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single 75º arc of view; or ‘successively’, where the observer needs to turn to experience a
wider arc of view; or ‘sequentially’, where in the process of moving along a route, two or more
proposals are visible separately, one after the other.
9.9.13 The ZTV’s have been generated based on the maximum blade tip height of turbines at each
of the cumulative schemes and the proposed Camilty wind farm. The topographical model is
a ‘bare earth’ wire frame and does not take into consideration visually significant vegetation
or urban development. A single blade tip is sufficient to trigger the presence of a ZTV within
the figures. The figures therefore represent a ‘worst case scenario’ for the purposes of the
assessment in this chapter.
Pates Hill Wind Farm
9.9.14 There would be significant overlap between the blade tip ZTV’s of the two schemes, due to
their close proximity in the same fringe landscape of the Pentland Hills. The cumulative blade
tip ZTV is concentrated around the plateau and plains landscape of West Lothian, the north
facing slopes of the Pentland Hills, the peaks and upper slopes of the Tinto Hills and Upper
Tweeddale, mainly in South Lanarkshire, the Bathgate Hills, the southern shores of the Firth
of Forth near Queensferry and the landscape of Fife
9.9.15 Three further wind farms, which are at the application stage, would have similar cumulative
blade tip ZTV’s to the Pates Hill Wind Farm.
Muirhall and Extension, Blacklaw and Extension, Tormywheel and Upper Haywood Wind
Farms
9.9.16 There would be significant overlap between the ZTV of the proposed wind farm and the six
cumulative schemes to the south west of the site. The cumulative ZTV’s occur within the
plateau and plains landscape of West Lothian, concentrated in the fringes of the Pentland
Hills and the higher land around the Bathgate Hills, pockets of land on the north facing slopes
and peaks of the Pentland Hills, the upper slopes of the Tinto Hills in South Lanarkshire and
peaks within Upper Tweeddale, the shores of the Firth of Forth near Queensferry and
Dunfermline.
9.9.17 Six further wind farms, which are at the application stage, would have similar cumulative
ZTV’s to the six wind farms described above.
Wester Hassock, Greendykeside, Bartlett, Glenhead Farm, Nether Bracco and Land East of
Easter Glentore, Wind Farm
9.9.18 There would be moderate overlap between the ZTV of the proposed wind farm and those for
the six cumulative schemes to the west of the site. The cumulative ZTV’s occur as strips
associated with ridges within the plateau and plains landscape of West Lothian and Falkirk,
concentrated in the fringes of the Pentland Hills near the site and the higher land around the
Bathgate Hills, the north facing slopes of the Pentland Hills, the peaks of the Tinto Hills in
South Lanarkshire and parts of Firth west of Dunfermline.
9.9.19 Seven further wind farms, which are at the application stage, would have similar cumulative
ZTV’s to the seven wind farms described above.
Bowbeat Hill and Carcant Wind Farms
9.9.20 There would be very limited overlap between the ZTV for the proposed wind farm and the two
cumulative wind farms in the Moorfoot Hills south east of the site. Small pockets of land
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