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Camilty Wind Farm
visible above intervening trees and heavily filtered through bare trees in winter from the upper
floors of the south east facing windows of Harburn House.
9.5.80 At night, warning lights on turbines would be largely obscured by trees within the estate.
Some filtered views of lights may be visible in water, when deciduous trees are not in leaf,
against a dark, unlit landscape. Effects on receptors would be Slight, which is not significant.
Viewpoint 2. A70 North East of the Site
9.5.81 The proposed wind farm would form a prominent addition to this mid-distance view across
rough grazing land and moorland. The turbines and anemometry mast would be clearly
visible rising out of cleared areas within the commercial plantation in the middle distance.
Access tracks and low level infrastructure are likely to be screened by vegetation retained
within the site. The corridor of the A70 would remain prominent in the foreground of the view.
The new development would be visible in the context of the existing wind farm at Pates Hill in
a similar landscape context, to the right of the view. The sensitivity of occupiers of vehicles
travelling towards the site would be medium. The magnitude of change on the transient views
would be medium, resulting in a Moderate effect, which is not significant.
9.5.82 This assessment of effects is based on a single point on the A70. Occupiers of vehicles
would generally experience a sequence of transient views within a journey. Sequential effects
as assessed at paragraphs 9.5.133 to 9.5.146
9.5.83 The aviation warning lights at the proposed development would be visible in the context of
the lights at Pates Hill and traffic on the A70, in a relatively dark rural context. The effect on
views at night would be Slight.
Viewpoint 3. A70 South West of Site
9.5.84 Views from this point on the A70 represent the first open views of the proposed wind farm
when travelling north east. The proposed wind farm would form a prominent addition to the
view directly ahead on the same alignment as the road. The gently dipping landform in the
middle distance and the mature conifers within the plantation would partially conceal the
bases of the turbines. The turbines and anemometry mast would be seen against the open
skyline as large scale features and a new focus in the view. Low level infrastructure at the
site in felled areas of forestry would be either concealed or barely perceptible in the view.
Occupiers of vehicles on this road would be of medium sensitivity to a medium magnitude of
change. The effect on transient views would be Moderate, which is not significant.
9.5.85 This assessment of effects is based on a single point on the A70. Occupiers of vehicles
would generally experience a sequence of transient views within a journey. Sequential effects
as assessed at paragraphs 9.5.133 to 9.5.146.
9.5.86 The aviation warning lights at the proposed development would be visible in the context of
traffic on the A70, in an otherwise dark rural context. The effect on views at night would be
Slight.
Viewpoint 4. Crosswood Reservoir
9.5.87 This near view would contain a new focus following the development of the proposed wind
farm. All six turbines and the anemometry mast would be clearly visible as prominent new
elements of development against the skyline, rising out of mature conifer plantation and
recently felled/replanted areas of plantation. The turbines would be well spaced within the
view, avoiding obstruction and allowing views through to the landscape beyond on the right
March 2013 9-65 ES Chapter 9
Landscape and Visual
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