The project had already secured planning consent, meaning the site redesign needed to be carefully developed to accommodate the alternative technology while remaining fully compliant with the approved application. UTU worked within the existing consented fence lines, ensuring that the revised layout respected all planning constraints while delivering a functional and efficient design solution.

The site’s challenging topography added further complexity, requiring the redesign to be sensitively integrated across three distinct land benches. The layout was meticulously engineered to optimise space on each terrace, while maintaining safe and practical access throughout the site. Fire strategy requirements were fully considered from the outset, ensuring that emergency access, separation distances, and operational safety measures were seamlessly incorporated into the final design.

High-quality 3D renders formed a key part of UTU’s project delivery, providing a clear and accurate visual representation of the redesigned site. For large-scale infrastructure projects, 3D visualisation plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between technical design and stakeholder understanding, allowing complex layouts, scale, and context to be communicated with clarity and confidence.

These visuals were subsequently used by the client as a powerful tool for public engagement, helping local communities and non-technical audiences better understand the proposal and its impact. In parallel, the renders supported marketing and investor communications, providing a compelling, professional representation of the project that reinforced confidence in both the design quality and delivery strategy.

UTU delivered a bespoke videomontage to provide an immersive, narrative-led overview of the redesigned site and its wider infrastructure context. For large infrastructure projects, videomontages are a highly effective way of communicating complex layouts and connections in a clear and engaging format.

The film combined animated 3D views with contextual, drone-style perspectives to illustrate the site layout, access arrangements, and operational strategy. A key feature was the visualisation of the cable route back to the South Kilmarnock substation, enabling the client to clearly demonstrate the wider network connection for public engagement, marketing, and investor communications.