ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Limited

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997

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

Notice is hereby given that ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Limited, (company registration number NI028425, 1 Atlantic Quay, 4th Floor, Glasgow, G2 8JB) has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent to construct and operate a wind farm extension at Black Law Windfarm 3 kilometres south of Shotts, North Lanarkshire (Central Grid Reference 289254 656221). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be 39 Megawatts comprising 13 turbines with a ground to blade tip height of 126.5 metres.

ScottishPower Renewables (UK) 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, are available for inspection, free of charge, during normal office hours at:

West Lothian Council Planning Offices County Buildings Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EZ	North Lanarkshire Council Planning Offices The Dalziel Building Motherwell ML1 1SX	Fauldhouse Post Office Within the Co-op Store 2 Main Street Fauldhouse Bathgate EH47 9JA
Forth Library Within Forth Primary School Main Street Forth Lanarkshire ML11 8AE	Shotts Library Benhar Road Shotts Lanarkshire ML7 5EN	Allanton Post Office Allanton Road Shotts ML7 5AX

The Environmental Statement can also be viewed at the Scottish Government Library at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ.

Copies of the Environmental Statement may be obtained from ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Limited (tel: 0141 614 0451) at a charge of £300.00 hard copy and £20.00 on CD. Copies of a short non-technical summary are available free of charge.

Any representations to the application should be made by email to The Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit mailbox at representations@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

or

by post to The Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow G2 8LU, identifying the proposal and specifying the grounds for representation, not later than Monday 20th June 2011.

Representations should be dated and should clearly state the name (in block capitals) and full return email or postal address of those making representation. All representations to the Scottish Government will be copied in full to the planning authority on request.

Only representations received electronically at the above email address will be acknowledged.

When initial comments from statutory consultees are received further public notices will give advice on how this information may be viewed by members of the public, and how representations may be made to Scottish Ministers. During the consideration of the proposal, Scottish Ministers may formally request further information to supplement the Environmental Statement and this will also be advertised in such a manner.

As a result of a statutory objection from the relevant planning authority, or where Scottish Minsters decide to exercise their discretion to do so, Scottish Ministers can also cause a Public Inquiry to be held.

Following receipt of all views and representations, Scottish Ministers will determine the application for consent in one of three ways:

•  Consent the proposal as it stands or consent the proposal with conditions; or

•  Reject the proposal