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Creag Riabhach Wind Farm Grid Connection Jones Lang LaSalle Creag Riabhach Wind Farm grid connection Craeg Riabhach Wind Farm to Dalchork Substation 132 kV Overhead Line Planning Statement February 2020 Planning Statement February 2020 Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Background .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2. The Applicant - SHE Transmission ...................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3. Application Approach and Content .................................................................................................................................... 2 1.4. Purpose of Planning Statement ........................................................................................................................................... 3 1.5. Structure of the Report .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Location & Description of the Proposed Development ................................................................. 5 2.1. Site Location and Description .............................................................................................................................................. 5 2.2. Proposed Development ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.3. Limits of Deviation (LOD) ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.4. Construction Phasing and Practices ................................................................................................................................... 8 3. National Planning & Energy Policy .............................................................................................. 9 3.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 3.2. National Planning Framework ............................................................................................................................................. 9 3.3. Scottish Planning Policy ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 3.4. Scottish Energy Strategy: The future of energy in Scotland ......................................................................................... 13 3.5. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................................................................ 14 4. Development Plan Policy .......................................................................................................... 16 4.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................... 16 4.2. The Highland Wide Local Development Plan.................................................................................................................. 16 Policy Assessment .......................................................................................................................................................................... 18 4.3. Policy 69 Electrical Transmission Infrastructure ............................................................................................................ 18 4.4. Policy 28 Sustainable Design .............................................................................................................................................. 18 4.5. Policy 30 Physical Constraints ............................................................................................................................................ 19 4.6. Policy 31 Developer Contributions .................................................................................................................................... 19 4.7. Policy 36 Development in the Wider Countryside .......................................................................................................... 19 4.8. Policy 51 ‘Trees and Development’ & Policy 52 Principle of Development in Woodland ...................................... 21 4.9. Policy 55 Peat and Soils ....................................................................................................................................................... 23 4.10. Policy 56 Travel ...................................................................................................................................................................... 23 4.11. Policy 57 Natural, Built and Cultural Heritage ................................................................................................................ 24 4.12. Policy 58 Protected Species; Policy 59 Other Important Species; Policy 60 Other Important Habitats and Article 10 Features ................................................................................................................................................................. 25 4.13. Policy 61 Landscape ............................................................................................................................................................. 26 4.14. Policy 62 Geodiversity .......................................................................................................................................................... 28 4.15. Policy 63 Water Environment ............................................................................................................................................. 28 4.16. Policy 64 Flood Risk .............................................................................................................................................................. 29 4.17. Policy 72 Pollution ................................................................................................................................................................ 29 4.18. Policy 77 Public Access ........................................................................................................................................................ 30 4.19. Policy 78 Long Distance Routes ......................................................................................................................................... 30 4.20. Caithness and Sutherland Local Development Plan ..................................................................................................... 30 4.21. Emerging Highland-wide Local Development Plan ....................................................................................................... 31 4.22. Supplementary Guidance ................................................................................................................................................... 32 4.23. Planning Guidance ............................................................................................................................................................... 32 4.24. Development Plan and Planning Guidance Conclusions............................................................................................. 32 5. Conclusions .............................................................................................................................. 34 5.1. Electricity Act 1989 ................................................................................................................................................................ 34 © 2017 Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. All rights reserved. Planning Statement February 2020 Appendices 5.2. National Planning and Energy Policy ............................................................................................................................... 34 5.3. Development Plan ................................................................................................................................................................ 35 5.4. Overall Conclusions .............................................................................................................................................................. 35 Appendix 1 - Policy Schedule ........................................................................................................... 36 Appendix 2 - Route / Site Plan .......................................................................................................... 47 COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2020. All Rights Reserved Planning Statement February 2020 1. Introduction 1.1. Background 1.1.1. JLL are instructed by Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc (SHE Transmission) to provide planning advice in relation to the construction and operation of an 132kV overhead line (OHL) between the consented Creag Riabhach Wind Farm and the consented Dalchork Substation near Lairg. 1.1.2. The requirement for the new 132kV OHL is to enable renewable energy produced by the Creag Riabhach wind farm 1, which was
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