Notice is hereby given that Fred. Olsen Renewables Ltd, company registration number 13633932, with its Registered Office at Fred. Olsen Renewables Ltd, 2nd Floor, 36 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BH. United Kingdom, has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate a solar farm known as Crystal Rig Solar, located approximately 11km south of Dunbar in East Lothian and 16.5km north-west of Duns, in the Scottish Borders, Scottish Borders and East Lothian (Central Grid Reference Ordnance Survey (OS) 365077, 666844). The proposed development will have an installed capacity of up to 27MWac. It is an extension to the Crystal Rig Wind Farm and as such the proposed development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment and an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been produced.

Fred. Olsen Renewables Ltd has also requested 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.

Copies of the application, including plans showing the lands to which it relates and the supporting documents, together with a copy of the EIAR 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 office hours at Scottish Borders Council offices, Council Headquarters, Newtown St. Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0SA and Dunbar Library, Bleachingfield Centre, Countess Road, Dunbar, East Lothian. Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 9:00am to 1:00pm and 2:00pm to 5:00pm, Wednesday 10:00am to 1:00pm and 2:00pm to 5:00pm, Saturday 10:00am to 1.00pm.

The EIAR can also be viewed on the application website at https://crystalrigwindfarm.com/ or at https://www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00004759.

Copies of the EIAR may be obtained from

Fred. Olsen Renewables Ltd.

Ochil House

Springkerse Business Park

Stirling

FK7 7XE

Email: communities@fredolsen.com

Website: https://crystalrigwindfarm.com/ or email: Julie.aitken@fredolsen.com There is a cost of £1,600 for a hard copy or £15 on a USB stick.

Any representations to the application may be submitted to Scottish Ministers via the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit, either 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. 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) and 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 30th August 2024 although Scottish 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 on 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.

General Data Protection Regulations

The Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit processes applications 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 EconsentsAdmin@gov.scot