Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc.

ELECTRICITY ACT 1989

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997

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

Further to the notice of an application for consent SHE Transmission Plc. has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 37 of The Electricity Act 1989 to install and keep installed the proposed upgrade of the Rothienorman to Peterhead Overhead Line from 275kV to 400kV.

Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc. has also applied for planning permission to be deemed to be granted under Section 57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.

Notice is hereby given that additional information in the form of a consultation response from SEPA has been received by Scottish Ministers on this application. Copies of this information have been forwarded to Aberdeenshire Council to be made available for public inspection by being placed on the planning register. This information can be viewed on the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Website at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/Infrastructure/Energy- Consents/Applications-Database

Request for copies of this additional information from Scottish Ministers or any queries about this additional information should be directed in the following ways:

In writing to the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow G2 8LU or emailing to energyconsents@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Any subsequent additional information received by Scottish Ministers before determination of the application, if considered to be materially relevant, will be similarly forwarded to the above named Local Authority to be placed on their planning register and made available for public inspection. However, no further public notice will be issued.

Any representations should be made in writing to The Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow G2 8LU or emailed to representations@scotland.gsi.gov.uk identifying the proposal and specifying grounds for objection or support, not later than 4th October 2013 .

Representations should be dated and should clearly state the name (in block capitals) and full return email or postal address of those making representation. Only representations sent by email to the address stipulated will receive acknowledgement.

All previous representations received in relation to this development remain valid.

Fair Processing Notice

The Scottish Government Energy Consents and Deployment Unit process applications under The Electricity Act 1989. During the consultation process letters of representation can be sent to Scottish Ministers in support of or objecting to these applications.

Should Scottish Ministers call a Public Local Inquiry (PLI), copies of these representations will be sent to the Directorate of Planning and Environmental Appeals for the Reporter to consider during the inquiry. These representations will be posted on their website with personal email address, signature and home telephone number redacted (blacked out).

Copies of representations will also be issued to the developer on request, again with email address, signature and home telephone number redacted.

You can choose to mark your representation as confidential, in which case it will only be considered by Scottish Ministers and will not be shared with the Planning Authority, the developer, the Reporter (should a PLI be called) or any other third party.

If you have any queries or concerns about how your personal data will be handled, please email the Energy Consents and Deployment Unit at: energyconsents@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or in writing to Energy Consents and Deployment, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU.