Notice is hereby given that Benthead Solar Limited, company registration number SC708803, with its registered office at C/O Locogen Limited, 4 West Silvermills Lane, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, EH3 5BD, has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate the Benthead Solar and Battery Storage Project on land at Benthead Farm to the north of Lylsetone, North Ayrshire (Central Grid Reference NS 33822 46344). The installed capacity of the proposed solar farm and battery storage would be up to 94.1 MW.

The Company has also asked that Scottish Ministers give 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.

Copies of the application, including plans showing the lands to which it relates and the supporting documents, are available for public inspection in person, free of charge during normal office hours at:

North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine, KA12 8EE and at Kilwinning Library, St Winning’s Lane, Kilwinning, KA13 6EP

Copies of the application documents may also be obtained from Locogen Limited, 4 West Silvermills Lane, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, EH3 5BD (telephone: 0131 555 4745 or email: nicolas.whitelaw@locogen.com) at a cost of £301.18 in hard copy and free of charge on DVD/CD or USB.

Representations on the application may be submitted to Scottish Ministers via the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit, either via the website at https://www.energyconsents.scot/Register.aspx; 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 postal address of those making representations. Emailed representations should also include the full return email 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 30th of March, although Scottish Ministers may consider representations received after this date.

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 inquiry to be held.

Following examination of the environmental information, 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.

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