SSEN submitted the Section 37 application for the Kintore-Tealing 400 kV Overhead Line on 19th September. Hard copies of the application documents are held at Westhill Library and in Echt Hall.
It is still possible to submit representations to the Energy Consents Unit on this project which, if approved, would greenlight the next phase of the industrialisation of rural Scotland with a slew of windfarms, solar farms and battery storage sites to follow. If you are unaware of the project, you can view the project website here: https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk/projects/project-map/kintore-tealing-400kv-ohl-connection/
Over 10,000 objections to the proposals have been submitted to the ECU. In addition, Angus Council held a full Council meeting to discuss the planning service’s recommendation of “No Objection”, but Councillors nonetheless voted unanimously to object to the proposal, which will trigger a Public Inquiry.
Controversially, Aberdeenshire Council’s Head of Planning submitted a response of “No objection” under delegated powers.
Angus Council has also now refused planning permission for the 400kV substation at Tealing, which would connect the new OHL to the grid. The second 400kV substation application in Fetteresso Forest is to be considered by Aberdeenshire Council’s Infrastructure Services Committee. The planning service’s recommendation is to approve the application.
