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Assessment of Level of Effects
11.2.44 The level of the potential effects on each VER is determined by considering the value of
each nature conservation interest and the degree to which it may be affected (the magnitude
of effect) by the proposed wind farm, i.e. by using Tables 11.3 and 11.4 above. These are
described as ‘very substantial’, ‘substantial’, ‘moderate’, ‘slight’ and ‘negligible’. This is
presented as a matrix in Table 11.5.
Table 11.5 Level of Effects Matrix
Magnitude
of Effect
Sensitivity
High Medium Low Negligible
Very Large Very substantial Substantial Moderate Negligible
Large
Very substantial or
substantial
Substantial or
moderate
Moderate or slight
Negligible
Medium Substantial or moderate Moderate Slight Negligible
Small Moderate or slight Slight Slight or negligible Negligible
Negligible Negligible Negligible Negligible Negligible
11.2.45 Some combinations of receptor sensitivity and effect magnitude may vary in the level of
effect depending on the circumstances, which is why some of the cells in Table 11.4 have
two levels within them. This allows for professional judgement to be applied when identifying
the level of effect.
11.2.46 Effects/residual effects (effects remaining once mitigation has been applied) determined as
‘slight’ or ‘negligible’ are not considered to be significant with regard to the EIA Regulations.
11.3 Baseline Information
Sources of Data
11.3.1 Data on the important habitats, flora and fauna within the study area were obtained from a
combination of scoping/consultation, desk studies, and field surveys conducted in 2011 and
2012.
Baseline Conditions
Designated Sites in the Area
11.3.2 Table 11.6 gives details of all the designated areas within 5 km of the site boundary and the
locations are shown in Figure 11.2. Consideration has been given to the potential
development effects on all these sites.
11.3.3 Further information on designated interests, citations and management statements for
designated sites are available on the SNH SiteLink website (http://www.snh.org.uk/snhi/).
March 2013 11-12 ES Chapter 11
Terrestrial Ecology
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