Shaping Pentland through evidence
Planning, consultation, environmental assessment and ongoing survey work have played an important role in shaping the Pentland project.
As the project has progressed, new evidence and developments in project design have enabled the proposals to be refined while maintaining Pentland’s planned generating capacity of around 100MW.
Offshore consents
Pentland’s offshore consents application was approved by Scottish Ministers in June 2023, allowing construction and operation of the project with a capacity of around 100MW.
Ongoing survey work and advances in project design subsequently enabled the offshore proposals to be refined.
Changes to Pentland’s offshore consents were approved in 2024, allowing the project to use fewer turbines within a smaller area while maintaining the same generating capacity.
Onshore planning
Planning permission in principle for Pentland’s onshore infrastructure was granted by The Highland Council in January 2023.
The onshore proposals include the project’s landfall, cable infrastructure, substation and connection into the electricity network at Dounreay
Supporting application documents are available through Pentland’s Document Library and The Highland Council’s Consent Portal.
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