Planning Documents
Planning Documents
Planning applications, consent and associated documents relating to the Coire Glas project are available to view on the Highland Council ePlanning Portal, accessible via this link here or by searching reference numbers below.
400kV Cable Tunnel
Proposal to explore the construction of a tunnel to accommodate the installation of 400 kV export/import electricity cables to connect the Coire Glas generating station to the national grid. This will include new access tracks, temporary compounds to be used during construction for welfare, parking, plant, materials storage materials processing, ancillary buildings and spoil storage areas.
Planning Application
Planning application submission for Construction of tunnel, tunnel portal & portal apron (tunnel inclusive of passing places, turning niches & refuge areas) to accommodate installation of 400kV export/import electricity cables to connect Coire Glas generating station to the national grid, including access tracks with surface cable trenching, temporary construction compounds to include but not limited to welfare, parking, plant, materials storage & materials processing, ancillary buildings & spoil storage areas.
Highland Council Ref: 25/03055/FUL.
Primary documents
Planning and Sustainability Statement
Biodiversity Enhancement Management Plan
Pre application consultation Report
Noise Impact Assessment: Construction Traffic
Tunnel Plan and Longitudinal Section Drawing
Elevations and Renders Drawing
Ventilation Building Elevations
Ventilation and Service Buildings – Floor Plan
EIA Volume 1 - Chapters
Chapter 1- Introduction and Background
Chapter 2 – The Proposed Development
Chapter 3 - Site and Surrounding Area
Chapter 4 - Legislative and Policy Context
Chapter 5 - EIA Methodology and Approach
Chapter 6 - Landscape and Visual Impact
Chapter 9 - Geology, Hydrology, Soils and Flood Risk
Chapter 10 - Traffic and Transport
Chapter 13 - Summary and Impact Interactions
Chapter 14 - Schedule of Mitigation and Monitoring
EIA Volume 2 - Figures
EIA Figures 1.1 and 1.2 - Site Layout Plan and Coire Glas Indicative Layout
EIA Figures 2.1 and 2.2 - Site Plan and Tunnel Site Plan
EIA Figures 6.1 – 6.6 - Landscape and Visual
Figures 9.1-9.8 Part 1 - Peat
Figures 9.1-9.8 Part 2 - Peat
Figures 10.1-10.3 - Traffic and Transport
Volume 3 –Appendices
Appendices 1.1 and 1.2 – Glossary and Expertise
Appendix 5.1 – Screening Letter
Appendix 5.2 – Screening Opinion
Appendix 5.4 – Scoping Opinion
Technical Appendix 6.1 – Description of LCTS
Technical Appendix 7.1 – Protected Species Survey
Technical Appendix 7.2 – National Vegetation Classification
Technical Appendix 7.3 – Invertebrate Survey
Technical Appendix 7.4 – Odonata Baseline Assessment
Technical Appendices – 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 Peat Landscalide Hazard Risk Assessment Part 1
Technical Appendices – 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 Peat Landscalide Hazard Risk Assessment Part 2
Technical Appendices – 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 Peat Landscalide Hazard Risk Assessment Part 3
Technical Appendices – 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 Peat Landscalide Hazard Risk Assessment Part 4
Technical Appendices – 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 Peat Landscalide Hazard Risk Assessment Part 5
Technical Appendices – 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 Peat Landscalide Hazard Risk Assessment Part 6
Technical Appendix 9.2 – Peatland Condition Assessment and Peat Management Plan Part 1
Technical Appendix 9.2 – Peatland Condition Assessment and Peat Management Plan Part 2
Technical Appendix 9.3 – Schedule of Watercourse Crossings
Technical Appendix 10.1 – Traffic Number Tables
400kV Cable Tunnel
Public Consultation Event Content
Search area for site boundary plan
Indicative site layout in wider context plan
Tunnel portal elevation and renders
Tunnel portal elevation and section
Proposal of Application Notice
Figure 1.1 - Search Area for Site Boundary
Screening Highland Council Ref: 24/04748/SCRE
Scoping Highland Council Ref: 24/04749/SCOP
Screening and Scoping
Figure 1.1 - Search Area for Site Boundary
Figure 1.2 - Search Area for Site Boundary - Aerial
Figure 1.3 - Indicative Site Layout (Above Ground Infrastructure)
400kV Buried Export/Import Electricity Cables
Proposal to explore the installation of 8 km of buried 400 kV export/import electricity cables to connect Coire Glas generating station to the National Grid and associated earthworks.
Highland Council Ref: 24/01459/SCOP
Screening and Scoping
Figure 3.1: Buried Cable Development Zones
Kilfinnan Road Upgrade
Proposed upgrades to accommodate construction of Coire Glas Pumped Storage Hydro Scheme including A82 junction works, temporary access road, new bridge, storage compounds.
Highland Council Ref: 23/05393/FUL
Planning Application
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): Non-Technical Summary
EIA 7: Geology Hyrology and Hydrogeology
EIA Technical Appendix and Figures
Chapter 1: Technical Appendices 1.1-1.4
Chapter 2: Technical Figures 2.1
Chapter 3: Technical Figures - Proposed Plans and Drawings 3.1-3.2
Chapter 3: Technical Figures - Proposed Plans and Drawings 3.3-3.4
Chapter 4: Technical appendices 4.1
Chapter 5: Technical Appendix 5.2-5.3
Chapter 5: Technical Figures 5.1-5.17
Chapter 6: Technical appendices 6.1
Chapter 6: Technical Figures 6.1-6.3
Chapter 7: Technical Figures 7.1-7.7
Chapter 8: Technical Appendices 8.1-8.2
Chapter 8: Technical Figures 8.1-8.5
Chapter 9: Technical Appendices 9.1
Kilfinnan Road Public Information Day
Scoping
Highland Council ref no. 22/05277/SCOP
Landscape and Visual Constraints Plan
Screening
Highland Council ref no. 22/02648/SCRE
Revised Coire Glas Pumped Storage Scheme
Highland Council ref no. 18/01564/S36
PLANNING CONDITION 9: COIRE GLAS PHASE 1 UPPER WORKS GROUND INVESTIGATION
SATISFACTION OF PLANNING CONDITION 10: APPROVAL OF DESIGN DETAIL
Figure 1: Upperworks Access Layout
Figure 2: A87 Junction Design Detail
Figure 3: A87 Junction Design Visibility Splay
Figure 4: River Garry Bridge General Arrangement
Figure 5: Woodland Designations
Figure 7: Protected Species Survey Results 2023
EIAR Appendices
Guidance on the Assessments of Mineral Dust Impacts
Outline of Noise and Vibration Management Plan
Bulk Noise Measurement Data and Central Tendancy Tables
Schedule of Watercourse Crossings
Hydromorphology Coire Glas and Kilfinnan Burn
Hydromorphology Interim Report
Borrow Pit Screening Assessment
Peat Landslide Hazard Risk Assessment
Fish Habitat and Population Surveys
Arctic Charr Habitat Survey Report
Allt a Choire Ghlais Freshwater Invertebrate Survey
Loch a Choire Ghlais Freshwater Invertebrate Survey
Ornithology Technical Appendix
Terrestrial Ecology Assessment Methodology
Transport Scenario for Spoil Extraction
Transport Scenario for Spoil Extraction (Revised)
Supplementary Guidance - Physical Constraints
EIAR Chapters
1: Introduction and Background
2: Consideration of Alternatives
4: EIA Approach, Scoping and Consultation
EIAR Figures
Figure 2.1: Access Track Alignment Options
Figure 3.2: Indicative Layout of Lower Reservoir Works
Figure 3.3: Indicative Layout of Dam
Figure 3.4a: A82 Detailed Viewpoint Position
Figure 3.4b and 3.4c: A82 Viewpoint
Figure 3.4d and 3.4e: A82 Viewpoint
Figure 3.5a: Ben Tee Detailed Viewpoint Position
Figure 3.5b and 3.5c: Ben Tee Viewpoint
Figure 3.5d and 3.5c: Ben Tee Viewpoint
Figure 3.6a: Kilfinnan Burn Detailed Viewpoint Position
Figure 3.6b and 3.6c: Kilfinnan Burn Viewpoint
Figure 3.6d and 3.6e: Kilfinnan Burn Viewpoint
Figure 3.7a: Aberchalder Detailed Viewpoint Position
Figure 3.7b and 3.7c: Aberchalder Viewpoint
Figure 3.7d and 3.7e: Aberchalder Viewpoint
Figure 8.2: Landscape Designations
Figure 8.3: Landscape Character
Figure 10.1: Sites Designated for Nature Conservation
Figure 10.2a: Phase 1 Habitat Survey Ben Tee
Figure 10.2a: Phase 1 Habitat Survey Coire Glas
Figure 10.2a: Phase 1 Habitat Survey Glengarry
Figure 10.2a: Phase 1 Habitat Survey Kilfinnan
Figure 10.2a: Phase 1 Habitat Survey North Laggan
Figure 10.2a: Phase 1 Habitat Survey South Laggan
Figure 10.3a: NVC Survey Results
Figure 10.3b: NVC Survey Results
Figure 10.3c: NVC Survey Results
Figure 10.3d: NVC Survey Results
Figure 10.3e: NVC Survey Results
Figure 10.3f: NVC Survey Results
Figure 10.3g: NVC Survey Results
Figure 10.3h: NVC Survey Results
Figure 10.3i: NVC Survey Results
Figure 10.3j: NVC Survey Results
Figure 10.3k: NVC Survey Results
Figure 10.3l: NVC Survey Results
Figure 10.4a: Priority and Sensitive Habitats Glengarry
Figure 10.4b: Priority and Sensitive Habitats Ben Tee
Figure 10.4c: Priority and Sensitive Habitats Coire Glas
Figure 10.4d: Priority and Sensitive Habitats South Laggan
Figure 10.4e: Priority and Sensitive Habitats Kilfinnan
Figure 10.4f: Priority and Sensitive Habitats North Laggan
Figure 10.5c: GWDTE Coire Glas
Figure 10.5d: GWDTE South Laggan
Figure 10.5f: GWDTE North Laggan
Figure 14.3: Superficial Geology
Figure 14.5: Regional Hydrogeology
Figure 14.6: Ground Water Vulnerability
Figure 15.1: Cultural Heritage
Figure 17.1: Noise Sensitivity Receptors
Figure 18.1: Dust Emission Sources and Receptors
Figure 19.1: Land Use and Recreation
Non-Technical Summary