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
Tourism
Tourism
Attractions
(Visitor
Numbers).
Operational
phase.
Medium: There
are a number of
visitor
attractions in
Central West
Lothian with
theoretical
views of the
proposed wind
farm to have a
significant
effect on the
tourism industry
of the area in
general.
Small: The number of
tourist attractions with
actual visibility of the
proposed wind farm
would be relatively
small.The number of
people who feel
strongly enough
about wind farms that
it would deter them
from visiting these
tourism attractions is
also likely to be very
small.
Slight (not
significant)
- - Slight (not
significant)
Negative:
Some visitors
may be
deterred by
visual effects.
Tourism
Tourism
Routes
(Visitor
Numbers)
Operational
Phase
Low: There are
no signed or
promoted
tourist or scenic
routes within
West Lothian
Small: The length of
sensitive tourism and
amenity routes over
which visual amenity
would be significantly
affected would be
relatively small. The
number of people
who feel strongly
enough about wind
farms that it would
deter them from
using these tourism
and amenity routes is
also likely to be very
small.
Slight (not
significant)
- - Slight (not
significant)
Negative:
Some visitors
may be
deterred by
visual effects.
March 2013 15-30 ES Chapter 15
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