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Camilty Wind Farm
• Underground electrical and SCADA 1
substation switchroom;
cabling linking each wind turbine with the
• Creating a total of 2 watercourse crossings (see Appendix 13.3).
4.1.5 The actual footprint of each key development component is identified in Table 4.1 below.
Table 4.1 Development Component Footprint
Component
Area (ha)
Turbine and anemometry mast bases 0.0927
Crane hard standing areas 0.675
Substation compound 0.03
Access roads including upgrades of existing track 2.75
Temporary construction compound 0.25
Anemometry mast laydown area 0.1425
Turbine blade oversail area not covered by the development components 3.92
4.2 Site Description and Context
Site Context
4.2.1 The site of the proposed wind farm is located within Camilty Plantation, approximately 2 km
south of Harburn and 4 km south east of West Calder in West Lothian. The site is centred at
approximate grid reference NT 0561 5932, on Camilty Hill, as shown in Figure 1.1. The site
is owned by the Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS).
4.2.2 The elevation of the site varies between approximately 241 m AOD (along the Crosswood
Burn) and 289 m AOD (at the eastern edge, south of the A70). In general, the land rises from
the Crosswood Burn gently to the north and west, and more sharply to the east, where the
plantation crosses over the A70. The area within the proposed wind farm application
boundary comprises approximately 173.8 ha.
4.2.3 The majority of the site consists of plantation forest – commercially stocked Sitka spruce
plantation interspersed with large open clear felled areas. Some of this plantation has
recently been and is currently being felled as part of the current Forest Design Plan (as
shown in Appendix 4.1). A number of recently felled areas have been restocked with both
coniferous and broadleaved species.
4.2.4 The A70 forms the southern boundary of the site, and the B7008 the western boundary, apart
from where it is adjacent to Camilty Hill Roman Fortlet SAM (which is excluded from the site
boundary). The site is bounded to the north-east, north-west and south-west by plantation
forest and to the south and south-east by open hill area associated with Crosswoodburn
Farm.
1 Wind Turbine ‘System Control and Data Acquisition’.
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Description of the Proposed Development