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Camilty Wind Farm
hand side of the wind farm. The blocks and strips of woodland which would need to be felled
to accommodate the turbines and access tracks would be barely perceptible in this view due
to the extensive area of retained forestry. Access tracks to turbines 2 and 3 would be visible
as a very minor addition to the infrastructure of Camilty Plantation. The sensitivity of walkers
at this location is high and the magnitude of change in view they would experience would be
large. The nature of the permanent operational change would result in a Substantial effect,
which is significant in terms of the assessment methodology.
9.5.88 Warning lights on turbines would be visible against a dark sky above vehicles lights using the
A70 and B7008, all of which would be prominent in a dark landscape. Lights within
settlements in the Lowland Plateaux and Plains beyond may provide some distant night time
context for the proposals. Effects on receptors would be Moderate.
Viewpoint 5. Tarbrax
9.5.89 In this open view from the edge of the settlement all six turbines would be partially visible
above the shallow plateau of moorland and the intermittent clumps of trees on the horizon.
The ridge of the Pentland Hills is sufficiently distant to the right of the view for the proposed
wind farm to avoid any interference with views of the landmark feature. The turbines and
anemometry mast would appear to sit in a moorland landscape beyond forestry at the fringe
of the Regional Park. The wind farm would encroach into this view as a new type of
development. However, the overall rural character would be maintained. Occupiers of
residential properties within the village would be receptors of high sensitivity who would
experience long term effects which would be small in magnitude. The change in view would
result in a Moderate effect which is not significant.
9.5.90 Lighting on the hubs of some of the turbines would be visible on the horizon. Vehicle lights on
the A70 may be intermittently visible through trees to the right of the view, providing a
partially lit context in an essentially dark rural landscape. Effects on receptors at night would
be Slight, which is not significant.
Viewpoint 6. Woolfords Cottages
9.5.91 The proposed wind farm would be partially visible in the distance above intervening
vegetation at the railway line. Blocks and belts of mature conifers either side of the view
would obscure two of the turbines and the anemometry mast. The proposed wind farm would
be visible against the backdrop of the Pentland Hills. It would form a minor although
recognisable addition to the view which would not change the overall character of the view,
which would still be largely rural. Residents at Woolfords Cottages are receptors of high
sensitivity and would experience a small magnitude of change. The effect on receptors would
be Moderate, which is not significant.
9.5.92 The warning lights on the turbines would be barely discernible above the intervening trees,
forming a very limited change in the view. The effect on receptors at night would be Slight,
which is not significant.
Viewpoint 7. Cobbinshaw Reservoir
9.5.93 The proposed wind farm would be visible as a prominent addition to this open view across
the reservoir. The turbines and the anemometry mast would form a new focus within the
backdrop to the view, potentially visible reflected in the water’s surface. The six turbines
would be visible immediately to the left of the Pentland Hills ridge and although not
overlapping, or directly interfering within the view to them, the proposed wind farm would
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