Notice is hereby given that Buchan Offshore Wind, registered under company registration SC719636 at Suite 3b, 58 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom, G2 7DA, has applied to the Scottish Ministers for:

• consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989;

• declaration under section 36A of the Electricity Act 1989; and

• marine licences under section 20 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 and section 65 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;

to construct and operate an offshore wind farm at approximately 75 km at its closest point off the Aberdeenshire coast, northeast of Fraserburgh in the outer Moray Firth with a total area of 330 km² (central latitude and longitude co-ordinates: [58°24.524'N 1°14.120'W] (WGS84)). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be approximately 1000 MW comprising up to 70 turbines with a maximum height of 340 metres above Lowest Astronomical Tide.

The proposed development is subject to an environmental impact assessment (“EIA”) under the EIA regulations listed above.

Copies of the application(s) including plan(s) detailing the location, together with a copy of the EIA report discussing Buchan Offshore Wind’s proposed development in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications, are available for inspection, free of charge at: Buchan House, St Peter Street, Peterhead AB42 1QF, open Monday to Friday, 8.45am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 5pm, and Fraserburgh Library, King Edward Street, Fraserburgh, AB43 9PN, open Tuesday & Thursday 9am to 6pm, Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 10am to 2pm.

The EIA report can also be viewed online at https://marine.gov.scot/?q=node/23694 and https://buchan-eia.com.

Copies of the EIA report may also be obtained from Buchan Offshore Wind (tel.: 0131 466 3723) at a charge of £1000.

Any representations should be made in writing to the Scottish Ministers by email to: MD.MarineRenewables@gov.scot or by post to Marine Directorate – Licensing Operations Team, Scottish Government, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, identifying the proposed development and specifying the grounds for the representation, not later than 1 October 2025. The Scottish Ministers may however consider representations received after this date. Representations should be dated and should clearly state the name (in block capitals) and the email or postal address of those making the representation. Subsequent submission by Buchan Offshore Wind of additional or further information (as defined in the above EIA regulations) to the Scottish Ministers will be publicised in a similar manner to the current application including publication on the above websites. Representations relative to additional or further information should be made on the same basis as detailed above.

Where the Scottish Ministers decide to exercise their discretion to do so the Scottish Ministers can cause a Public Local Inquiry (“PLI”) to be held.

Having considered the applications, the environmental information and the above legislation together with any representations received, the Scottish Ministers may:

• Consent to the proposed development, with or without conditions attached; or

• Reject the proposed development.

Fair Processing Notice

The Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate – Licensing Operations Team (“MD-LOT”) determine applications for marine licences under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 and the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 and section 36 consents under The Electricity Act 1989. During the consultation process any person having an interest in the outcome of the application may make a representation to MD-LOT. The representation may contain personal information, for example 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://www.gov.scot/publications/marine-licensing-and-consenting-privacy-notice/.

If you are unable to access this, or you have any queries or concerns about how your personal information will be handled, contact MD.MarineRenewables@gov.scot or Marine Directorate – Licensing Operations Team, Scottish Government, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB.