, although the Scottish Ministers may consider representations received after this date.

Any subsequent Additional Information which is submitted by or on behalf of Arise AB 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 the Scottish Ministers decide to exercise their discretion to do so, the Scottish Ministers can also cause a Public Inquiry to be held.

Following examination of the environmental information, the 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. If you have any concerns about how your personal data is handled, please email Econsents_admin@gov.scot.