Electricity

AFTON WIND FARM

Electricity Act 1989

Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

Notice of Application for Consent to Construct and Operate a Wind Farm of Maximum Output 74.25MW

Land Adjacent to Afton Reservoir, 7.5km South of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire

Notice is hereby given that E.ON UK Renewables Limited, whose registered address is Westwood Way, Westwood Business Park, Coventry, CV4 8LG, has applied under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for the consent of the Scottish Ministers to construct and operate a wind farm at Land adjacent to Afton Reservoir, 7.5km South of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire (grid reference at the site centre: NS 627 042). The Afton Wind Farm development would have a maximum electrical output of 74.25MW.

E.ON UK Renewables 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 and a plan showing the land to which it relates, together with a copy of the Environmental Statement accompanying the application, explaining the Company’s proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the implications, with a summary thereof, are available for inspection during normal working hours at:

-	East Ayrshire Council, Council Offices, Lugar, Cumnock, KA18 3JQ
-	Scottish Executive, Library and Information Services, Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, EH11 3XD

 In addition copies have been placed on deposit at:

-	New Cumnock Community Library, The Castle, New Cumnock, KA18 4AH
-	Dalmellington Community Library, Townhead, Dalmellington, KA6 7QZ
-	Carrick’s Store and Post Office, Carsphairn, Castle Douglas, DG7 3TQ

Hard copies of the Environmental Statement and Technical Appendices are available for purchase at a price of £200.00 per document, from RPS Planning, Transport & Environment, 7 Clairmont Gardens, Glasgow, G3 7LW. CD-ROM copies of the Environmental Statement are available for the purchase price of £10.00. Non-Technical Summaries are available free of charge from RPS by phoning 0141 332 0373.

Any representations should be made in writing to Lesley Thomson at the Scottish Executive, Enterprise Transport & Lifelong Learning Department, Energy & Telecommunications Division, Meridian Court, 5 Cadogan Street, Glasgow, G2 6AT, stating the name of the project and the grounds for representation. You can also send representations by email to lesley.thomson@scotland.gsi.gov.uk. Representations are invited by the 17th December 2004. Anyone making a representation about this proposal should note that their letter or e-mail will be disclosed to any individual or body who requests sight of representations in respect of this proposal. If you do not wish your representation to be disclosed you should make this explicitly clear.