Scottish Power Renewables (UK) Ltd

ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 (SECTION 36)

THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT)(SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2000 (AS AMMENDED)

Further to the notice of an application for consent to construct and operate an offshore demonstration tidal array within the Sound of Islay (central grid reference 143683E 667551N). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be 10 MW, comprising of 10 turbines.

Notice is hereby given that additional information (in the form of a statutory consultee response) has been received by the Scottish Ministers on this application. Copies of this information have been forwarded to Argyll and Bute Council to be made available for public inspection by being placed on the planning register.

Any queries about this additional information should be directed in the following ways:

Writing to The Scottish Government, Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB or emailing to ms.marinelicensing@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

OR

Writing to Argyll and Bute Council, Kilmory, Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 8RT

Any subsequent additional information received by the Scottish Ministers before determination of the application, if considered to be materially relevant, will be similarly forwarded to Argyll and Bute Council to be placed on the planning register and made available for public inspection. However, no further public notice will be issued.

Any representations should be made in writing to The Scottish Government, Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB or by emailing sprislay2@scotland.gsi.gov.uk identifying the proposal and specifying grounds for objection or support, not later than 18/07/2014

Representations must state the reasons for objecting or supporting a proposal, be dated and clearly state the name of the person, or persons, representing and include a full return email or postal address of those making the representation. Representations that do not include all of the above information will be considered invalid.

All previous representations received in relation to this development remain valid.

Fair Processing Notice

The Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team process applications under The Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 and The Electricity Act 1989. During the consultation process letters of representation can be sent to the Scottish Ministers in support of or objecting to these applications.

Should the 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 name, address (home and email), signature and telephone number redacted (blacked out).

Copies of representations will also be issued to the developer on request, again with name, address (home and email), signature and telephone number redacted.

You can choose to mark your representation as confidential, in which case it will only be considered by the 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 visit http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/marine/Licensing/marine or contact the Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team at: ms.marinelicensing@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or in writing to The Scottish Government, Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB.