Notice is hereby given that RWE Renewables UK Onshore Wind Ltd company registration number 03758407, with its Registered Office at Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, SN5 6PB 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 Lorg, 12.3km south west of Sanquhar and 11 km north east of Carsphairn. [East Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway Council area] (Central Grid Reference 266700, 600800).

The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be over 50MW comprising 10 turbines (reduced from 15) with a maximum ground to blade tip height of 200 metres and has been subject to Environmental Impact Assessment. An EIA Report has been produced to accompany the application for consent. RWE Renewables UK Onshore Wind Ltd has now submitted Additional Information (known as an FEI Report) to Scottish Ministers which includes information relating to the reduction in turbines and in response to consultee comments.

RWE Renewables UK Onshore Wind 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.

Hard copies of the FEI Reoort will be made available for public viewing at:

A copy of the application, with a plan showing the land to which it relates, together with a copy of the EIA Report and FEI Report, is available for public inspection, free of charge on the application website www.rwe.com/lorg or on the Scottish Government Energy Consents website at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00003283.

Copies of the EIA Report and FEI Report may be obtained from RWE Renewables UK Onshore Wind Ltd (telephone: 0131 376 0893/ email: lorg@rwe.com at a charge of £500 per hard copy and free on DVD/CD. Copies of a short Non-Technlcal Summary are available free of charge.

All previous representations received by Scottish Ministers In relation to the application remain valld. Any new representations to the application may be submitted 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 representatlons@gov.scot will receive acknowledgment.

All representations should be received not later than 31st August 2024, 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. If you have any concerns about how your personal data is handled, please email econsents_admin@gov.scot.