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Camilty Wind Farm
Residential Properties
9.5.62 Four properties at Crosswoodburn, Crosswood, Aberlyn and Mid Crosswood are all located
within the Pentland Hills Regional Park. Crosswood is a two-storey detached property located
in woodland at Crosswood Reservoir. Views from Crosswood would be obscured by the
mature woodland planting.
9.5.63 Crosswoodburn is also a two story detached property. Oblique views of the proposals framed
by trees would be gained from this house. Turbines 1, 2 and 3 would be visible on the
extreme right of the view, forming a prominent addition. The magnitude of change in view
would be medium resulting in a Moderate effect, which is not significant. The effect would not
be Major due to the angle of the view and the partial screening provided by trees.
9.5.64 Aberlyn is a single storey property south of the site boundary on the driveway to Crosswood
Reservoir, approximately 0.9km from the nearest turbine. The front of the property is
orientated north towards the wind farm and occupiers would gain open views, between
mature trees around the property, of the turbines as dominant new elements in the context of
a landscape of commercial forestry from this elevation of the property. The magnitude of
change in view would be large and the effect would be Substantial, which is significant in
terms of the methodology. The property also has windows on the east and south facing
elevations from which the wind farm would not be visible. Mature trees and garden vegetation
to the sides and rear of the property would also heavily filter these views. The effects on
occupiers would be when using rooms at the front of the property and the front garden. In
views from rooms at the rear and sides of the property and from the rear garden the wind
farm would not be visible. Sufficient views from the property would remain unaffected by the
wind farm that the overall residential amenity of the property and the occupiers would not be
significantly affected.
9.5.65 Mid Crosswood lies in a small clump of woodland. The main façade of the building is
orientated to the south east away from the site. Heavily filtered, oblique views of turbines
from the other main façade would be gained through surrounding mature trees and over
intervening woodland. The magnitude of change would be small leading to a Slight effect.
9.5.66 The following six properties at Harburn House, South Lodge, Harburnhead, Haymains and
Whistle Lodge are located within Harburn Estate, which is listed in the inventory of Historic
Gardens and Designed Landscapes. An assessment of effects on the historically important
garden and listed buildings is contained within the Cultural Heritage Chapter 10. Harburn
House lies north west of the site boundary. Views of the proposed wind farm from the ground
floor of this property are likely to be obscured by mature trees within the estate. Views from
the second floor windows would continue to focus on the gardens and woodland within the
estate, however, glimpses of turbine blades may be visible during the winter when deciduous
trees are not in leaf. The magnitude of effect on views would be negligible, leading to a
Slight effect, which is not significant. Views from first floor windows could be categorised in a
similar way to either ground floor or second floor windows, depending on the extent of
intervening vegetation within the view.
9.5.67 South Lodge and Harburnhead are both single storey properties and lie within woodland.
Haymains forms a courtyard of single and two storey properties within woodland. Whistle
Lodge lies in woodland on the eastern side of the estate. Glimpsed views of turbines through
deciduous trees in winter and blade tips visible above tree tops throughout the year may also
be gained from these properties within Harburn Estate. The magnitude of effect would range
March 2013 9-62 ES Chapter 9
Landscape and Visual
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