Notice is hereby given that Cnoc Buidhe Wind Energy Hub Limited, company registration number 13325515, with its Registered Office at 10 Victoria St, Redcliffe, Bristol, BS1 6BN, has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate Cnoc Buidhe Wind Energy Hub (“the proposed Development”), on land located on Lussa Forest, approximately 2.5 km east of Bellochantuy and approximately 10 km northwest of Campbeltown on the Kintyre Peninsula (Central Grid Reference NR 69201 32170)., within the planning authority area of Argyll and Bute Council. The installed capacity of the proposed Development will be over 50MW comprising up to 29 turbines, with 14 turbines having a maximum ground to blade tip height of 180 metres and 15 turbines with maximum ground to blade tip height of up to 200 metres. The proposed Development also includes a battery storage facility of up to 108.6 MW and has been subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). An EIA Report has been produced to accompany the application for consent.

The Company 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 EIA Report discussing the Company’s proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications, is available for public inspection, free of charge on the application website https://cnocbuidhewindenergyhub.com/ or on the Scottish Government Energy Consents website at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00004767.

The EIA Report is also available for public inspection in person, free of charge at:

Copies of the EIA Report may be obtained from Cnoc Buidhe Wind Energy Hub Limited (telephone: 0117 303 5217 or email: cnocbuide@belltownpower.com) for a fee of £2,500 in hard copy and free of charge on a USB stick. Copies of a Non-Technical Summary are available free of charge.

Any representations to the application may be submitted to Scottish Ministers via the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit, 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.

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 the 19th May 2025 although the Scottish Ministers may consider representations received after this date.

Any subsequent additional information which is submitted by the Company 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 it is decided 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 one of two ways:

• Grant consent to the proposed Development with or without conditions attached; or

• Reject the application.

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 or write to Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU.