Public Consultation - March 2021
SSEN Transmission has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) to The Highland Council pertaining to the proposed reinforcement of the existing 132kV substation at Beauly. The proposals fall within the category of national (major) development and require us to undertake statutory consultation with the community to inform proposals and understand key constraints and opportunities. In accordance with this, SSEN Transmission will be hosting an online virtual consultation to explain proposals for these reinforcement works which are being driven by the connection works required for the Loch Luichart Extension II wind farm and the need to replace ageing equipment at the substation to enable this connection to the grid. These proposals have been developed in recognition of the feedback received from the previous consultation in October 2020.
The approach to consultation for this Pre-Application Consultation process usually involves at least one face-to-face public event. Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, regulations have formalised the removal of face-to-face events and requires the replacement of consultation with the community and interested parties by alternative means. SSEN Transmission are committed to continuing quality engagement with all stakeholders as we all respond to these challenges.
The online virtual consultation took place on Thursday 25th March 2021.
The events were designed to be as interactive as face-to-face events, allowing for the presentation of key project information and plans. Visitors were able to engage directly with the project team during these sessions, via a live chat function where they asked questions and shared feedback on these proposals.
SSEN Transmission would like to thank local stakeholders, members of the public and interested parties for taking the time to provide feedback on our proposals for the Beauly 132kV Redevelopment project. The feedback period is now closed for submitting comments following the virtual consultation. The project team will now be reviewing these comments ahead of final design. Further consultation is planned for the Summer 2021.
Whilst the feedback period is now closed the materials containing project information used at the consultation can still be viewed.
Please click on the link below;
We have also created an interactive 3D portal to show visualisations including the adjacent fly-through video. This is intended to give stakeholders a good understanding of what these proposals look like. Please click here to access it.
