The Highland Council

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997

THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 1999

BUILD AND OPERATE A 750KW HYDROELECTRIC SCHEME ON THE ABERCHALDER BURN AND THE ALLT A' CHOIRE BHUIDHE AT EASTER ABERCHALDER HOUSE GORTHLECK INVERNESS IV2 6UJ

The Council has received an application from RWE Npower Renewables Ltd for Build and operate a 750kW hydroelectric scheme on the Aberchalder Burn and the Allt a' Choire Bhuidhe at Easter Aberchalder House Gorthleck Inverness IV2 6UJ (12/02242/FUL). The application is supported by an Environmental Statement.

The application, the accompanying Environmental Statement and its addendum are available for public inspection between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday at the following location—

Planning and Building Standards Office, 2nd Floor Kintail House, Beechwood Business Park Inverness

They can also be accessed online at http://wam.highland.gov.uk/wam/ (search using the application number 12/02242/FUL)

Printed copies of the complete Environmental Statement can be purchased from Environmental Resources Management, Norloch House, 36 King’s Stables Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EU

TEL:0131 478 6000 at a cost of £100 each or £10 on CD (Including VAT). PDF copies of the NTS are available free of charge. The NTS can also be viewed on the RWE Npower Renewables Ltd website by using the link http://www.rwe.com/web/cms/en/1452878/rwe-innogy/sites/dydroelectric-power-station/united-kingdom/sites-in-development/east-aberchalder/

Any person who wishes to make a representation on the application, Environmental Statement and addendum 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 28 days from the date of publication of this notice which is 27th July 2012.

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.

J. Stuart Black

Director of Planning and Development