Notice is hereby given that Highland Wind Limited (Company registration number: SC675148 and having its registered office at 4th Floor 115 George Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, EH2 4JN) has applied to the Scottish Ministers to vary both the consent granted under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 on 16 March 2017 and marine licence number MS-00009324 granted under Part 4 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 on 8 June 2021 in order to construct and operate the Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Demonstrator, located approximately 6 km off the Dounreay coast in Caithness with a total area of 25 km2 (central grid reference: 58° 39.093' N, 03° 50.976' W).

The applications made under section 36C of the Electricity Act 1989 and Part 4 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, seeks to make the following variations to the S36 consent and marine licence:

· Remove the individual turbine capacity of 6 MW; and

· Remove the total generating capacity of 12 MW.

There would be no change to the physical parameters of the project consented in 2017.

Copies of the variation application and the supporting information are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office/opening hours at:

The section 36 variation and marine licence variation application and supporting information is available for review on the following websites:

1. www.pentlandfloatingwind.com

2. https://marine.gov.scot/ml/dounreay-tri-floating-wind-demonstration-project

Any representations regarding the section 36 variation application and/or marine licence variation application should be made in writing by email to MS.MarineRenewables@gov.scot or by post to: The Scottish Government, Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB, identifying the proposal and specifying grounds for objection or support, no later than 14 April 2023, although the Scottish Ministers may consider representations received after this date. Representations should be dated and should clearly state the name (in block capitals) and the full return email or postal address of those making representation.

Where Scottish Ministers decide to exercise their discretion to do so, Scottish Ministers may 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:

1. Approve and grant the consent/licence for the variation application(s), with or without conditions attached; or

2. Reject the variation application(s).

Fair Processing Notice

The Scottish Government’s Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team (“MS-LOT”) determine applications for marine licences under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, the Marine and Coastal Act 2009 and section 36 consents under The Electricity Act 1989 (as amended). During the consultation process any person having an interest in the outcome of the application may make a representation to MS- LOT. The representation may contain personal information, e.g. a name or address. This representation will only be used for the purpose of determining an application and will be stored securely in the Scottish Government’s official corporate record. Representations will be shared with the applicant and/or agent acting on behalf of the applicant, any people or organisations that we consult in relation to the application, the Directorate of Planning and Environmental Appeals should the Scottish Ministers call a PLI and, where necessary, be published online, however, personal information will be removed before sharing or publishing.

A full privacy notice can be found at: https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/marine/Licensing/marine/PrivacyNotice. If you are unable to access this, or you have any queries or concerns about how your personal information will be handled, contact MS-LOT at: ms.marinerenewables@gov.scot or Marine Scotland - Licensing Operations Team, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB.