NEWS UPDATE: East Ayrshire Council’s Planning Committee considered the variation application at their meeting on 28 March 2025 and unanimously agreed to support the recommendation for ‘No Objection’.
A Section 36C application to vary the consented wind farm on land next to the fully restored Greenburn opencast mining site near New Cumnock, was lodged in November 2024, with Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit.
Revisions to the consented project include fewer but taller turbines (14 instead of 16: with blade tip heights increased from 149.9 m up to 180 m, (11 turbines at 180 m and of three turbines at 167.5 m). Six of the 14 turbines will be fitted with visible aviation lighting.
The S36C application together with the full suite of EIA documents is available on the ECU (Energy Consents Unit) website, at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00005183 and on the project website www.greenburnwindpark.co.uk
As previously, the Section 36C application will be determined by the Scottish Government, with East Ayrshire Council as a statutory consultee.
Any representations on the variation application may be submitted by email to the Scottish Government via representations@gov.scot; or by post to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU, identifying the proposal and specifying the grounds for representation.
Written or emailed representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals) and full postal address of those making representations. Emailed representations should also include the full return email address of those making representations. Only representations sent by email to representations@gov.scot will receive acknowledgement.
All representations should be received not later than 10th January 2025, although Ministers may consider representations received after this date.