During the Project Assessment stage, we’re committed to evaluating potential project strategies. At this stage, we provide information about the proposed project plans on our website for stakeholders to review and provide feedback on, as well as holding in-person events within the local community demonstrating our collaborative approach to the project's development.
Stage 2: Early Development:
(In progress)
During Early Development, we concentrate on refining the project details, based on our initial assessment of key environmental, technical, and economic factors to identify the best performing approach. We would like to gain further input from communities through accessible in-person and in some cases online consultations, which are crucial in refining our plans and strategies before advancing to the application stage.
Stage 3: Project Refinement:
The Project Refinement stage is where we finalise project plans and submit the required planning applications to the relevant planning authorities. Communities and other key stakeholders can provide feedback directly to the appropriate body such as their local council and constituent representatives.
Stage 4: Construction Phase:
Within the construction phase we mobilise our workforce, contractors, and necessary equipment to begin construction. We maintain open channels of communication, allowing communities and stakeholders to submit feedback on the construction activities to our dedicated Community Liaison Managers, ensuring ongoing engagement to any thoughts or concerns while we carry out work in the area.
Stage 5: Operational Phase:
At this final stage, the project successfully moves into the operational phase, with the surrounding environment restored to its original state or better. Our Community Liaison Mangers continue to be available to address any questions or concerns, ensuring a lasting positive impact and strong community relations even after the construction activities conclude.
SSEN Transmission outlines next series of public consultation feedback events
Following the publication of the Alignment Selection Report on Consultation, we have announced the details of our next series of public consultation feedback events across the project route from 17 February until 6 March 2025. These events conclude the Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) process for the consent application that we aim to submit for the Proposed Development to the Energy Consents Unit of the Scottish Government in Spring 2025. The application will be submitted in line with the requirements of section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989.
During the events we will be sharing our Proposed Alignment of the overhead line, including details on how this was developed. This will be presented on maps and visualisations with handouts available. Digital versions will also be available on our project webpage.
Our Environmental Consultants, WSP, have updated the project story map for the upcoming engagement events. The story map is a comprehensive overview of the project where you can view maps of the Proposed Alignment alongside the environmental and engineering constraints.
Interested parties can attend these drop-in events to discuss the plans and share final thoughts ahead of the consent application later in 2025. Feedback can be provided via forms available at the events, the online form on our project webpage or via email to bbnp@sse.com.
Further documents relating to our upcoming engagement events can be found in the documents tab of this project page.
3D Model
We have a 3D model which allows users to view the overhead line from view points across the project route.
