Camilty Wind Farm - Partnerships for Renewables

Camilty Wind Farm
LCT/LCA
Coastal
Braes –
Charlestown
, Limekilns,
Rosyth,
North
Queensferry
, Inverkeith,
Dalgety Bay,
Aberdour
and
Bruntisland
Coastal Hills
Landscape Character Area - Description and extent within the study area
woodlands, shelterbelts, and mature parkland trees.
The dominant east-west route of the M9 motorway, and the main Edinburgh to
Glasgow railway line, which bisect the area are part of a busy transport network which
disrupt the rural character of the farmland and estate landscapes.
Towards the southern edge of the area plateautopped shale bings which lie between
the brick cottages of Winchburgh and Broxburn will remain powerful visual features.
The tranquil, wide-reaching views of the coast are almost always dominated by the
striking structures of the road and rail bridges.
The prominent, steep sided coastal braes are mainly wooded, giving the unusual
appearance, from a distance, of wooded cliffs. At the foot of the braes there are raised
beaches or wave cut platforms which form long, linear strips of land above the
beaches, some with small peninsulas of open space projecting seaward.
A series of hills, mainly located above the coastal braes, which slope gradually
towards the Firth of Forth offering panoramic views of the estuary. Characterised by
large, regular, open, arable landscapes with linear shelterbelts and policy plantings
and some fine designed landscapes these hills have a strong coastal character and
mark the transition between coastal and landward areas of the District sharing the
characteristics of both.
URBAN TYPES
Livingston
Edinburgh
Today, the city of Edinburgh lies contained between the Firth of Forth to the north and
the Pentland Hills to the south, whilst it slowly expands into its fertile farmed hinterland
to the east and west. The long streets, gently rising and falling across the rolling
ridges, provide extensive views out from the city to distant Fife and the Pentland Hills.
These fine aspects create a strong sense of openness, reinforced by the many parks
and gardens woven into the refined and formal fabric of the townscape. Edinburgh’s
city centre demonstrates this in microcosm, with Arthur’s Seat, the Castle Rock and
Calton Hill forming prominent focal points, while Princes Street Gardens create a most
generous and gracious open space.
Dunfermline
Visual Receptors
Zone of Theoretical Visibility
9.3.55 In order to determine available views and hence assess visual receptors and the visual
amenity, a Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) has been mapped. The ZTV is the theoretical
area from which part or all of the proposed wind farm would be potentially visible and broadly
defines the study area for both the character and visual assessment. The proposed ZTV is
presented in Figures 9.3 to 9.6 and at a larger scale in combination with landscape
designations within Figure 9.12 sheets 1 to 30.
9.3.56 The ZTV for the proposal is relatively limited due to the presence of significant upland areas
in the south and south eastern sections of the study area. The linear ridge of the Pentland
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