Notice is hereby given that Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission PLC, (“the Company”), company registration number SC213461, with its Registered Office at Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, PH1 3QA, has submitted additional information to the Scottish Ministers in relation to the application for consent under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 to install a 132 kV overhead electric line between the consented Strathy Wood Wind Farm and the substation at the existing Strathy North Wind Farm (NC 82825, 60434 and NC 82825, 60434) near to Strathy. The total length of the line will be approximately 4.5 km. The proposed development 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 development be deemed to be granted.

The Company, has now submitted additional information to Scottish Ministers, which includes information relating to:

1. An Addendum to the HRA and WHS Assessment

2. A Peat Condition Assessment

3. Cumulative Assessment Addendum

Copies of the additional information and the application (‘the information’) are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office hours at:

A copy of the application, including plans showing the lands to which it relates and the EIA Report, together with the additional information, is available for public inspection, free of charge on the application website https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk/projects/project-map/Connagill-Cluster/, or on the Scottish Government Energy Consents website at https://www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00005221.

Copies of the additional information may be obtained from The Company / James Harris, (telephone: 01738 344 408 or email: james.jh.harris@sse.com) at a charge of £250 hard copy or free of charge on USB.

All previous representations received by Scottish Ministers in relation to the above application remain valid.

Any new representations on the application may be submitted by email to Scottish Government via 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 7th August 2025, although Ministers may consider representations received after this date.

Any subsequent additional information which is submitted by the developer will be subject to further public notice in this manner, and representations on such information will be accepted as per this notice.

Where Scottish Ministers are required to, or decide to exercise their discretion to do so, they can 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.

General Data Protection Regulations

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A privacy notice is published on the Help page at www.energyconsents.scot. This explains how the Scottish Government processes your personal information. If you have any concerns about the processing of your personal information by the Scottish Government, please email EconsentsAdmin@gov.scot or write to Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU.