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THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT: ELECTRICITY ACT SECTION 37 CONSULTATION - INSTALLATION OF 275KV OVERHEAD LINE CONNECTION: LAND APPROX 2 KM EAST OF DALMALLY, OBAN, ARGYLL AND BUTE (REF: 22/01329/S37)
Meeting: 28/09/2022 - Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee (Item 10)
Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth
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Additional documents:
- 22 01329 S37, 16/09/2022 Pre-Agenda Briefing of the Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee, item 10
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- Webcast for SCOTTISH POWER ENERGY NETWORKS (SPEN) ON BEHALF OF SCOTTISH POWER TRANSMISSION (SPT): TEMPORARY TRANSMISSION LINE DIVERSION, ERECTION OF TWO TEMPORARY TOWERS AND ONE PERMANENT TOWER (LINK TOWER FROM PROPOSED SSEN 13.3KM POWER LINE TO EXISTING SCOTTISH POWER HIGH VOLTAGE NETWORK): LAND APPROX 2KM EAST OF DALMALLY (REF: 22/01329/S37)
Minutes:
The Senior Planning Officer spoke to the terms of this report.
In Scotland, any proposal to install and keep installed an overhead electric line, requires the consent of Scottish Ministers under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989. Section 57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 also allows the Scottish Ministers, on granting consent under Section 37, to direct that planning permission for that development shall be deemed to be granted, subject to such conditions (if any) as may be specified in the direction.
Officers consider that overall the landscape, ecological, historic environment and other potential effects have been appropriately mitigated in defining the proposed development.
In conclusion, it was recommended that no objection be raised to this Section 37 proposal.
Decision
The Committee agreed not to raise an objection to this Section 37 proposal.
(Reference: Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth dated 14 September 2022, submitted)
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