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Gordonbush Extension
The Gordonbush Extension wind farm, situated 9.5 kilometres west of Brora in Scotland, began generating energy in April 2021.
It consists of 11 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines with the potential to generate up to 38MW of wind powered electricity.
The principle wind turbine components will be delivered by boat to the port at Nigg for onward transport by road to the wind farm via the B9175 and A9 to the northern outskirts of Brora and then joining the local road network via the Clynelish Road.
The map below shows the route
Our wind turbine suppliers completed a ‘trial run’ simulating the delivery of a 63.5m turbine blade to ensure that the route is ready for deliveries to begin.
The simulation involved an abnormal load delivery vehicle with a specially extendable trailer under Police Scotland escort.
The trial run took place on 4 November 2020.
A second mini-trial run along Clynelish Road from its junction with the A9 to the site entrance was successfully completed on 13 November 2020.
Each wind turbine is made up of a number of components some of which require to be transported using specialised abnormal load delivery vehicles, these are:
• 3 tower sections
• 1 nacelle
• 1 hub
• 3 turbine blades
In addition, each turbine has a number of smaller components which will be delivered to the wind farm on standard long goods vehicle trailers without the need for Police Scotland escort.
Deliveries are expected to begin during week commencing 23 November).
We will confirm delivery dates available here and on our Twitter feed as soon as our contractors confirm the details as agreed with Police Scotland.
It is worth noting that the scheduled delivery dates are subject to variation (potentially at short notice).
The abnormal loads will generally be delivered in a convoy of three abnormal load vehicles under Police Scotland escort. Every effort will be made to limit the disruption to other road users but it is inevitable that journey times will be extended during the delivery of these components.
There will be one convoy of abnormal load vehicles each day Monday to Saturday although Police Scotland will time the departures from Nigg to avoid peak road use periods.
Once the deliveries are complete and the components are unloaded, the delivery vehicles will have their trailers retracted for the return to Nigg for the next day’s deliveries.
We are sorry if your journey times are extended as a result of the turbine deliveries.
The delivery and installation of the turbine components will require additional vehicle movements including the delivery of two main cranes which will be large and slow moving due to their size.
As well as the main crane elements, there will be a number of additional HGV movements bringing ballast weights and other crane infrastructure to site.
These deliveries are expected around the first week of December.
We anticipate that the first two to three weeks of the delivery phase will be the busiest in terms of vehicle movements when the majority of associated delivery loads will be transported to the wind farm followed by a period where the majority of the vehicle movements will be the abnormal load deliveries.
We will publish the most recent delivery information on this website which will be updated at least weekly (showing the planned deliveries for the week ahead) and will update as quickly as possible once we are made aware of any changes including delivery postponements.
We will also use our dedicated Twitter feed to publish the delivery schedules and note any changes to them. Please note this feed is for information only and is unmonitored.
You can also join our email distribution list so that we can notify you automatically when schedules are published and in the event of any changes.
To join, please email [email protected] with the subject line ‘Please add me to the GBX delivery update list’. Your email will only be used to update you on Gordonbush Extension deliveries and it will be permanently deleted within seven days of the final delivery being completed.
If you have any queries or concerns about the deliveries, please contact us using the contact information provided on this webpage.
HISTORY
We began exploring the potential of an extension to Gordonbush Extension in 2013, beginning our community consultation process. On 29 September 2017, Scottish Ministers granted consent for the construction and operation of the proposed 15 turbine extension to the existing operational Gordonbush Wind Farm. On 5 November 2019, we received consent for a variation to the initial consent.
Background
Gordonbush is an operational 35 turbine wind farm approximately 12km north west of Brora, in Sutherland. Construction began in 2010 and it became operational in June 2012.
Development
Beginning in 2013 we explored the potential for an extension to Gordonbush. The proposed area sits to the south west of the current site, approximately 9.5km from Brora, located wholly within Brora Community Council's boundary area.
In September 2013 we issued a Scoping Report to statutory and non-statutory consultees, including the local Community Councils of Brora, Golspie, Helmsdale and Rogart, for comment. A copy of the Scoping Report is available in our ‘Important documents’ section below.
We held a public consultation in October 2013, early in the development process, to gather views on the proposed extension. The project team then worked closely with key consultees and undertook detailed surveys and assessments over two years. The findings were fed into the design development together with feedback from the exhibitions. We also met with the four Community Councils during the early part of 2015 in order to update them on the proposals prior to the final design exhibition. In May 2015 we held a second exhibition to present the final design to the community and engage with them on their views.
Submission
In June 2015 we submitted a Section 36 application to the Scottish Government for a proposed 16 turbine extension to Gordonbush wind farm.
A statutory consultation, seeking views on the proposal, was held by the Scottish Government. Copies of the application and accompanying Environmental Statement (ES) were issued to statutory consultees, including the four local Community Councils, and public copies were available to view at the Highland Council offices in Inverness and Golspie.
Further Environmental Information (October 2016)
In October 2016 we agreed to progress our proposals in line with the recommendations of the Highland Council who, as key stakeholders, voted to support our proposals subject to the removal of one of the originally proposed turbines and the reduction in height of another.
We submitted Further Environmental Information (FEI) to the Scottish Government to quantify the environmental impacts of these changes. You can view the FEI here.
Consent
Consent for the revised 11 turbine variation to consent was received on 5 November 2019.
NOTICE OF DECISION
SSE GENERATION LIMITED
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997
THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017
As directed by regulation 23(4) of the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) 2017, notice is hereby given that SSE Generation Limited (“the Company”) has beengranted consent by Scottish Ministers to construct and operate up to a maximum of 11 turbine wind farm (extension) known as Gordonbush Extension Wind Farm, (with a ground to blade tip maximum height of 149.9 metres), in lands at Gordonbush Estate in the relevant Planning Authority area of The Highland Council.
Scottish Ministers have also directed, under Section 57 (2) of the Town & Country Planning Act (Scotland) 1997, that planning permission is deemed to be granted.
Copies of the decision statement and related documentation can be obtainedon the Energy Consents website: www.energyconsents.scot
Copies of the decision statement and related documentation have been made available to The Highland Council to be made available for public inspection by being placed on the planning register.
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Consent for the proposed 15 turbine extension wind farm was granted by Scottish Ministers on 29 September 2017.
NOTICE OF DECISION
SSE Generation Limited
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997
THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT)(SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017
As directed by regulation 23(4) of the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) 2017, notice is hereby given that SSE Generation Limited (“the Company”) has been granted consent by Scottish Ministers to construct and operate a 15 turbine wind farm (extension) known as Gordonbush Extension Wind Farm, (with 12 turbines having a ground to blade tip height of up to 130 metres and 3 turbines having a ground to blade tip height of up to 115 metres), in lands at Gordonbush Estate, to the North West of Brora, in the relevant Planning Authority area of The Highland Council.
Scottish Ministers have also directed, under Section 57 (2) of the Town & Country Planning Act (Scotland) 1997, that planning permission is deemed to be granted.
Copies of the decision statement and related documentation can be obtained on the Energy Consents website: www.energyconsents.scot
Copies of the decision statement and related documentation have been made available to The Highland Council to be made available for public inspection by being placed on the planning register.
Gordonbush Ext - Sample Visulisations
September 2017 - Consent Decision
October 2016 - FEI Report
October 2016 - Appendix 1 - Request for FEI
October 2016 - Figure 1.1 - Site Context
October 2016 - Figure 1.2 - Site Layout
October 2016 - Appendix 2 - Estimation of Peat Disturbance
October 2016 - Appendix 3 - Windfarm Calculator V2.9.0 Revised May 2016
October 2016 - Figure 2.1a
October 2016 - Figure 2.1b
October 2016 - Figure 2.1c
October 2016 - Figure 2.2a
October 2016 - Figure 2.2b
October 2016 - Figure 2.3a
October 2016 - Figure 2.3b
October 2016 - Figure 2.4
October 2016 - Figure 2.5a
October 2016 - Figure 2.5b
October 2016 - Figure 2.6
October 2016 - Figure 2.7
October 2016 - Figure 4.1 - Interpreted Peat Thickness - Full Thickness
October 2016 - Figure 4.2 - Interpreted Peat Thickness - Peat Only (greater 0.5m)
October 2016 - Figure 6.1 - Cultural Heritage Sites within Site Boundary
October 2016 - Figures 2.8a-c - VP1
October 2016 - Figures 2.9a-c to 2.10a-d - VP2-3
October 2016 - Figures 2.11a-d - VP4
October 2016 - Figures 2.12a-d - VP5
October 2016 - Figures 2.13a-d - VP6
October 2016 - Figures 2.14a-d - VP7
October 2016 - Figures 2.15a-d - VP8
October 2016 - Figures 2.16a-c to 2.17a-c - VP9-10
October 2016 - Figures 2.18a-c to 2.19a-c - VP11-12
October 2016 - Figures 2.20a-c to 2.21a-c - VP13-14
October 2016 - Figures 2.22a-c to 2.24a-c - VP15-17
October 2016 - Volume 2 - Cover and Contents
October 2016 - Volume 3 - THC Visuals RFS Pt1
October 2016 - Volume 3 - THC Visuals RFS Pt2
June 2015 - Non Technical Summary (NTS)
May 2015 – Exhibition board 1: Overview
May 2015 – Exhibition board 2: The development process
May 2015 – Exhibition board 3: The proposal
May 2015 – Exhibition board 4: Design evolution
May 2015 – Exhibition board 5: Environmental considerations
May 2015 – Exhibition board 6: Landscape and visual assessment
May 2015 – Exhibition board 7: Next steps
May 2015 – Exhibition board 8: Investing in the community
May 2015 – Exhibition board 9: Working with local businesses
May 2015 - Comments form (final design)
Oct 2013 - Exhibition boards
Oct 2013 - Exhibition leaflet
Sep 2013 - Scoping report
Gordonbush s.36C - Application Letter
Gordonbush Ext. - Planning Statement
Volume 1
Gordonbush Ext. - Volume 1 - NTS - Web Only
Volume 2
Volume 2 (Written Statement) - Cover, Contents and Preface
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - EIA Process
Chapter 3 - Consideration of Alternatives
Chapter 4 - Description of Development
Chapter 5 - Planning
Chapter 6 - Scope and Consultation
Chapter 7 - Landscape and Visual
Chapter 8 - Ecology
Chapter 9 - Hydrology Hydrogeology and Geology
Chapter 10 - Ornithology
Chapter 11 - Cultural Heritage
Chapter 12 - Traffic and Transport
Chapter 13 - Noise
Chapter 14 - Other Issues
Chapter 15 - Comparative Environmental Assessment
Volume 3
Volume 3 - Front Cover and Contents
Figure 1.1 - Site Location
Figure 1.2 - Consented Layout
Figure 1.3 - Proposed Variation
Figure 4.1 - Proposed Varied Development
Figure 4.2 - Indicative Turbine Dimensions
Figure 4.3 - Typical WTG Foundation
Figure 4.4 - Typical Access Track Details
Figure 4.5a - Proposed LiDAR Unit Plan
Figure 4.5b - Proposed LiDAR Unit Elevation
Figure 4.6 - Construction Compound
Figure 7.1aBlade tip ZTV with viewpoints A3
Figure 7.1bBlade tip ZTV with viewpoints A1
Figure 7.1cComparative ZTV with Consented Development
Figure 7.1dComparative ZTV with operational Gordonbush Wind Farm
Figure 7.2aHub height ZTV with viewpoints A3
Figure 7.2bHub height ZTV with viewpoints A1
Figure 7.3aLandscape character with ZTV 40km radius
Figure 7.3bLandscape character with ZTV 10km radius
Figure 7.4Landscape designations with ZTV
Figure 7.5aWild Land Areas with ZTV
Figure 7.5bWild Land Areas with comparative ZTV with Consented Development
Figure 7.5cWild Land Areas with comparative ZTV with operational Gordonbush Wind Farm
Figure 7.6Principal visual receptors with ZTV
Figure 7.7Core paths with ZTV
Figure 8.1 - Otter Survey Results 2018
Figure 9.1 - Local Hydrology
Figure 11.1 - Sites with Statutory Protection within 15km
Figure 11.2.1a-c - Wireline from Balnacoil Hill
Figure 11.2.2 - Wireline from Balnacoil Hill 53.5degrees
Figure 11.2.3 - Photomontage from Balnacoil Hill Cairn
Figure 11.3.1a-b - Wireline from Kilbraur
Figure 11.3.2 - Wireline from Kilbraur Hut Circle 53.5degrees
Figure 11.3.3 - Photomontage from Kilbraur Hut Circle
Figure 13.1 - Noise Assessment Locations
Volume 3A
Figure 7.8a-c Viewpoint 1 Beinn Smeorail
Figure 7.9a-c Viewpoint 2 Loch Brora (south-west side)
Figure 7.10a-d Viewpoint 3 Brora to Rogart minor road, south of Killin
Figure 7.11a-d Viewpoint 4 Brora to Rogart minor road, north of Killin
Figure 7.12a-d Viewpoint 5 Strath Brora, near Balnacoil
Figure 7.13a-d Viewpoint 6 Brora to Rogart minor road, near Sciberscross
Figure 7.14a-d Viewpoint 7 Brora to Rogart minor road, near Dalreavoc
Figure 7.15a-d Viewpoint 8 Craggie Beg
Figure 7.16a-c Viewpoint 9 Ben Horn
Figure 7.17a-c Viewpoint 10 Beinn Dhorain
Figure 7.18a-c Viewpoint 11 Hope Hill
Figure 7.19a-c Viewpoint 12 Track to Ben Armine Lodge
Figure 7.20a-c Viewpoint 13 Creag nam Fiadh
Figure 7.21a-c Viewpoint 14 Ben Bhraggie
Figure 7.22a-c Viewpoint 15 Ben Armine
Volume 3B
Figure 7.23 - Viewpoint 3 Brora to Rogart minor road, south of Killin
Figure 7.24 - Viewpoint 4 Brora to Rogart minor road, north of Killin
Figure 7.25 - Viewpoint 5 Strath Brora, near Balnacoil
Figure 7.26 - Figure 725 Viewpoint 6 Brora to Rogart minor road, near Sciberscross
Figure 7.27 - Viewpoint 7 Brora to Rogart minor road, near Dalreavoch
Figure 7.38 - Viewpoint 8 Craggie Beg
Volume 4
Appendix 1.1 - Gordonbush Extension Conditions of Consent
Appendix 1.2 - Requested Changes to Conditions of Consent
Appendix 4.1 - Draft CEMP Jan 2019
Appendix 4.2 - Schedule of Mitigation.docx MW
Appendix 6.1 - Pre-Application Advice Pack (1803782PREAPP)
Appendix 6.2 - Pre-Application Response Matrix.docx
Appendix 7.1 - LVIA Methodology
Appendix 8.1 - Species Protection Plan - Otters
Appendix 8.2 - Habitat Management Plan
Appendix 8.3 - HRA Screeening Report
Appendix 9.1 - Borrow Pit Report
Appendix 10.1 - Collision Risk Calculations
Appendix 10.2 - Bird Survey Figures from 2015 ES
Appendix 10.3 - Bird Species
Appendix 12.1 - Route Survey Report (Appendix A)
Appendix 12.1 - Route Survey Report (Appendix B, Part 1)
Appendix 12.1 - Route Survey Report (Appendix B, Part 2)
Appendix 12.1 - Route Survey Report (Appendix B, Part 3)
Appendix 12.1 - Route Survey Report (Appendix C)
Appendix 12.1 - Route Survey Report
Planning Statement
Vol 1 NTS
Vol. 1 - Non Technical Summary
Vol 2 Written Statement
Volume 2 - Cover, Contents and Preface
Abbreviations and Glossary
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - EIA Process
Chapter 3 - Site Selection and Alternatives
Chapter 4 - Description of Development
Chapter 5 - Planning Policy
Chapter 6 - Scoping and Consultation
Chapter 7 - Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment
Chapter 8 - Ecology
Chapter 9 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Geology
Chapter 10 - Ornithology
Chapter 11 - Cultural Heritage
Chapter 12 - Traffic and Transport
Chapter 13 - Noise
Chapter 14 - Socio Economic and Tourism
Chapter 15 - Other Issues
Vol 3 Figures
Volume 3 - Cover and Contents
Figure 1.1 - Site Location
Figure 3.1 - Environmental Designations
Figure 3.2 - Constraints and Opportunities
Figure 4.1 - Site Context
Figure 4.2 - Site Layout
Figure 4.3a - Typical WTG Dimensions
Figure 4.3b - Typical WTG Dimensions
Figure 4.4 - Typical WTG Foundation
Figure 4.5 - Typical Access Track Details
Figure 4.6 - Typical Met Mast Elevation
Figure 4.7 - Construction Compound
Figure 4.8 - Operations Building Elevations
Figure 4.9 - Operations Building Layout
Figure 4.10 - Operations Building Elevations
Figure 7.1 - Site Location & Study Area
Figure 7.2 - Landform
Figure 7.3a - Landscape Character
Figure 7.3b - Landscape Character (10km)
Figure 7.4 - Landscape Designations
Figure 7.5 - Wild Land Areas
Figure 7.6 - Principal Visual Receptors
Figure 7.7 - Core Paths
Figure 7.8a - Blade Tip ZTV with Viewpoints A3
Figure 7.8b - Blade Tip ZTV with Viewpoints A1
Figure 7.8c - CZTV Operational Gordonbush A1
Figure 7.9a - Hub Height ZTV with Viewpoints A3
Figure 7.9b - Hub Height ZTV with Viewpoints A1
Figure 7.10a - Landscape Character with ZTV
Figure 7.10b - Landscape Character with ZTV (10km)
Figure 7.11 - Landscape Designations with ZTV
Figure 7.12a - Wild Land Areas with ZTV
Figure 7.12b - Wild Land Areas with Gordonbush Comparative ZTV
Figure 7.13 - Principal Visual Receptors with ZTV
Figure 7.14 - Core Paths with ZTV
Figure 7.15 - Cumulative Wind Farm Locations
Figure 7.16a - Cumulative ZTV with Achany
Figure 7.16b - Cumulative ZTV with Braemore
Figure 7.16c - Cumulative ZTV with Creag Riabhach
Figure 7.16d - Cumulative ZTV with Gordonbush
Figure 7.16e - Cumulative ZTV with Kilbraur and Extension
Figure 7.16f - Cumulative ZTV with Lairg
Figure 7.16g - Cumulative ZTV with Rosehall
Figure 7.16h - Cumulative ZTV with Srathy South
Figure 7.16i - Cumulative ZTV with West Garty
Figure 8.1 - Statutory Designation Sites rfs
Figure 8.2 - Non Stat Designation Sites
Figure 8.3 - 2010 Phase 1
Figure 8.4 - 2010 Grazing Impact
Figure 8.5 - 2010 Sward Height
Figure 8.6 - 2010 Transects
Figure 8.7 - Phase 1 Development Site
Figure 8.8a - NVC North
Figure 8.8b - NVC South
Figure 8.9a - Otter Development Site
Figure 8.9b - Otter Construction Compound
Figure 8.10 - Water Vole & Pine Marten
Figure 8.11 - Ditch Blocking
Figure 9.1 - Local Hydrology
Figure 9.2 - Drift Geology
Figure 9.3 - Solid Geology
Figure 9.4 - Regional Hydrology
Figure 9.5 - Groundwater Vulnerability
Figure 10.1 - Bird Survey Areas
Figure 10.2 - Breeding Bird Locations
Figure 10.3 - Flights by Golden Plovers and Merlin
Figure 10.4 - Flights by Geese & Swans
Figure 11.1 Cultural Heritage Sites within Site Boundary
Figure 11.2 Sites with Statutory Protection within 15km
Figure 11.3.1.1-11.3.1.3 - Wireline from Balnacoil Hill Cairn (90 degree)
Figure 11.3.2 - Wireline from Balnacoil Hill Cairn (53.5 degrees)
Figure 11.3.3 - Photomontage from Balnacoil Hill Cairn
Figure 11.4.1.1-11.4.1.2 - Wireline from Kilbraur Hut Circle (90 degrees)
Figure 11.4.2 - Wireline from Kilbraur Hut Circle (53.5 degrees)
Figure 11.4.3 - Photomontage from Kilbraur Hut Circle
Figure 12.1 - Network Hierarchy within Sudy Area
Figure 12.2 - Count Site Locations
Figure 12.3 - Route Options & Sensitive Receptors
Figure 13.1 - Noise Monitoring Locations
Figure 14.1 Tourism
Figure 15.1 - Shadow Flicker
Vol 3A SNH Visualisations
Volume 3A - Cover and Contents
Viewpoint 1 Beinn Smeorail
Viewpoint 2 Loch Brora (south-west side)
Viewpoint 3 Brora to Rogart minor road south of Killin
Viewpoint 4 Brora to Rogart minor road north of Killin
Viewpoint 5 Strath Brora near Balnacoil
Viewpoint 6 Brora to Rogart minor road near Sciberscros
Viewpoint 7 Brora to Rogart minor road near Dalreavoch
Viewpoint 8 Craggie Beg
Viewpoint 9 Ben Horn
Viewpoint 10 Beinn Dhorain
Viewpoint 11 Hope Hill
Viewpoint 12 Track to Ben Armine Lodge
Viewpoint 13 Creag nam Fiadh
Viewpoint 14 Ben Bhraggie
Viewpoint 15 Ben Armine
Viewpoint 16 Portmahomack
Viewpoint 17 Ben Griam Beg
Vol 3B THC Visualisations
Volume 3B - Cover and Contents
Viewpoint 1 Beinn Smeorail
Viewpoint 2 Loch Brora (south-west side)
Viewpoint 3 Brora to Rogart minor road south of Killin
Viewpoint 4 Brora to Rogart minor road north of Killin
Viewpoint 5 Strath Brora near Balnacoil
Viewpoint 6 Brora to Rogart minor road near Sciberscros
Viewpoint 7 Brora to Rogart minor road near Dalreavoch
Viewpoint 8 Craggie Beg
Viewpoint 9 Ben Horn
Viewpoint 10 Beinn Dhorain
Viewpoint 11 Hope Hill
Viewpoint 12 Track to Ben Armine Lodge
Viewpoint 13 Creag nam Fiadh
Viewpoint 14 Ben Bhraggie
Viewpoint 15 Ben Armine
Viewpoint 16 Portmahomack
Viewpoint 17 Ben Griam Beg
Vol 4 Appendices
Volume 4 - Cover and Contents
Appendix 3.1 - Design Statement
Appendix 4.1 - Draft CEMP
Appendix 4.2 - Lessons Learnt from Gordonbush
Appendix 4.3 - Schedule of Mitigation
Appendix 6.1 - Scoping Opinion
Appendix 6.2 - Scoping Reponse Matrix
Appendix 6.3 - Consultation Report
Appendix 7.1 - Methodology for LVIA
Appendix 8.1a - Phase 1 & NVC Report
Appendix 8.1b - Phase 1 and NVC Communities (2014)
Appendix 8.2a - 2010 Mammal Survey Map
Appendix 8.2b - Faunal Survey Report
Appendix 8.3 - Assessment of Fish Habitats and Populations
Appendix 8.4 - FWPM Survey Report
Appendix 8.5 - Geographical Nature Conservation Assessment Criteria
Appendix 9.1 - Peat Slide Risk Assessment
Appendix 9.2 - GWDTE Assessessment
Appendix 9.3 - Peat Management Plan
Appendix 9.4 - Borrow Pit Assessment
Appendix 10.1 - Collision Risk Calculations
Appendix 10.2 - Bird survey periods and weather
Appendix 10.3 - Bird Species
Appendix 10.4 - Vantage Point Viewshed
Appendix 11.1 - Gazetteer of Archaeological Features
Appendix 12.1 - Abnormal Load Survey Report
Appendix 12.1 - Appendix B (Part 1)
Appendix 12.1 - Appendix B (Part 2)
Appendix 12.2 - Supplementary Abnormal Load Survey Report
Appendix 13.1 - Noise and Vibration
Appendix 14.1 - Gordonbush Wind Farm Case Study
Appendix 15 1 - TV Report
Appendix 15.2 - Windfarm Calculator V2.9.0
Appendix Fly Sheets
Volume 1 - NTS
Non-Technical Summary
Volume 2 - Written Statement
Preface
Cover and Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - EIA Process
Chapter 3 - Consideration of Alternatives
Chapter 4 - Description of Development
Chapter 5 - Planning
Chapter 6 - Scope and Consultation
Chapter 7 - Landscape and Visual
Chapter 8 - Ecology
Chapter 9 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Geology
Chapter 10 - Ornithology
Chapter 11 - Cultural Heritage
Chapter 12 - Traffic and Transport
Chapter 13 - Noise
Chapter 14 - Other Issues
Chapter 15 - Comparative Environmental Assessment
Volume 3 - Figures
Cover
Contents
Figure A1.1 - Site Location
Figure A1.4 - Proposed Varied Development - Addendum
Figure A4.1 - Site Layout
Figure A7.1a - ZTV BT VPs 40km
Figure A7.1b - CZTV BT VPs 40km
Figure A8.1 - Phase1 Habitat Survey Results
Figure A8.2 - Otter Survey Results 2013
Figure A8.3 - Otter Survey Results 2018
Figure A9.1 - Local Hydrology
Figure A11.2.4 - Comparative Wireline from Balnacoil Hill
Figure A11.3.4 - Comparative Wireline from Kilbraur
Figure A11.4 - Archaeological Features within the Site Boundary
Volume 3 - Wirelines
Cover and ToC
Figure A7.2 - Viewpoint 1 - Beinn Smeorail
Figure A7.3 - Viewpoint 2 - Loch Brora
Figure A7.4 - Viewpoint 5 - Strath Brora near Balnacoil
Figure A7.5 - Viewpoint 6 - Brora to Rogart minor road near Sciberscross
Figure A7.6 - Viewpoint 7 - Brora to Rogart minor road near Dalreavoch
Figure A7.7 - Viewpoint 8 - Craggie Beg
Figure A7.8 - Viewpoint 9 - Ben Horn
Figure A7.9 - Viewpoint 10 - Beinn Dhorain
Figure A7.10 - Viewpoint 11 - Hope Hill
Figure A7.11 - Viewpoint 12 - Track to Ben Armine Lodge
Figure A7.12 - Viewpoint 13 - Creag nam Fiadh
Figure A7.13 - Viewpoint 14 - Ben Bhraggie
Figure A7.14 - Viewpoint 15 - Ben Armine
Figure A7.15 - Viewpoint 17 - Ben Griam Beg
Volume 4 - Appendices
Cover
Contents
Appendix 8.1 - GBX Species Protection Plan - Otters
Appendix 9.1 - Borrow Pit Report
| About Gordonbush Extension wind farm | |
| Location | 9.5km north west of Brora, Highlands |
| Ownership | SSE |
| Proposed capacity | 38MW |
| Contact | Alan Greenwood 07342 142714 |
The variation includes reducing the number of turbines from 15 to 11, whilst increasing the maximum tip height of the turbines, from 130 m up to 149.9m. Increasing the tip height and rotor diameter of the turbines has the benefit of increasing the energy generation potential and efficiency of the site.
In February 2020 we hosted a Meet the Buyer event with over 20 local businesses and suppliers and discussed opportunities available to work on the Gordonbush Extension supply chain. This is part of our work to engage closely with the Scottish supply chain and to maximise opportunities available for local businesses to work on the extension
COMMUNITY
We recognise that our investments in new electricity generation benefit from the co-operation of the local community in a variety of ways, particularly during the construction phase. In recognition of this, our policy is to establish long-term funds to support community projects in areas where we are developing generation projects.
Please visit our Communities page for more information.