NatureScot Objection – Updated
NatureScot Objection – Updated This response should be read alongside the response dated 11th November 2025 which advised on the implications for Urquhart Bay Woods SAC and Ness Woods SAC. We have now added details from Annex A which details the impacts and further information required. • River Moriston Special Area of Conservation (SAC): This […]
Strathnairn Community Council Objection (Part 3/3)
Strathnairn Community Council Objection (Part 3/3) Here is the third and final part of the Strathnairn Community Council objection. This time the focus is on nature loss and regeneration works, and, the cumulative impact of developments to Loch Ness, the Great Glen and the wider area. 4.0 NATURE LOSS & REGENERATION WORKS ● In the […]
Strathnairn Community Council Objection (Part 2/3)
Strathnairn Community Council Objection (Part 2/3) Here is the second part (of three) of the Strathnairn Community Council objection, highlighting some critical issues. 3.1 ON CONCEALING & MISLEADING INFORMATION TO REDUCE LANDSCAPE & VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (LVIA) ● Tucked in the back of the wider report under ‘Additional information’ is amongst the most revealing of […]
Strathnairn Community Council Objection (Part 1/3)
Strathnairn Community Council Objection (Part 1/3) Here is the first part (of three) of the Strathnairn Community Council objection, highlighting some critical issues. Executive Summary We object to the above application on the basis of: ● Omissions to core information (drawings, timetables, visualisations etc) ● Misleading claims over efficiency of the development, how it is […]
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Objection
SEPA Objection Advice for the determining authority We submit a holding objection due to potential impacts on flood risk and peat and carbon rich soils. We will consider withdrawing this objection if the issues outlined in section 2.4 and 3.2 of this letter are addressed. Should the above issues be addressed we ask that the […]
The Wild Trout Trust – Objection
The Wild Trout Trust – Objection Please accept this formal objection to the proposal (Glen Earrach Pumped Hydro Project ECU00005121) in the Ness catchment. The repeated fluctuations of water level in the Loch as a result of the operation of the proposed pumped storage hydro are highly likely to be ecologically damaging, impacting many plant […]
NatureScot assessment of the impacts on River Moriston SAC and North Inverness-shire Lochs SPA – Objection
NatureScot assessment of the impacts on River Moriston SAC and North Inverness-shire Lochs SPA – Objection Thank you for the additional time to allow us to fully assess the impacts on River Moriston SAC and North Inverness-shire Lochs SPA. This response should be read alongside our response dated 11th November 2025 which advised on the […]
NatureScot interim response – Holding Objection
NatureScot interim response – Holding Objection This is a partial response produced at the request of the applicant; it includes our advice on most protected areas and nationally important nature interests that could be affected by the proposal with the exception of North Inverness Lochs SPA and the River Moriston SAC. In relation to this […]
Plantlife Objection
Plantlife Objection Plantlife is a global charity working to enhance, protect, restore and celebrate the wild plants and fungi that are essential to all life on Earth. We own nature reserves across the UK, carrying out conservation work, research and gathering data to inform government policy. We object to this application due to the negative […]
NESS DISTRICT SALMON FISHERY BOARD (NDSFB) – Holding Objection (Part 3)
Holding Objection (Part 3) – Technical Objection Summary Ness DSFB object to the Glen Earrach Pumped Storage Hydro/ ECU00005121 scheme on the following grounds: 1. Identification of multiple pathways by which wild Atlantic salmon migrating through Loch Ness would be adversely impacted, including, but not limited to those emanating from the River Moriston SAC. The […]