Announcements

E.ON Climate & Renewable UK Developments Limited ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2000 Notice is hereby given that E.ON Climate & Renewable UK Developments Limited, Westwood Business Park, Westwood Way, Coventry, CV4 8LG (Registration Number: 03758407) has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent to construct and operate Enoch Hill Wind Farm approximately 5km to the south west of New Cumnock and approximately 7km north east of Dalmellington (Central Grid Reference E257360, N608630). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be up to 62.7MW comprising of up to 19 turbines with a ground to blade tip height of up to 130 metres. E.ON Climate & Renewable UK Developments 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 Environmental Statement discussing the Company's proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications, are available for inspection, free of charge, during office hours at: Dalry Registration Office, Main Street, St John's Town of Dalry, Castle Douglas
DG7 3UP.
New Cumnock Community Centre, Castle, New Cumnock, East Ayrshire.
KA18 4AH.
Dalmellington Area Centre, 33 Main Street, Ayr, KA6 7QL.
The Environmental Statement can also be viewed at the Scottish Government
Library at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ.
Copies of the Environmental Statement may be obtained from E.ON Climate & Renewable UK Developments Limited, (tel: 0800 0961199) at a charge of £350 for a hard copy and £20 for a CD copy. Copies of a short non-technical summary are available free of charge.
Any representations to the application should be made by email to The Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit mailbox at representations@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
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, not later than 5th November
2015.
Representations should be dated and should clearly state the name (in block capitals) and full return email or postal address of those making representations. Only representations sent by email to the address stipulated will receive acknowledgement.
When initial comments from statutory consultees are received further public notices will give advice on how this information may be viewed by members of the public, and how representations may be made to Scottish Ministers. During the consideration of the proposal, Scottish Ministers may formally request further information to supplement the Environmental Statement and this will also be advertised in such a manner.
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 receipt of all views and representations, 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

Fair Processing Notice The Scottish Government Energy Consents and Deployment Unit process applications under The Electricity Act 1989. During the consultation process letters of representation can be sent to Scottish Ministers in support of or objecting to these applications.
Should Scottish Ministers call a Public Local Inquiry (PLI), copies of these representations will be sent to the Directorate of Planning and Environmental Appeals for the Reporter to consider during the inquiry. These representations will be posted on their website with personal email address, signature and home telephone number redacted (blacked out).
Copies of representations will also be issued to the developer on request, again with email address, signature and home telephone number redacted. You can choose to mark your representation as confidential, in which case it will only be considered by Scottish Ministers and will not be shared with the Planning Authority, the developer, the Reporter (should a PLI be called) or any other third party.
If you have any queries or concerns about how your personal data will be handled, please email the Energy Consents and Deployment Unit at: energyconsents@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or in writing to Energy Consents and Deployment, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU.