Camilty Wind Farm - Partnerships for Renewables

Camilty Wind Farm
Landscape Types
in The LLCA 1998
Landscape
Character Areas in
the LLCA 1998
Landscape Types
in this WL-LCA
2011
Landscape Units in this WL-
LCA 2011
7(iv) West Calder Burn / Breich
& Harwood Waters
Coastal Margins 26 Linlithgow /
Queensferry
Farmlands
8 Lowland Hill
Fringes
9 Coastal Margins
8(i) Linlithgow Fringe
8(ii) Bathgate Fringe
9(i) West Lothian Coastal
Farmlands
9(ii) West Lothian Coastal Hills
9.3.38 The capacity study divides the North-West Pentland Fringe character area identified in the
LLCA into three separate units including 2(ii) Upland Hill Fringes
Gladsmuir/Woodmuir/Camilty Fringe in which the site is located.
9.3.39 The second stage of the study identified the sensitivity of the landscape character areas to a
variety of wind farm development scenarios including the following;
Table 9.11
Turbine Group
Single Turbine
Small Wind Farm
Medium Wind Farm
Large Wind Farm
Extensions to existing wind farms
1 turbine
2-7 turbines
8-20 turbines
21+ turbines
Turbine Heights
51-80 m approximately
81-100 m approximately
101-130 m+ approximately
9.3.40 The second stage was divided into six steps as follows:
Step One
9.3.41 The identification of landscape units of the highest sensitivity included qualities of wildness/
tranquillity/remoteness, extremely limited evidence of development, the presence of
important cultural heritage features and landscapes with rare or unusual characteristics.
Step Two
9.3.42 An assessment of the sensitivity of all other landscape units included landscape criteria of
scale, openness, landform and landcover and variety.
9.3.43 Following the assessment of landscape character in Steps one and two, units were assigned
a level of sensitivity to wind energy development. Unit 2(ii) in which the site is located was
assigned an overall Medium level of sensitivity, which is the lowest level identified within the
study.
Step Three
9.3.44 This included the identification of landmark landscape features considered important in West
Lothian and the area representing the key setting of each feature which should be protected.
The proposed wind farm site does not lie within either of the two features or their defined
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