An application for consent has been submitted to the Scottish Ministers under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 and for deemed planning permission under Section 57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 for a new 132 kilovolt (kV) overhead wood pole line (OHL) to connect Scoop Hill Wind Farm to the transmission grid system in Dumfries and Galloway.
The proposal includes a new 132 kilovolt (kV) overhead wood pole line (OHL) to connect Scoop Hill Wind Farm to the transmission grid system at the existing Moffat substation in Dumfries and Galloway. The new twin OHL connection will be supported on wood poles and will be approximately 2 kilometres (km) in length. The proposed Scoop Hill Wind Farm is located approximately 5km south-east of Moffat and 11km north-east of Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway.
The application can also be viewed on the Scottish Government Energy Consents website at https://www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00004515.
Our consulation period ran from 25th October until 28th November 2021.
Project information is available below: