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ABOUT THE
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

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300 Ha
Development Area

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Adjacent to Oil & Gas infrastructure

Turbines

8 Wind Turbines

Battery-Storage

25 MW Battery Energy Storage System

Wind-Speed

50+ MW
Generating Capacity

Turbine-Height

200m
Turbine Height

Wind

11m/s
Average wind speed 

Operating-period

40 Years
Operating Period

LAYOUT EVOLUTION

Since our previous event, we have refined the design on the project, based on local feedback and environmental survey findings. The updated design includes the removal of two turbines increasing the distance away from the nearest properties in Toft. This also helps reduce potential impacts on birds, peat, watercourses,  and cultural heritage assets.

Environmental

Neshion Energy Park has a team of expert environmental and technical specialists helping to develop the proposals. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is being led by Ramboll UK with input from Alba Ecology, AOC Archaeology, Aviatica, TNEI and SYSTRA.

What is an Environmental Impact Assessment?
EIA is a process used to evaluate the potential environmental effects of a proposed development. The outcomes of the EIA will be documented in an EIA Report which will form part of the formal application for consent.

The EIA process includes:

  • Consultation with the local authority, local community councils, statutory and non-statutory organisations, and the public to identify specific concerns and issues.
  • Determining the existing environmental conditions at and around the Site by reviewing available data and conducting specialist field surveys.
  • Refining the design to avoid or mitigate potentially significant environmental effects, where possible.
  • Subject matter experts assessing the potential impacts of the development on the surrounding environment.
  • Developing mitigation solutions to reduce potentially significant effects.

A request for an EIA Scoping Opinion from Scottish Ministers was submitted in March 2025. Scottish Ministers provided their view, with input from relevant authorities, on the environmental issues that should be considered in the EIA.

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PROJECT TIMELINE

Please note that our project timeline may be subject to change.

Site-Selection

Project Conception & Site Selection

2003

Start-of-Surveys

Data collection & surveys

2021-2025

Grid-Connection

Grid Connection Application

2024

Feasibility

Feasibility studies

2024

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Scoping submitted to the ECU

Mar 2025

Public-Event

Public Engagement Event

Mar 2025

Scoping

Environmental Impact Assessment

Mar-Dec 2025

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Second Public Engagement Event

Sep 2025

Application

Target Planning Application & EIAR Submission

Early 2026

Consent

Anticipated Consent 

2026-2027

Construction

Construction 

2028-2030

Operation

Operation 

2030-2070