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to a small magnitude of change and a Slight effect, which is not significant. Viewpoint 4 is
located on the grassy slopes at Crosswood Reservoir. The slightly elevated nature of the
location and its close proximity to the proposals would enable receptors to gain open views of
all of the main construction activities at the site including turbine erection with cranes,
clearance of commercial forestry, construction of access tracks and borrow pits. The
activities would introduce a series of discordant and dominant elements into a view that
currently comprises commercial forestry and farmland. Walkers in this location are of high
sensitivity to a large magnitude of change. The temporary nature of the effects would be
Major, which is significant.
9.5.23 Views from the A70 at Viewpoints 2 and 3 would be gained by occupiers of vehicles travelling
either south west or north east on the main road. The construction site at Camilty Plantation
would be visible in both views, together with tree felling operation, access track and low level
infrastructure construction and turbine erection and cranes. The construction activities would
be prominent in transient views from vehicles in relatively close proximity to the site. The
works would form prominent elements in open, rural views. Receptors would be of medium
sensitivity to the medium magnitude of change resulting in Slight effects during the day and
Negligible at night, which is not significant.
Mid-distance Views
9.5.24 In views from locations at Viewpoints 5 Tarbrax and 15 Howden House only the high level
construction activities to erect the turbines, including cranes, would be visible above either
intervening trees or development. At Viewpoint 9, the Five Sisters and Viewpoint 10 Corston
Hill the elevated locations also enable lower level construction activities to be seen however,
the clearing of forestry and the construction of tracks and other low level infrastructure would
be barely perceptible at these distances of 5 to 6 km. The construction activities would form
minor, although immediately recognisable, temporary elements in views that would be slightly
discordant with the character of the receptors of high sensitivity. The magnitude of the short
term change in views would be small, leading to Slight effects on receptors, which is not
significant.
9.5.25 Receptors at Viewpoint 6 Woolford Cottages, 11 Harperrig Reservoir, 12 West Cairn Hill and
13 Craigengar are all receptors of high sensitivity. The residents at Woolfords Cottages and
walkers on the footpath near Harperrig would gain views of mainly high level construction
activities at Camilty Plantation in rural locations. Viewpoints 12 and 13 are from peaks within
the range of Pentland Hills. The elevated location would allow all aspects of the construction
activities to be seen including tree felling and access track construction, albeit in the middle
distance. The temporary construction works would form prominent and slightly discordant
additions to views from these four viewpoints. The magnitude of change would be medium
and the effect would be Moderate, which is not significant.
9.5.26 Residents within properties on the edge of West Calder at Viewpoint 8 and Addiewell at
Viewpoint 14 would experience a barely perceptible change in view during construction due
to the presence of intervening mature vegetation. The high sensitivity of these receptors and
the short term negligible magnitude of change in view would lead to a Negligible effect,
which is not significant.
9.5.27 Views from Cobbinshaw Reservoir at Viewpoint 7 to the west of the site would include high
level turbine erection activities and cranes beyond the large expanse of water. The
temporary works would be slightly discordant in the context of the Pentland Hills immediately
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