CityScope · Planning Updates
Application NES/26/00167/PPDM
Onshore Transmission Works Spiorad Na Mara Offshore Wind Farm Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Plans for onshore power transmission for Spiorad na Mara: multiple underground cables, joint bays, two substations near Stornoway, and new access tracks.
The record
- Reference
- NES/26/00167/PPDM
- Address
- Onshore Transmission Works Spiorad Na Mara Offshore Wind Farm Barvas Isle Of Lewis
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Category
- Renewable Energy, EV & Heat Pumps
- Impact scale
- 8/10
- Authority
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Timeline
- Received
- Validated
- Last scraped
- Record created
Additional application data
- Latitude
- 58.2935
- Longitude
- -6.4455
What is proposed
Plain-language summary
Plans for onshore power transmission for Spiorad na Mara: multiple underground cables, joint bays, two substations near Stornoway, and new access tracks.
As filed with the council
Construction, operation and decommissioning of onshore electricity transmission infrastructure associated with the Spiorad na Mara Offshore Windfarm, comprising: up to 12 electricity cables and associated transmission joint bays (TJBs) to the landfall point; up to two onshore substations (one located at landfall and one to the southwest of Stornoway); underground electricity cables and associated infrastructure connecting the TJBs and onshore substation(s) with the SSEN Lewis Hub; temporary and permanent access roads and tracks; and associated access, ancillary infrastructure and works. [Note: Representations to be submitted to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar by 12 July 2026 - see press advert]