Electricity

Catamount Energy Limited

ELECTRICITY ACT 1989

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997

THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2000

Notice is hereby given that Catamount Energy Limited (whose Registered Office is care of KPMG, Aquis Court, 31 Fishpool Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 4RF) has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent to construct and operate a wind farm Mark Hill to the north of Barrhill, South Ayrshire (approximate central grid reference NW 250 850). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be up to 84MW.

Catamount Energy Limited 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, with a plan showing the land to which it relates, together with a copy of the Environmental Statement discussing the Company’s proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications of the proposals, are available for inspection, free of charge, during normal office hours at:

Barrhill Memorial Hall, 5 Main Street, Barrhill KA26 0PP; and

South Ayrshire Council, Burns House, Burns Statue Square, Ayr KA7 1UT.

The Environmental Statement can also be viewed at the Scottish Executive Library at Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh EH11 3XB.

Copies of the Environmental Statement may be obtained from Entec UK Limited, the Environmental Consultants of Catamount Energy Limited, at 6/7 Newton Terrace, Glasgow, G3 7PJ or by phoning (0141) 222 1200, at a charge of £250 paper copy and £2 on CD, whilst stocks last. Copies of a short non-technical summary are available free of charge from the same address.

Any person wishing to make representations about the Application should do so in writing to the Scottish Executive, Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department, Energy Consents Unit, Meridian Court, 5 Cadogan Street, Glasgow G2 6AT (e-mail: energyconsents@scotland.gsi.gov.uk) on or before 30 September 2005 and should state the grounds on which it is made. All representations received will be published in full on the Scottish Executive website at the end of this consultation period unless the individual requests otherwise. They will also be copied to the relevant planning authority.