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Camilty Wind Farm
4.2.5 There are several isolated properties to the north of the site, set within forest to the south of
Harburn. There are also properties along the A70 to the east and south of the site, and farms
on the hill area to the south and east of the site. The closest properties to the site are shown
in Table 4.2, and on Figure 8.1 in the Noise chapter.
Table 4.2 Residential Properties
Property Nearest Turbine Distance from
Nearest Turbine (km)
Distance from site
boundary (km)
Crosswoodburn 1 0.88 0.52
Crosswood 1 0.88 0.69
Aberlyn 1 0.87 0.50
High Camilty 6 1.24 0.85
Halfway House 5 1.25 0.80
Brookbank 5 1.25 0.95
Harburnhead 2 1.27 0.73
Harburn House 5 1.52 1.10
Camilty Lodge 6 1.58 1.05
Parkview Cottages 6 1.69 0.97
Whistle Lodge 6 1.80 1.00
Over Williamston 6 1.97 1.36
4.2.6 Access to the site will be gained from the A70, along an improved existing forestry track, and
it is likely that vehicles carrying abnormal loads to the site will travel from Junction 4 of the
M8, the A801, the A706 through Whitburn, the A721 and the A70. A second existing forestry
track will also be upgraded to allow access to the site from the B7008 – however, this access
will be an alternative access for cars and light vehicles during the operational stage of the
proposed wind farm. No vehicles will enter the construction site using this second access,
and it will not be used by HGVs or abnormal loads.
4.2.7 Camilty Plantation is open to public access under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act (2003) and
the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. It has a small car park with an informal network of paths
and tracks.
4.2.8 Camilty is drained by a number of burns which flow through the site including Crosswood
Burn and its tributaries Shear Burn, Powfastle Burn and Kelly Syke. The site largely drains
into the Crosswood Burn either directly or from its tributaries. In addition to these main
watercourses, water is drained from the wider site via minor channels, which are shallow
troughs, most of which run parallel to the forest tracks. There are also a number of
ponds/water collection pools immediately surrounding the site.
Designations
4.2.9 The site itself is not the subject of any international or national designations.
March 2013 4-3 ES Chapter 4
Description of the Proposed Development
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