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Small pockets of land on the north facing slopes of the Pentland Hills in the vicinity of the site
and to the north near Edinburgh would be affected. Scattered pockets of land within Fife
would also lie within the cumulative ZTV.
9.9.30 One further wind farm, which is at the application stage, would have a similar cumulative ZTV
to the three wind farms described above.
Clyde Wind Farm
9.9.31 There would be a limited amount of overlap between the ZTV’s for the two schemes. The
Clyde Wind Farm will be located to the south on the fringes of the 35 km study area. High
land on the southern fringes of the Pentland Hills, the Tinto Hills, Upper Tweeddale and
higher land along the corridor of the M74 and around Forth in South Lanarkshire.
9.9.32 One further wind farm, which is at the application stage, would have a similar cumulative ZTV
to the wind farm described above.
Other Wind Farms at Application Stage
9.9.33 Several further wind farms at application stage are located within the study area and would
have cumulative ZTV’s with the proposed development, which are different to the schemes
described above.
9.9.34 The Baddinsgill Gamekeepers Cottage scheme is located to the south east of the proposal
site within the Pentland Hills. The location of the wind farm between the two main parallel
ridges would limit the ZTV to some peaks within the Pentland Hills, Upper Tweeddale, Tinto
Hills and upland areas within South Lanarkshire and a small area of Fife.
9.9.35 The Ormiston Wind Farm would be located north of Corston Hill on the fringes of Livingston
to the north east of the proposal site. The cumulative ZTV would extend over the plateau and
plains of West Lothian and Edinburgh to the shores of the Firth of Forth, areas of Fife and the
north facing slopes of the northern half of the Pentland Hills.
9.9.36 A cluster of six wind farms to the south west of the site in South Lanarkshire would result in a
moderate amount of ZTV overlap. The broken area of cumulative ZTV would coincide with
peaks and southern fringes of the Pentland Hills, higher land around Lanark and the Tinto
Hills and peaks within hills extending east to the Upper Tweeddale area.
9.9.37 The area of the landscape which lies within an overlap of the greatest number of ZTV’s are
the plains and plateau landscapes of West Lothian, the peaks and north facing slopes of the
Pentland Hills and higher land within South Lanarkshire including the Tinto Hills.
Cumulative Viewpoint Analysis
9.9.38 Cumulative visual effects have also been assessed based on eight key viewpoints of the 26
locations taken through the assessment stage (see Figures at 9.19, 1 to 32). The cumulative
wind farm schemes would be visible in combination with the proposed wind farm either in the
same field of view or successively if the receptor turns through 360 degrees.
Viewpoint 2. A70 North East of Site
9.9.39 In this near view travelling on the A70, the only existing visible wind farm would be at Pates
Hill, which would form a very minor element in the view to the west above the conifer
plantations. Other existing and consented wind farms to the west and north west are more
distant; and are likely to be largely obscured by intervening vegetation. The addition of
schemes in planning at Harburnhead and Pearie Law to the west, visible behind the Camilty
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Landscape and Visual
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