Electricity
SALAMANDER WIND PROJECT COMPANY LTD
NOTICE OF DECISION
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
MARINE (SCOTLAND) ACT 2010
MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009
THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017
THE MARINE WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017
THE MARINE WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2007
Notice is hereby given that Salamander Wind Project Company LTD registered under company registration SC662940 at 2nd Floor 2 Lochrin Square, 96 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9QA has been granted by the Scottish Ministers:
• consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989;
• a marine license under section 20 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 and section 65 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.
each with conditions attached, to construct and operate a floating offshore wind farm (and associated transmission assets) approximately 35 kilometers off the coast of Peterhead with a total area of approximately 80.65 km2 (central latitude and longitude co-ordinates: 57° 36.955' N 1° 11.902' W (WGS84)).
The anticipated installed capacity of the generating station will be up to 100 MW comprising of up to 7 wind turbine generators with a maximum height of 310 m above Ordnance Datum Newlyn.
The decision notice outlining the reasons and considerations on which the decision is based together with related documentation are available for inspection online at https://marine.gov.scot/ml/salamander-offshore-wind-farm and https://salamanderfloatingwind.com/document-library or upon written request to: Marine Directorate - Licensing Operations Team, Scottish Government, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB.
A copy of the decision notice has also been sent to Aberdeenshire Council, Aberdeen City Council and Angus Council to be made available for public inspection on the planning register.
