Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Extension
ERG UK Holding Limited
NOTICE OF DECISION
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997
THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017
As directed by regulation 23(4) of the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) 2017, notice is hereby given that ERG Holding Limited (“the Company”) has been granted consent by Scottish Ministers to construct and operate a 6 turbine wind farm and battery storage system known as the Sandy Knowe Extension Wind Farm, (with a ground to blade tip height not exceeding 149.9 metres), on land near Kirkconnel, Dumfries and Galloway (Central Grid Reference NS 69292 10825) in the relevant Planning Authority area of Dumfries and Galloway Council. Scottish Ministers have also directed, under Section 57 (2) of the Town & Country Planning Act (Scotland) 1997, that planning permission is deemed to be granted.
Copies of the decision statement and related documentation can be obtained on the Energy Consents website: www.energyconsents.scot
Copies of the decision statement and related documentation have been made available to Dumfries and Galloway Council to be made available for public inspection by being placed on the planning register.
Facts and Figures
- 6 additional turbines
- Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
- Up to a maximum 149.9m ground to blade tip height
- Once operational, the Proposed Development will generate approximately 66,225MWh of electricity per year. This will displace an equivalent amount of fossil fuel generated electricity amounting to a reduction in the release of greenhouse gases equal to 29,801 tonnes per year or 1.2 million tonnes over the lifetime of the wind farm.
Planning Application Documents
Volume 1
36405_Volume 1 EIA Main Text Cover Page and Preface_Final
36405_R2_V1_Introduction_Final
36405_R2_V1_EIA Approach and Methodology_Final
36405_R2_V1_Description of Development_Final
36405_R2_V1_Planning and Energy Policy_Final
36405_R2_V1_Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment_Final
36405_R2_V1_Ecology Final Issue
36405_R2_V1_Ornithology Final issue
36405_R2_V1_Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Soils Final
36405_R2_V1_Transport and Access_Final
36405_R2_V1_Cultural Heritage_Final
36405_R2_V1_Socio-economics, Tourism and Recreation_Final
36405_R2_V1_Other Considerations_FINAL
36405_R2_V1_Schedule of Mitigation and Residual Effects_FINAL
Cover Page Volume 1 Main Report 36405_
Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Extension – Design and Access Statement_FINAL
36405_Volume 4 LVIA Figures and Visualisations Cover Page_Final
36405_Volume 3 Figures Cover Page_Final
36405_Volume 2 Technical Appendices Cover Page_Final
36405_Volume 1 EIA Main Text Cover Page and Preface_Final
36405 Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Extension_Cover Letter_FINAL _redacted
36405_R3_V1_ Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Extension – Planning Statement_FINAL
220117-KOB-Sandy Knowe Extension PAC 2022-RPT (final) PDF
Volume 2
36405_Volume 2 Technical Appendices Cover Page_Final
36405-01_Appendix 2-1 Gatecheck 1 Report
36405 Appendix 3-1 Carbon Calculator_final
Technical Appendix 5-1 Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Methodology_Final
Technical Appendix 5-2 RVAA_Final_V2
36405 TA 6-1 Ex Ph 1 FInal Issue
36405 TA 6-4 Bat Survey Final Issue
36405 TA 6-3 Protected Species Surveys Final Issue
36405 TA 6-5 Fish Habitat Survey Final Issue
36405 TA 6-6 Aquatic Survey Report
Technical Appendix 7.1 Ornithology Final Issue
36405-01_Appendix 8-3 Coal Mining Risk Assessment_Final_V2
36405-03 Appendix 8-1 Figure 1 Elevation
36405-03 Appendix 8-1 Figure 10 Landslide Risk
36405-03 Appendix 8-1 Figure 2 Slope
36405-03 Appendix 8-1 Figure 3 Geology
36405-03 Appendix 8-1 Figure 5 Peat depth
36405-03 Appendix 8-1 Figure 6 Factor of Safety
36405-03 Appendix 8-1 Figure 7 Contributory Factors
36405-03 Appendix 8-1 Figure 8 Landslide Susceptibility
36405-03 Appendix 8-1 Figure 9 Source and Runout Zones
36405-03 Appendix 8-1 PLHRA_Atmos_FINAL_v2
36405-03 Appendix 8-2 Figure 1 Elevation
36405-03 Appendix 8-2 Figure 2 Slope
36405-03 Appendix 8-2 Figure 3 Peat depth
36405_R2_V1_Cultural Heritage_Appendix 10-2
36405_R2_V1_Cultural Heritage_Appendix 10-1
3445_EIA_2022-02-24_Appendix 11-2_Cumulative_Noise_Prediction_FINAL
3445_EIA_2022-03-22_Appendix 11-1_Noise_Limits_FINAL
3445_EIA_2022-03-22_Appendix 11-3_Margin_of_Compliance_FINAL
3445_EIA_2022-03-22_Appendix 11-4_Figures_FINAL
3445_EIA_2022-03-23_Appendix 11-5_ITPE_March_2020_Report_Compiled
3445_EIA_2022-04-20_Appendix 11-6_HMPL_October_2020_Report_Compiled
36405-03 Appendix 13-1 – Aviation Technical Note
Cover Page Volume 2 Appendices
Volume 3
36405_Volume 3 Figures Cover Page_Final
36405_Figure 1-1_BP_009b_Site Location
36405_Figure 1-2_SL_001n_Site Layout
36405_Figure 1-3_CP_018d_Site Context
36405_Figure 3-1_SL_001m_Site Layout
36405_Figure 3-2a_SL_122a_Design Evolution – Scoping Layout
36405_Figure 3-2b_SL_122b_Design Evolution – Design Chill Layout
36405_Figure 3-2c_SL_122c_Design Evolution – Final Layout
36405_Figure 3-3_CS_C021a_Indicative Turbine – 125m tip
36405_Figure 3-3_CS_C021a_Indicative Turbine – 149.9m tip
36405_Figure 3-4_CS_C022a_Indicative Turbine Foundation
36405_Figure 3-5_CS_079a_Indicative Turbine Installation Area
36405_Figure 3-6_CS_121a_Indicative Battery Storage Facility
36405_Figure 3-7_CS_C023a_Indicative Access Track
36405_Figure 3-8_CS_120a_Indicative Bottomless Culvert
36405_Figure 6-1_EC_109b_Survey Extents
36405_Figure 6-2_HB_017e_Extended Phase 1 Survey
36405_Figure 6-3_EC_108b_Provisional Local Wildlife Sites
36405_Figure 6-4_EC_110b_Protected Species Survey
36405_Figure 6-5_HB_111b_National Vegetation Classification Survey
36405_Figure 6-6_EC_112b_Potential GWDTE Sensitivity scores
36405_Figure 6-7a_SL_116b_Bat Detectors 2020
36405_Figure 6-7b_SL_116c_Bat Detectors 2021
36405_Figure 6-8_EC_031c_Fish Habitat Survey
36405_Figure 7-1_OR_023a_VP Viewsheds and bearings
36405_Figure 7-2_OR_032a_Survey Areas
36405_Figure 7-3_OR_124a_Ornithology receptors within 10 km
36405_Figure 7-4_OR_125a_Vantage Point Results (2019-2020)
36405_Figure 7-5_OR_105a_Vantage Point Activity (2020 – 2021) – Raptor and Wildfowl
36405_Figure 7-6_OR_104a_Vantage Point Activity (2020 – 2021) – Wades and Black grouse
36405_Figure 7-7_OR_082a_Breeding Bird Survey Results
36405_Figure 8-1_HY_114a_Water Features Plan
36405_Figure 8-2_GY_116a_Geology
36405_Figure 8-3a_HB_118a_Potential GWDTE NVC – within buffer zones
36405_Figure 8-3b_HB_119a_Assessed GWDTE
36405_Figure 8-4_HY_113a_Private Water Supply
36405_Figure 8-5_GY_117a_Coal Mining features
36405_Figure 8-6_GY_078b_Interpolated peat depth
Figure 9-2 Traffic Counter Locations
Figure 9-3 Abnormal Loads Route
36405_Figure 10-1_Designated Assets within a 10km Study Area
36405_Figure 10-2_Non-Designated Assets within a 1km Study Area
36405_Figure 10-3_Extract from Speed’s map of 1610
36405_Figure 10-4_Extract from Thomson’s map of 1832
36405_Figure 10-5_Extract from the Ordnance Survey Map of 1857
36405_Figure 10-6_Extract from the Ordnance Survey Map of 1955 to 1957
36405_Figure 10-7_Heritage Assets within ZTV
36405_Figure 10-8_Cultural Heritage Viewpoints
36405_Figure 12-1_SL_106a_Core Paths and Public Rights of Way within 15km
36405_Figure 13-1_SF_080a_Shadow Flicker Assessment
36405_Figure 13-2_SF_080a_Cumulative_Shadow Flicker Assessment
36405_Figure 13-3_CP_025b_Telecommunication Links
36405_Figure 14-2-1_HB_123a_Habitat Management Plan
36405_Figure 1_BP_009b_Site Location
36405_Figure 2_SL_039c_Scoping layout
36405_Figure 3_SL_001i_Design Chill Layout
36405_Figure 4_SL_107a_Design Freeze Layout
Volume 4
36405_Volume 4 LVIA Figures and Visualisations Cover Page_Final
36405_Figure 10-9_WF_C002a_CH2 Kemps Castle (SM656)
36405_Figure 10-10_WF_C003a_CH3 Chricton Peel & Sanquhar Castle (SM687)
36405_Figure 10-11_WF_C004a_CH4 Ryehill Motte (SM708)
36405_Figure 10-12_WF_C005a_CH5 Blackside Hill Southern Cairn
36405_Figure 5.1.1_LS_081a_LVIA Study Area
36405_Figure 5-2-13_PM_C013a_VP13 – New Cumnock
36405_Figure 5-2-14_PM_C014a_VP14 – Ochiltree
36405_Figure 5-2-15_PM_C015a_VP15 – Cairn Table
36405_Figure 5-2-17_PM_C017a_VP17 – Lochside Hotel
36405_Figure 5-2-18_WF_CO18a_VP18 – Todholes Hill
36405_Figure_5A2.2.1_WF_C005b_RA1 Laigh Cairn
36405_Figure_5A2.2.2_WF_C006b_RA2 Cairn Dairy
36405_Figure_5A2.2.4_WF_C008b_RA4 High Cairn Farm
36405_Figure_5A2.2.6_WF_C010b_RA6 Polneul
36405_Figure_5A2.2.7_WF_C011b_RA7 Crockroy
36405_Figure_5A2.2.10_WF_C014b_RA10 Rigg Cottage
36405_Figure_5A2.2.11_WF_C015b_RA11 Hillend
36405_Figure 5-2-3_PM_C003a_VP3 – The Knowe
36405_Figure 5-2-4_PM_C004a_VP4 – Lagrae
36405_Figure 5-2-6_PM_C006a_VP6 – Kirkconnel
36405_Figure 5-2-7_PM_C007a_VP7 – Kirkland Hill
36405_Figure 5-2-8_PM_C008a_VP8 – Sanquhar
Cover Page Volume 4 Other Accompanying SEI Documents
Volume 6
36405_Figure 1_BP_009b_Site Location
36405_Figure 2_SL_001n_Site Layout
36405_Figure 3_CP_018d_Site Context
36405_R2_V1_Non Technical Summary_FINAL
220117-KOB-Sandy Knowe Extension PAC 2022-RPT (final) PDF
36405_R3_V1_ Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Extension – Planning Statement_FINAL
36405_ Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Extension – Design and Access Statement_FINAL
36405 Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Extension_Cover Letter_FINAL _redacted
SEI – Supplementary Environmental Information
Supplementary_Environmental_Information_Chapter_6_Other Considerations
Supplementary_Environmental_Information_Chapter_4_Outline_Borrow_Pit_Restoration_Plan
Supplementary_Environmental_Information_Chapter_3_Revised Peat Management Plan
Supplementary_Environmental_Information_Chapter_2_Project_Description_2023_Update
Supplementary_Environmental_Information_Chapter_1_Introduction
Supplementary_Environmental_Information_Appendix_4-1_Borrow_Pit_D_Additional_Information
Supplementary_Environmental_Information_Appendix_2-1_Carbon_Calculator_2023_Update
Supplementary_Environmental_Information_Appendix_1-1-Post_submission_EIA_Consultation_Responses
Supplementary_Environmental_Information_Figure_6-3_Site_Layout_and_Micrositing
Supplementary_Environmental_Information_Figure_6-2_Outdoor_Education_Trail
Supplementary_Environmental_Information_Figure_6-1_Aviation_Lighting_Plan
Supplementary_Environmental_Information_Figure_3-3_Drain_Blocking_Proposals
Supplementary_Environmental_Information_Figure_3-1_Revised_Floating_Track_Proposals
Supplementary_Environmental_Information_Figure_2-1_Site_Layout_2023 revision