LOCH KEMP STORAGE LIMITED
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT)
(SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017
Notice is hereby given that Loch Kemp Storage Limited, (“the Company”) company registration number 10813231, having its registered office at 4th Floor, 80 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5JL has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate a pumped storage hydro scheme located at Loch Kemp on the Dell Estate approx. 13km north east of Fort Augustus on the south of Loch Ness in the Highland Council area. The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be up to 600MW. The proposed development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and an EIA Report has been produced.
The Company has also requested 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.
The Company has now submitted Additional Information (AI) to Scottish Ministers. The following documents have been submitted as part of this AI:
AI Appendix 1: Revisions to Volume 2 Figures;
AI Appendix 3.1: Updates to Description of Development;
AI Appendix 3.4: Outline Spoil Management Plan;
AI Appendix 3.5: Draft Borrow Pit Screening Assessment;
AI Appendix 10.1: Update to Terrestrial Ecology Assessment in the Loch Kemp Storage EIA Report, and the Shadow Habitats Regulations Appraisal Report;
AI Appendix 10.8: GI Otter Survey Report (Confidential Information Redacted);
AI Appendix 10.9: NVC Survey Report for Ness Woods SAC within Dell Estate and Compensatory Areas;
AI Appendix 10.10: Loch Kemp Storage: Deer Management Strategy - Statement Of Intent;
AI Appendix 11.4: Sensitive Bird Records (Confidential Information Redacted);
AI Appendix 12.1: Addendum to Loch Kemp Baseline Aquatic Surveys - Macroinvertebrates;
AI Appendix 13.1: Update to Mitigation Measures Proposed for Fish in the Loch Kemp Storage EIA Report, and the Shadow Habitats Regulations Appraisal Report;
AI Appendix 13.2: Response to Norwegian Institute of Nature Research (NINA) Report (Simmonds et al, 2023), commissioned by Ness District Salmon Fisheries Board;
AI Appendix 13.3: Dochfour Weir and Issues Relating to the Upstream Passage of Adult Atlantic Salmon and the Downstream Passage of Atlantic Salmon Smolt; and
AI Appendix 14.1: Peat Management Plan.
Copies of the AI, the application, and the EIA Report (‘the information’) are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during the following hours at:
The Wildside Centre
Stratherrick, IV2 6YP
Open during operating hours or on request, please contact: [email protected] until 8th November 2024
Fort Augustus Village Hall
Fort Augustus, PH23 4DG
Open Monday to Thursday, 9am – 4.30pm until 8th November 2024
The Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness
Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5PB
Open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm until 8th November 2024
The information can also be viewed on the application website at https://lochkempstorage.co.uk; or at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00003398.
Copies of the information may be obtained from Loch Kemp Storage Limited at a charge of £30 on a USB Drive or £160 per hard copy.
All previous representations received by Scottish Ministers in relation to the application remain valid.
Any new representations on the application may be submitted by email to the Scottish Government via [email protected]; 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.
Written or emailed representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals) and full postal address of those making representations. Emailed representations should also include the full return email address of those making representations. Only representations sent by email to [email protected] will receive acknowledgement.
All representations should be received not later than 08/11/2024 although Ministers may consider representations received after this date.
Any subsequent additional information which is submitted by the developer will be subject to further public notice in this manner, and representations to such information will be accepted as per this notice.
Where Scottish Ministers are required to, or decide to exercise their discretion to do so, they can cause a public inquiry to be held.
Following examination of the environmental information and all views and representations received, Scottish Ministers will determine this application for consent in one of two ways:
Consent the proposal, with or without conditions attached; or
Reject the proposal.
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