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
andSignificance
after Mitigation
Nature of
Effect
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/employm
ent 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/emplo
yment
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.
Tourism
Tourism
Attractions
(Visitor
Numbers).
Operational
phase.
Medium: There
are a number of
visitor
attractions in
Central West
Small: The number
of tourist
attractions with
actual visibility of
the proposed wind
Slight
(not significant)
- -
Slight
(not significant)
Negative: Some
visitors may be
deterred by
visual effects.
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Summary of Effects and Mitigation