Renewables Library
 https://dpea.scotland.gov.uk/LibraryDetails.aspx?id=1
 The library contains a range of documents commonly referred as "core documents" which any party participating in these cases can use. Using the library as a reference means there would be no need to submit a separate digital copy of the document. To keep this library up to date, we need your assistance in notifying us of any required updates or replacements to the documents stored in the library. More information on the Renewables Library can be found on the Scottish Government website - https://www.gov.scot/publications/renewables-core-documents-library-2/
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Date Sent/Received Date of Publication Type of Publication Submitting Party Document Name Size
20 May 2026 27 May 2026 Documents NatureScot OR001 - Recommended bird survey methods to inform impact assessment of onshore windfarms (May 2025) 0.73MB (URL Details)
20 May 2026 27 May 2026 Documents NatureScot OR003 - NatureScot Guidance - Assessing the significance of impacts on bird populations from onshore wind farms that do not affect protected areas, March 2025 0.31MB (URL Details)
20 May 2026 27 May 2026 Documents NatureScot OR006 - NatureScot Guidance - The handling of mitigation in Habitats Regulations Appraisal - the People Over Wind CJEU judgement, April 2025 0.18MB (URL Details)
20 May 2026 27 May 2026 Documents NatureScot OR008 - NatureScot Guidance - Assessing the cumulative impacts of onshore wind farms on birds, March 2025 0.18MB (URL Details)
27 Apr 2026 28 Apr 2026 Core Document Library ECU EP068 - Renewables - Energy and Climate Change Policy - 2026 - Scottish Government - Overhead Line Standard Conditions - Draft 0.32MB (URL Details)
25 Mar 2026 26 Mar 2026 Core Document Library Nature Scot EC001- Renewables - Ecology - 2024 - CIEEM - Guidelines for Ecological Impact Assessment in the UK and Ireland 5.20MB (URL Details)
25 Mar 2026 26 Mar 2026 Core Document Library Nature Scot EC015 - Renewables - Ecology - 2025 - Scottish Government - Planning Guidance: Biodiversity 0.37MB (URL Details)
25 Mar 2026 26 Mar 2026 Core Document Library Nature Scot HHG017 - Renewables - Hydrology, Hydrogeology & Geology - 2026 - NatureScot - Advising on peatland, carbon-rich soils and priority peatland habitats in development management 0.90MB (URL Details)
25 Mar 2026 26 Mar 2026 Core Document Library Nature Scot EC003 - Renewables - Ecology - 2025 - NatureScot - Scottish Biodiversity List 0.12MB (URL Details)
11 Feb 2026 11 Feb 2026 Documents Scottish Government PP011 - Code of Practice for Handling Inquiries Under Section 62 & Section 8 of the Electricity Act 1989, Scottish Government, 2022 1.09MB (URL Details)

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