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Scoop Hill Wind FarmPlans, decision and timeline

A section 36 consent in Scotland in Dumfries. Large electricity generating stations in Scotland (over 50 MW) are consented by the Scottish Ministers under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, not by the local council.

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Where it is in the process

  1. Pre-application
  2. Submitted
  3. Pre-examination
  4. Examination
  5. Recommendation
  6. Decision due
  7. Refused

Who decides, and how to have your say

Large electricity generating stations in Scotland (over 50 MW) are consented by the Scottish Ministers under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, not by the local council.

Anyone can make a representation to the Scottish Government's Energy Consents Unit while the application is being considered. The planning authority is consulted, and if it objects a public inquiry is held.

Our guide: how to have your say on a national infrastructure project.

The site

The outline is the boundary the promoter published. It can include cable, pipeline or road routes as well as the main site. 5,527 hectares inside the published boundary.

What is proposed

wind 432 MW + battery 200 MW · Approximately 5KM South-East Of Moffat

What the site overlaps

The published boundary doesn't overlap any of the protected areas, heritage sites or flood zones we map.

Overlaps the published boundary, which can include cable, pipe or road routes; it doesn't mean these areas would be built on. From the official datasets we hold for protected areas, heritage and flood risk.

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