Notice is hereby given that Arise AB (company registration number 556274-6726) with its Registered Office at Kristian IV:s väg 3, Box 808, 301 18 Halmstad, Sweden, has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate a wind farm known as Tormsdale Wind Farm, located approximately 8.5 kilometres south of Halkirk in Caithness, within the Highland Council planning area (National Grid Reference 314000, 949000). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be up to 70 MW and comprises of up to 9 turbines with a maximum ground to blade tip height of 149.9 metres alongside a Battery Energy Storage System. An Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) Report has been produced to accompany the application for consent.

Arise AB has also applied for a direction under Section 57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 that planning permission for the development be deemed to be granted. Arise AB has now submitted Further Environmental Information (“FEI”) to the Scottish Ministers, which includes information relating to specific points raised from consultees during the consultation process and to provide an assessment of effects arising from the Amended Development (2025).

A copy of the FEI together with a copy of the EIA report discussing the Arise AB’s proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications, are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office hours at:

A copy of the FEI and all other application related information is also available for public inspection, free of charge on the applicants website at tormsdalewindfarm.co.uk, or on the Scottish Government Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (“DPEA”) website, http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk. On accessing the website, enter the case reference WIN-270-23 in the ‘Search by case reference:’ box to find all documents relating to this case. The FEI can be viewed under the appeal documentation tab.

Copies of the FEI may be obtained from Alexis Tysler alexis.tysler@arise.se, Arise Renewable Energy UK Ltd, 78 York Street, London, W1H 1D. Hard copies may be requested subject to a charge. Digital copies are available at a cost of £25.

Any person who wishes to make representations to Scottish Ministers about the FEI should make them in writing within 30 days beginning with the date of this notice (quoting reference WIN-270-23) to Mrs Rebecca Brown, DPEA, Hadrian House, Callendar Business Park, Falkirk, FK1 1XR. Or by e-mail to: Rebecca.Brown2@gov.scot. Representations should identify the proposal and specify the grounds for representation. Please note that there may be a delay in the DPEA receiving representations by post.

Written or emailed representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals), full return email and postal address of those making representations. Only representations sent by email to Rebecca.Brown2@gov.scot will receive acknowledgement.

DPEA collect information if you take part in the planning process, use DPEA websites, send correspondence to DPEA or attend a webcast. To find out more about what information is collected, how the information is used and managed please read the DPEA’s privacy notice – https://beta.gov.scot/publications/planning-and-environmental-appeals-division-privacynotice/.