Item 8 AA Beauly Denny Update

This document contains a progress update on the Beauly to Denny transmission line project within the Cairngorms National Park. The project, which involved constructing a transmission line, began in 2012 and was completed in 2016. Following concerns about restoration efforts in certain areas, Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) agreed to a monitoring scheme. While the year three monitoring report shows some improvement, certain areas still require further work due to poor soil conditions and grazing. Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) acknowledges that further intervention and potentially an extension of the monitoring scheme may be necessary, and the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) officers will seek an agreement with Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) on additional measures, with findings reported to the Planning Committee.