As directed by regulation 23(4) of the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) 2017, notice is hereby given that SP Transmission PLC, a company incorporated under the Companies Acts with company number SC189126, and having its registered office at 320 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 5AD (“the Company”), has been granted consent by Scottish Ministers to install and keep installed:

• approximately 10.1 km of double circuit Overhead Line (“OHL”) supported on steel towers (Polquhanity to Glenlee);

• approximately 2.6 km of single circuit OHL supported on trident wood poles (Carsfad to Kendoon);

• approximately 1.6 km of single circuit OHL supported on trident wood poles (Earlstoun to Glenlee);

• approximately 1.2 km of double circuit OHL supported on steel towers (BG Route Deviation); and

• approximately 32.3 km of double circuit OHL supported on steel towers (Glenlee to Tongland).

The proposed Development is entirely within Dumfries and Galloway planning authority area and the overhead lines are proposed to be located between the following points:

• Polquhanity to Glenlee - between existing sealing end tower DE102R (grid reference NX590893) at Polquhanity and the existing Glenlee substation (grid reference NX606804), via Kendoon substation;

• Carsfad to Kendoon - between existing substation at Carsfad hydroelectric power station (grid reference NX605854), at the southern end of Carsfad loch, to the existing Kendoon substation (grid reference NX605876);

• Earlstoun to Glenlee - between the existing substation at Earlstoun hydroelectric power station (grid reference NX614819) and the existing Glenlee substation (grid reference NX606804);

• BG Route Deviation - between the existing tower BG097 (grid reference NX605803) and the existing Glenlee substation (grid reference NX606804); and

• Glenlee to Tongland - between the existing Glenlee substation (NX606804) and the existing Tongland substation (grid reference NX694536).

Scottish Ministers have also directed, under Section 57 (2) of the Town & Country Planning Act (Scotland) 1997, that planning permission is deemed to be granted. Copies of the decision statement and related documentation can be obtained on the Energy Consents website www.energyconsents.scot using the ECU reference numbers:

ECU00002124 - Polquhanity to Glenlee

ECU00002125 - Carsfad to Kendoon

ECU00002126 – Earlstoun to Glenlee

ECU00002127 – BG Route Deviation

ECU00002128 – Glenlee to Tongland

Copies of the decision statement and related documentation have been made available to Dumfries and Galloway Council to be made available for public inspection by being placed on the planning register.