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Camilty Wind Farm
anticipated that West Lothian Council (WLC) would also require their own controls over the
works (e.g. by limiting working hours).
8.2.20 The potential effects of construction vibration have been scoped out of this assessment as
the separation distances are considered too large to result in any perceptible effects.
Operational Noise
8.2.21 Operational noise from the development has been predicted and assessed in accordance
with the guidance set out in ETSU-R-97 The assessment and rating of noise from wind farms
and other relevant advice.
8.2.22 Operational noise both from the proposed scheme as an individual entity and cumulatively,
considering the effects of other proposed wind energy schemes in the vicinity, has been
considered in this Chapter.
8.2.23 For the purposes of this assessment the following significance criteria have been adopted:
• Predicted scheme or cumulative wind turbine noise levels that comply with the ETSU-
R-97 derived quiet day and night time limits are considered not to be significant;
• Predicted scheme or cumulative wind turbine noise levels that exceed the ETSU-R-97
derived quiet day and night time limits are considered to be significant.
8.2.24 Only those likely effects considered significant are material to this assessment.
Operational Vibration
8.2.25 Due to the large distances between the turbine locations and the closest identified noise
sensitive dwellings, the potential effects of operational vibration have been scoped out of this
assessment.
8.3 Baseline
Consultation
8.3.1 Consultation has been undertaken with the Environmental Health Officer (EHO) for West
Lothian Council (WLC).
8.3.2 This consultation was particularly important for the purposes of agreeing standards and
methodology for assessment, including establishing baseline conditions at the closest
identified dwellings to the proposed development.
8.3.3 Environmental Statements (ES) for Harburnhead and Fauch Hill wind farms have previously
been submitted to WLC. These wind farms are in close proximity to the proposed wind farm,
lying to the west and south east respectively. The baseline noise surveys for these two
proposed developments have a significant degree of overlap with the area to be considered
for the proposed wind farm at Camilty. It was therefore agreed with the EHO that the
prevailing quiet day and night time levels used to inform these ES chapters and derived from
the baseline noise surveys at the following properties would be adopted against which to
assess the operational effects of the proposed wind farm at Camilty:
• Harburnhead to the west (Harburnhead ES);
• Aberlyn to the south (Harburnhead ES);
• Halfwayhouse to the east (Fauch Hill ES).
March 2013 8-4 ES Chapter 8
Noise
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