Environmental Protection
THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017
COIRE GLAS HYDRO PUMPED STORAGE SCHEME - CONSTRUCTION OF TUNNEL, TUNNEL PORTAL & PORTAL APRON (TUNNEL INCLUSIVE OF PASSING PLACES, TURNING NICHES & REFUGE AREAS) TO ACCOMMODATE INSTALLATION OF 400KV EXPORT/IMPORT ELECTRICITY CABLES TO CONNECT COIRE GLAS GENERATING STATION TO THE NATIONAL GRID, INCLUDING ACCESS TRACKS WITH SURFACE CABLE TRENCHING, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUNDS TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO WELFARE, PARKING, PLANT, MATERIALS STORAGE & MATERIALS PROCESSING, ANCILLARY BUILDINGS & SPOIL STORAGE AREAS. AT LAND 4.4KM SW OF NORTH LAGGAN FARMHOUSE NORTH LAGGAN
The Council has received an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the application made by Coire Glas Hydro Pumped Storage Limited on land at Land 4.4KM SW Of North Laggan Farmhouse North Laggan. The application is development falling within the Regulations as Environmental Impact Assessment development and accordingly is supported by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report. The application reference number is 25/03055/FUL.
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 proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications, can be viewed via the Council's planning portal at http://wam.highland.gov.uk/wam/ by entering the reference number given above or by appointment between the hours of 9.30am and 12.30pm, Monday to Friday at Fort William Service Point, Charles Kennedy Building, Achintore Road, Fort William, PH33 6RQ.
Printed copies of the EIA Report can be purchased free of charge by contacting SSE Renewables, Per: coireglas@sse.com.
A digital copy of the EIA Report and a copy of the Non Technical Summary can be obtained free of charge at https://www.coireglas.com/.
Any person who wishes to make a representation on the application, can make them online by visiting http://wam.highland.gov.uk/wam/ or by writing to The Head of Planning and Building Standards, ePlanning Centre, The Highland Council, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX. The deadline for receipt of comments is 30 days from the date of publication of this notice.
Any subsequent additional information which is submitted by the applicant will be subject to further public notice in this manner, and representations to such information will be accepted as per this notice.
The Council will acknowledge receipt of comments but is unable to respond individually to points or questions raised. Please note that your comments will be published online. Please quote the application reference number in your correspondence. Following a pre-determination hearing, the application will be determined by the Council’s area Planning Applications Committee. The possible decisions on the application are either approve with or without conditions or refuse. The Council will write to all interested parties should you wish to participate in the pre-determination hearing procedure.
Malcolm Macleod
Executive Chief Officer - Infrastructure, Environment and Economy