Notice is hereby given that Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub Limited, company registration number 13325593, with its Registered Office at Second Floor, Hanover House, 47 Corn Street, Bristol, BS1 1HT, has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate a wind farm known as Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub (“the Proposed Development”) approximately 4.5 km north-east of Peebles (Central Grid Reference NT31417 42539). The installed capacity of the Proposed Development will be over 50MW and will comprise of up to 13 turbines with 12 turbines having a maximum ground to blade tip height of up to 200 metres and 1 turbine having a maximum ground to blade tip height of up to 180 metres. The application also includes the proposal to construct an energy storage facility with a capacity of approximately 10MW to support the wind farm. The Proposed Development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment and the applicant has had an Environmental Impact Assessment report (“EIA report”) produced.

Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub 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 Proposed 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, are available for public inspection in person, free of charge on the application website (www.leithenwaterwindenergyhub.co.uk) and on the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit website (www.energyconsents.scot) under application reference ECU00004619.

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

Copies of the EIA report may be obtained from Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub Limited (telephone: 0117 3035217 or email leithenwater@belltownpower.com) for a fee of £250 for a hard copy or free on USB stick. Copies of a short non-technical summary are available free of charge.

Any representations to the application may be submitted by email to the ECU mailbox at representations@gov.scot; or by post to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU, identifying the application and specifying the grounds for representation.

Written or emailed representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals), 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 3rd June 2024, although the Scottish Ministers may consider representations received after this date.

Any subsequent additional information which is submitted by Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub Limited will be subject to further public notice in this manner, and representations to such information will be accepted as per this notice.

As a result of a statutory objection from the relevant planning authority, or where the Scottish Ministers decide 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 two ways:

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

• Refuse the application.

General Data Protection Regulations

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