STATKRAFT HIGHLANDS PSH LIMITED

INTELLIGENT LAND INVESTMENTS (HIGHLANDS PSH) LTD ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017 Notice is hereby given that Intelligent Land Investments (ILI) (Highlands PSH) Ltd, (company registration number SC581757), The Shires, 33 Bothwell Road, Hamilton, ML3 0AS 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 approximately 14 kilometres (km) south-west of Inverness (Central Grid Reference NH 60479 32531). Intelligent Land Investments (ILI) (Highlands PSH) Ltd has also applied for 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 installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be in excess of 50 MW. The proposed development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment and an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report has been produced. ILI (Highlands PSH) Ltd has now submitted additional information to the Scottish Ministers, which includes information relating to traffic and transport, landscape and visual and proposed consent conditions. Copies of the additional information and the application (‘the information’) are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office hours at: Location Opening Hours Address The Highland Council Planning Office Monday – Friday from 09:00 – 17:00 Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX The Dores Post Office Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10:00 – 12:00 The Dores Post Office, Dores, Inverness IV2 6TT Farr Community Hall Monday – Friday from 09:00 – 17:00 Farr Community Hall, Farr, Inverness IV2 6XA The information can also be viewed at the Scottish Government Library at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ; on the application website at http://www.redjohnpsh.co.uk/; or at www.energyconsents.scot. Copies of the information may be obtained from the Red John PSH Project Team on behalf of ILI (Highlands PSH) Ltd (telephone: 0131 301 8600/ email: [email protected]) free of charge for a copy on CD / USB pen drive. Any representations to the application may be submitted via the Energy Consents Unit website at www.energyconsents.scot/ Register.aspx; by email to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit mailbox at [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. Representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals), full return email and postal address of those making representations. Only representations sent by email to [email protected] will receive acknowledgement. All representations should be received not later than 07 November 2019 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. As a result of a statutory objection from the relevant planning authority, or where Scottish Ministers decide to exercise their discretion to do so, Scottish Ministers can also cause a Public Local Inquiry (PLI) to be held. Following examination of the environmental information, Scottish Ministers will determine the application for consent in two ways: • Consent the proposal, with or without conditions attached; or • Reject the proposal. All previous representations received in relation to this development remain valid. General Data Protection Regulations The Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit processes consent applications and consultation representations under The Electricity Act 1989. During the process, to support transparency in decision making, the Scottish Government publishes online at www.energyconsents.scot. A privacy notice and a fair processing notice are published on the help page at www.energyconsents.scot. These explain how the Energy Consents Unit processes your personal information. If you have any concerns about how your personal data is handled, please email us at: [email protected] or write to Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU

INTELLIGENT LAND INVESTMENTS (HIGHLANDS PSH) LTD ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017 Notice is hereby given that Intelligent Land Investments (ILI) (Highlands PSH) Ltd, (company registration number SC581757), The Shires, 33 Bothwell Road, Hamilton, ML3 0AS 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 approximately 14 kilometres (km) south-west of Inverness (Central Grid Reference NH 60479 32531). Intelligent Land Investments (ILI) (Highlands PSH) Ltd has also applied for 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 installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be in excess of 50 MW. The proposed development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment and an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report has been produced. ILI (Highlands PSH) Ltd has now submitted additional information to the Scottish Ministers, which includes information relating to Landscape and Visual, architectural treatments of Headpond buildings and a review of Headpond alternatives in response to consultee comments. A summary of consultation responses received, together with an outline of any additional mitigation measures or commitments which have been agreed since the submission of the Section 36 application in November 2018 is also included. Copies of the additional information and the application (‘the information’) are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office hours at: Location Opening Hours Address The Highland Council Planning Office Monday – Friday from 09:00 – 17:00 Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX The Dores Post Office Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10:00 – 12:00 The Dores Post Office, Dores, Inverness IV2 6TT Farr Community Hall Monday – Friday from 09:00 – 17:00 Farr Community Hall, Farr, Inverness IV2 6XA The information can also be viewed at the Scottish Government Library at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ; on the application website at http://www.redjohnpsh.co.uk/; or at www.energyconsents.scot. Copies of the information may be obtained from the Red John PSH Project Team on behalf of ILI (Highlands PSH) Ltd (telephone: 0131 301 8600/ email: [email protected]) free of charge for a hard copy. Any representations to the application may be submitted via the Energy Consents Unit website at www.energyconsents.scot/ Register.aspx; by email to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit mailbox at [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), full return email and postal address of those making representations. Only representations sent by email to [email protected] will receive acknowledgement. All representations should be received not later than 24 May 2019 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. As a result of a statutory objection from the relevant planning authority, or where Scottish Ministers decide to exercise their discretion to do so, Scottish Ministers can also cause a Public Local Inquiry (PLI) to be held. Following examination of the environmental information, Scottish Ministers will determine the application for consent in two ways: • Consent the proposal, with or without conditions attached; or • Reject the proposal. All previous representations received in relation to this development remain valid. General Data Protection Regulations The Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit processes consent applications and consultation representations under The Electricity Act 1989. During the process, to support transparency in decision making, the Scottish Government publishes online at www.energyconsents.scot. A privacy notice and a fair processing notice are published on the help page at www.energyconsents.scot. These explain how the Energy Consents Unit processes your personal information. If you have any concerns about how your personal data is handled, please email us at: [email protected] or write to Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU