Camilty Wind Farm - Partnerships for Renewables

Camilty Wind Farm
Receptor Effect Development
Phase
Sensitivity/
Importance of
Receptor
Magnitude of
Change
Level of
Effect (and
Significance)
Prior to
Mitigation
Mitigation Enhancement Level of
Effect (and
Significance)
after
Mitigation
Nature of
Effect
Employment
and the
economy
Direct local
employment.
Construction,
operation and
decommissioning
phases.
Medium: Local
economy has
capacity to
benefit from
contracts
associated with
the proposed
wind farm.
Small: The scale of
opportunities
associated with the
proposed wind farm
is expected to be
relatively small.
Slight (not
significant)
- PfR will seek to
use local labour
where possible
to maximise the
benefits to the
local economy.
Slight
(not
significant)
Positive:
Business/
employment
opportunities
may arise.
Employment
and the
economy
Indirect and
induced
employment.
Construction and
decommissioning
phases.
Medium: There
are a number of
businesses
which could
benefit from
providing
services to
contractors.
Small: Provision of
services would be for
a short temporary
period of time and
would be unlikely to
result in a detectable
change to baseline
business/employment
conditions.
Slight
(not
significant)
- PfR will seek to
use local labour
where possible
to maximise the
benefits to the
local economy.
Slight
(not
significant)
Positive:
Business/emp
loyment
opportunities
may arise.
Land use
Loss of
commercial
forestry land.
Construction and
operational
phases.
Low: There is a
large extent of
commercial
forestry locally.
Small: The scale of
commercial forestry
to be lost is relatively
small.
Negligible (not
significant)
- Direct loss of
forestry as a
result of the
footprints of the
proposed wind
farm will be
offset where
possible by
restocking
additional areas
in the vicinity of
Camilty Forest
where possible.
Negligible (not
significant)
Negative:
Loss of
income from
potential
future
harvesting
activity.
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