LIGHTSOURCE RENEWABLE UK DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

LIGHTSOURCE RENEWABLE UK DEVELOPMENT LIMITED ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017 Notice is hereby given that Lightsource Renewable UK Development Limited, (“the Company”) with company registration number 08945965, having its registered office at 33 Holborn, London EC1N 2HT has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). It comprises of circa 400MW battery storage scheme with associated 400kV substation and infrastructure including perimeter fencing, access arrangements, access tracks, landscaping, construction compound, onsite cabling and other related infrastructure at land at the eastern side of the M8 motorway and north of Houston Road, Inchinnan, approximately 2.8km southwest of Erskine (Central Grid Reference NS 45325 68185. The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be approximately 400 MW. 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. A copy of the application, with a plan showing the land to which it relates, together with a copy of the Environmental Assessments and Reports discussing the Company’s proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications, are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office hours at: Location Opening Hours Address Inchinnan Parish Church Mon-Sun 10am-8pm Old Greenock Rd, Inchinnan, Renfrew PA4 9PH Erskine Community Library Mon – Sat 9.15 am – 5pm Bridgewater Place, Erskine PA8 7AA The Environmental Assessments and Reports can also be viewed on the application website at https://lightsourcebp.com/uk/project/east- fulwood/; or at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00006230. Copies of the Environmental Assessments and Reports may be obtained from Lightsource Renewable UK Development Limited (email [email protected]) at a charge of £800.00 hard copy and £15 on USB storage device. Any representations on the application may be submitted via www.energyconsents.scot, using the relevant Project Name and/or ECU reference number. Please note that you must be in possession of a working email address to submit a representation virtually. If you would prefer to submit your representation by post, please send 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 representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals) and full postal address of those making representations. All representations should be received not later than 27th March 2026 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, Scottish Ministers will determine the application for consent in one of two ways: · Consent the proposal, with or without conditions attached; or · Reject the proposal General Data Protection Regulations The Scottish Government processes representations under the Electricity Act 1989. To support transparency in decision making, the Scottish Government publishes online at www.energyconsents.scot. A privacy notice is published on the Help page at www.energyconsents.scot. This explains how the Scottish Government processes your personal information. If you have any concerns about the processing of your personal information by the Scottish Government, please email [email protected] or write to Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU.