EIA scoping opinions
EIA scoping opinions can be requested of the planning authority by developers under Regulation 17 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017. The purpose of such a request is to seek the planning authority's opinion as to identifying the issues that should form the focus of the EIA Report's assessment. This opinion should help to provide the EIA Report with a sharper focus upon those matters deemed likely to generate significant environmental effects upon prescribed environmental factors, in line with Regulation 4(2) - (3). Compilation of a scoping opinion involves the planning authority consulting with a range of statutory (and non-statutory, as appropriate) consultation bodies in order to ensure that the scoping opinion is fully informed by the respective remits of same.
In accordance with Regulation 28, the planning authority makes available for inspection Scoping Requests received and Scoping Opinions issued, for a period of two years, below:
| Site reference | Proposed development | Date of issue |
|---|---|---|
Sauchrie Burn Wind Farm | 9 wind turbines with tip heights up to 200 metres and battery energy storage | 30/04/2024 |
Proposed Clauchrie Wind Farm to Markhill Substation | Section 37 Screening Opinion by Energy Consents Unit (Scot Gov) for 132 kV overhead line | 05/05/2022 |
Sclenteuch Wind Farm | Construction of 9 wind turbines | 05/11/2021 |
Knockodhar Wind Farm | Construction of 32 wind turbines (Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989) | 10/02/2021 |
| Howmoor Windfarm, Knoweside Hill, Near Maybole Scoping Opinion (PDF) [1MB] | Construction of up to six wind turbines | December 2020 |
Chirmorie Wind Farm (Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989) | Proposed variation to further vary the existing consent | November 2020 |
| Craiginmoddie Wind Farm (Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989) Scoping Opinion (PDF) [5MB] | Proposed erection of 16 wind turbines | November 2020 |
| Darnaconnar, by Barrhill Scoping Opinion (PDF) [2MB] | two wind turbines | 24/12/2019 |
| Bennane Shore, north of Ballantrae Scoping Opinion (PDF) [9MB] | Change of uses of agricultural land to form caravan site | 30/04/2019 |
| The Curragh, Grangestone Industrial Estate, Girvan Scoping Opinion (PDF) [986KB] Scoping Request (PDF) [7MB] | Proposed extension to an existing spirit maturation warehousing complex | 13/02/2019 |
Barbae Quarry, near Girvan | Proposed extension to an existing permission for mineral extraction | 13/09/2018 |
Tarbolton Moss, Near Tarbolton | Proposed energy from waste facility | 20/12/2017 |
Land Adjacent To Tarbolton Moss Landfill Site, Mauchline | Extension to Landfill Site | 18/12/2017 |
Proposed development at Monkton | Proposed erection of residential development | 9/11/2017 |
Proposed development at Corton, Ayr | Proposed mixed use development | 08/09/2017 |
Hillhouse and Hallyards Quarries, Dundonald | Consolidation of two existing quarry operations | 23/09/2016 |
Section 36 applications
Under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 any proposal to construct or operate a power generation scheme with a capacity in excess of 50 megawatts requires Scottish Ministers' consent. Under such circumstances the entire application process, including requests for and issue of any scoping opinions, is administered on the Scottish Ministers' behalf by the Energy Consents Unit (ECU) of the Scottish Government. To view any of the scoping opinions issued by Scottish Ministers please refer to the ECU's website: www.energyconsents.scot/.
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