Overview
Status: Early Development
About the Project
The electricity network across the north of Scotland is evolving to meet changing energy needs and support the transition to a low‑carbon future. As the network grows, there is an increasing need for well‑coordinated operations, specialist support, and skilled people working in modern, well‑designed environments.
To help meet this need, we are proposing the development of a new purpose‑built office building to the north of Bertha Park, Perth. Known as Lerwick House, the development will provide modern office accommodation to support the organisation’s operational and administrative activities.
Lerwick House represents an investment in the people who plan, operate, and support the electricity network. The building will provide a safe, efficient, and inclusive workplace that supports staff wellbeing and meets the organisation’s longer‑term needs as the network continues to develop.
The project proposal includes a two‑storey office building with flexible workspaces, meeting rooms, staff welfare facilities, parking, and landscaped external areas. The design has been carefully considered to ensure the building sits comfortably within its surroundings, with appropriate attention given to scale, layout, materials, and its relationship with neighbouring land uses.
While Lerwick House is an office building, it will operate on a 24‑hour basis to support round‑the‑clock operational requirements. Activity outside normal daytime working hours is expected to be limited and largely contained within the building.
Community Engagement
Throughout the life of our projects, we aim to work positively with local communities and keep people informed about what we are doing. This is particularly important when we are developing a proposal and we want to understand what local people think about our plans.
We endeavour to take the time to discuss proposals with local community councils, encourage engagement from the wider community and listen to the feedback we receive.
We will do our best to answer any questions and address issues or concerns that are raised with us.
When our project progresses into construction, we will continue working closely with the local community to ensure that our work has as little impact on the lives of those living and working in the area and as many long term positive effects as possible.
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Lerwick House - Consultation Period Closed
Project updates
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Lerwick House - Consultation Period Closed
We would like to thank all community members and stakeholders who took the time to attend the second statutory pre-application consultation event for the Lerwick House project on 26 August 2026. If you were unable to attend the public event, all consultation materials are available to view in Documents
The consultation period for the project has now closed, however you can submit comments or questions at any time by emailing or writing to the Community Liaison Manager, whose details are at the bottom of this webpage. The project team are now reviewing all feedback received before the planning application is submitted in October 2026.
Please note that comments made are to Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission, as the Applicant, and are not representations to the planning authority. There will be an opportunity to make representations to Perth and Kinross Council once the application is submitted.
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Lerwick House - Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) Feedback Event
We would like to thank all community members and stakeholders who took the time to attend the second statutory pre-application consultation event for the Lerwick House project on 26 August 2026. If you were unable to attend the public event, all consultation materials are available to view in Documents
We welcome final feedback on our proposals until 9 September 2026. You can submit feedback by emailing or writing to the Community Liaison Manager, whose details are at the bottom of this webpage. Following the close of the pre-application consultation period, the project team will review all feedback received before the planning application is submitted in October 2026.
Please note that comments made are to Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission, as the Applicant, and are not representations to the planning authority. There will be an opportunity to make representations to Perth and Kinross Council once the application is submitted.
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Lerwick House - Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) Feedback Event - August 2026
We are holding the second of our statutory pre-application consultation events for our proposed Lerwick House project. We would like to thank those who took the time to attend our first event on 17 June and submitted feedback on our plans.
During our consultation event you will be able to view information about our proposed plans, our responses to feedback received from the last event, meet the project team and share further comments.
We would encourage members of the local community and all interested parties to attend the event.
The open-door drop-in face to face consultation will be taking place on:
Date: Wednesday 26 August 2026
Time: 2pm – 7pm
Venue: Bertha Park Community Hub, 15 Adamson Avenue, Perth PH1 0ALWe welcome final feedback on our proposals until 09 September 2026. Following the close of the pre-application consultation period, the project team will review all feedback received before the planning application is submitted in Q3/Q4 2026.
Please note that comments made are to Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission, as the Applicant, and are not representations to the planning authority. There will be an opportunity to make representations to Perth and Kinross Council once the application is submitted.
If you are unable to attend the public event, all consultation materials are available to view in ‘Documents’.
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SSEN Transmission publishes new economic analysis highlighting transformative growth potential of £29bn grid investment programme
We have today published a new economic report setting out the significant economic benefits associated with our planned £29bn investment in new and upgraded electricity transmission infrastructure across the north of Scotland.
The report, titled ‘Re‑energising the North: Transforming Scotland’, provides an update on our previously outlined economic analysis on plans to invest billions in mission-critical grid infrastructure, providing further insight into the scale of economic opportunity associated with the investment programme.
The report reaffirms our programme as one of the largest private infrastructure investments in Scotland’s history, with around £29bn of planned investment across the north of Scotland in the next five years, and it details the extent of the economic opportunity across the region.Using advanced economic modelling to analyse the impact of clean power infrastructure investment, the report’s findings conclude that our investment:
- Will support up to 10,000 jobs in the north of Scotland, and 24,000 across Scotland;
- When added to investment by other transmission operators and investment in generation will add around £60bn to UK economic output - with the Scottish economy up to 3% larger over the long term;
- Will deliver long-term improvements in productivity, wages and economic resilience, with employees moving into higher-value roles and key sectors expanding permanently; and
- Will create unique opportunities for Scottish suppliers, businesses and communities across multiple sectors, including forestry, peatland restoration, aggregates and concrete too.
The findings highlight the importance of ensuring that the benefits of investment are felt locally, with thousands of skilled jobs, increased supply chain activity, and investment flowing into communities across the north of Scotland.
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Lerwick House - Public Event
SSEN Transmission are pleased to be hosting a public event for our proposed Lerwick House project.
We are holding this face-to-face event as part of the statutory Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) process, which is required for major planning applications. This drop‑in event will provide an opportunity to view our proposals and for members of the public, statutory consultees and other key stakeholders to share comments and feedback.
The event will be held on:
Date: 17 June 2026
Time: 2pm – 7pm
Venue: Bertha Park Community Hub, 15 Adamson Avenue, Perth PH1 0AL
Following the event, the statutory pre‑application consultation feedback period will remain open until 15 July 2026. You can submit your comments and feedback via the feedback form at the top of the page or by emailing or writing to your Community Liaison Manager.
This event is the first of two statutory pre‑application consultation events. The second event is due to take place in August 2026, where we will share our responses to the feedback received and outline any updates or changes to our proposals.
We will continue to welcome comments and feedback on our proposals in advance of our submission of the planning application later this year. Feedback received after the PAC feedback period will still be reviewed and considered where possible.
If you are unable to attend the public event, all materials on display will be available to download from the Documents section of this webpage.
Documents
Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) 2 Documents - August 2026
Pre-Applications Consultation (PAC) 1 Documents - June 2026
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