HARESTANES WINDFARM

Electricity Act 1989

Town & Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

Notice of Application for consent to construct and operate a 282 MW Windfarm at the Forest of Ae, South West of Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway.

Notice is hereby given that CRE Energy (a wholly owned subsidiary of ScottishPower) whose registered address is ScottishPower UK plc, 1 Atlantic Quay, Glasgow G2 8SP has applied under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for the consent of the Scottish Ministers to construct and operate a windfarm at the Forest of Ae, South West of Moffat (grid reference at the site centre: 300949/595736). The development known as Harestanes Windfarm, would have an electrical output of 282MW.

CRE Energy 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.

A copy of the application and a plan showing the land to which it relates, together with a copy of the Environmental Statement and Technical Appendix in support of the application, explaining the Company’s proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the implications, with a summary thereof, are available for inspection during normal working hours at:

Dumfries and Galloway Council, Planning Department, Militia House, English Street, Dumfries, DG1 2HR

In addition copies have been placed on deposit at

-	Dumfries and Galloway Council, Planning and Building Control Service, Council Offices, Dryfe Road, Lockerbie, DG11 2AS
-	The Council Offices, Manse Road, Thornhill, DG3
-	Lochside Library, Lochside Road, Dumfries, DG2 0LW
-	Moffat Library, High Street, Moffat, DG10 9HF
-	The Ewart Library, Catherine Street, Dumfries, DG1 1JB
-	Lockerbie Library, 31-33 High Street, Lockerbie, DG11 2JL
-	Johnstonebridge Post Office, Johnstonebridge, Lockerbie, DG11 1HD

Hard copies of the Environmental Statement and Technical Appendix are available for purchase at a price of £200.00 per document, from ScottishPower, Strategic Transactions, Cathcart Business Park, Spean Street, Glasgow, G44 4BE. Non-Technical Summaries are available free of charge from ScottishPower by phoning 0141 568 4418/4419. DVD’s are available for the purchase price of £25.00.

Any representations should be made in writing to Lesley Thomson at the Scottish Executive, Enterprise & Lifelong Learning Department, Consents & Emergency Planning Unit, Meridian Court, 5 Cadogan Street, Glasgow, G2 6AT, stating the name of the project and the grounds for representation. You can also send representations by e-mail to lesley.thomson@scotland.gsi.gov.uk Representations are invited by the 23rd April 2004. Unless individuals expressly state otherwise representations will be copied to Dumfries and Galloway Council. Copies of the application, together with a copy of the Environmental Statement and Technical Appendix will also be available to view at the Scottish Executive Library at Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh.