Electricity
HIGH BRENFIELD WIND FARM LIMITED
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997
THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017
Notice is hereby given that High Brenfield Wind Farm Limited (the Company), company registration number 15292500, with its Registered Office at Stirling Square, 5-7 Carlton Gardens, London, United Kingdom, SW1Y 5AD, has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate a generating station known as High Brenfield Wind Farm (“the Proposed Development)”, on land approximately 2km south-west of Ardrishaig and approximately 4km south-west of Lochgilphead, in the local planning authority of Argyll and Bute Council (National Grid Reference NR 82427 83636). The installed capacity of the Proposed Development would be over 50MW comprising up to 10 turbines with a maximum ground to blade tip height of 200 metres and has been subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). An EIA Report has been produced to accompany the application for consent.
The Company 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, is available for public inspection, free of charge on the application website https://www.highbrenfieldwindfarm.co.uk/ or on the Scottish Government Energy Consents website at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00004961.
The EIA Report is also available for public inspection in person, free of charge at:
| Location | Opening hours | Address |
| Ardrishaig Public Hall -Foyer | Mon – Wed 10am – 3pm | 43 Chalmers St, Ardrishaig, Lochgilphead PA30 8EY |
| Argyll and Bute Council – Lochgilphead Customer Service Point | Mon – Fri 9am – 12pm | 1A Manse Brae Lochgilphead PA31 8RD |
Copies of the EIA Report may be obtained from the Company (email: info@highbrenfieldwindfarm.co.uk) at a charge of £1,500 per hard copy and £10 on a USB. Copies of a Non-Technical Summary are available free of charge.
Any representations to the application may be submitted to Scottish Ministers via the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit, 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 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 the 21st of July 2025 although Scottish Ministers may consider representations received after this date.
Any subsequent additional information which is submitted by the Company will be subject to further public notice in this manner, and representations on such information will be accepted as per this notice.
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 Proposed Development with or without conditions attached; or
• Reject the Proposed Development.
General Data Protection Regulations
The Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit processes consent applications and consultation representations under the Electricity Act 1989. During the process, to support transparency in decision making, the Scottish Government publishes online at www.energyconsents.scot. A privacy notice is published on the help page at www.energyconsents.scot. This explains how the Energy Consents Unit processes your personal information. If you have any concerns about how your personal data is handled, please email Econsents_admin@gov.scot or write to Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU.
