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Camilty Wind Farm
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose of this Environmental Statement
1.1.1 This Environmental Statement (ES) reports the outcome of an Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) of the proposed Camilty Wind Farm (hereafter referred to as the ‘proposed
wind farm’). It has been prepared to accompany an application for planning permission in full
to West Lothian Council to construct and operate a wind farm comprising six turbines at
Camilty Plantation (approximate grid reference NT 0561 5932).
1.1.2 The site of the proposed wind farm is located approximately 2 km south of Harburn and
approximately 4 km south-east of West Calder. The A70 runs along the southern boundary
of the site broadly fro east to west. The B7008 forms the western boundary of the site,
intersecting with the A70 on the south eastern tip of the site. The site location is shown on
Figure 1.1.
1.1.3 The site is owned by Scottish Ministers and managed by the Forestry Commission Scotland
(FCS). The site is part of the Scottish Lowlands Forest District.
1.1.4 The proposed wind farm will comprise six turbines, an anemometry mast, associated
infrastructure and ancillary development including access tracks and a control compound.
The proposed layout of the wind farm and its main infrastructure components is shown on
Figure 1.2.
1.1.5 The applicant is Camilty Wind Farm LLP, which is the legal entity set up for the sole purpose
of developing the Camilty Wind Farm. Camilty Wind Farm LLP is wholly owned by
Partnerships for Renewables Ltd (hereafter referred to as ‘PfR’), who act as, and will be
referred to as the developer for this project.
1.1.6 The proposed wind farm must be the subject of an EIA, the rationale for which is provided in
Chapter 2: The Environmental Impact Assessment and Scoping Process. Environmental
effects of the proposed wind farm have been studied systematically through an iterative
process and the results are presented within this ES. The ES informs readers of the nature
of the development, predicted significant environmental effects and the measures proposed
to protect and enhance the environment during construction, operation and decommissioning.
The statutory requirement for an EIA is discussed further in Chapter 2.
1.1.7 This Environmental Statement comprises four parts:
• Non-Technical Summary (NTS) – summarises the findings of the EIA in an
accessible way using non-technical language;
• ES Volume 1: Written Statement - detailing how the EIA process has been applied
to this scheme; describing the proposed development and how it has evolved and
reporting the findings of the EIA on each of the environmental topics identified through
the Scoping process;
• ES Volume 2: Figures – the figures to accompany the text in Volume 1; and
• ES Volume 3: Technical Appendices – technical material to support the text
presented in Volume 1.
March 2013 1-1 ES Chapter 1
Introduction
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