Camilty Wind Farm - Partnerships for Renewables
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Camilty Wind Farm Table 5.2 Targets for the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (%) By Date EU Obligation UK Target Scottish Target 2020 20 % 34 % 42 % 2050 - 80 % 80 % 5.3 Development Plan 5.3.1 Section 25(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 states that “where, in making any determination under the Planning Acts, regard is to be had to the development plan, the determination is, unless materials indicate otherwise, to be made in accordance with that plan…”. Section 37(2) states that “in dealing with the application made to a planning authority for planning permission, the authority shall have regard to the provisions of the development plan, so far as material to the application, and to any other material considerations.” 5.3.2 The Development Plan in this instance comprises: • the Edinburgh and the Lothians Structure Plan 2015 (ELSP) (approved 2004) • the West Lothian Local Plan 2009 (WLLP) (adopted 2009). 5.3.3 The Development Plan policies of relevance to the proposed wind farm are set out in Table 5.3 below. These policies are then summarised in the following paragraphs on a policy subject basis, focusing firstly on those policies specific to renewable energy developments and latterly on generic policies applicable to all developments. Table 5.3 Relevant Development Plan Policy Policy Subject ELSP WLLP Renewables ENV6 NWR20 to NWR29 Site Specific ENV3 NWR29 Landscape and Visual ENV1D NWR22, NWR27, ENV19, ENV20, ENV24 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage ENV1C, ENV1D NWR24, HER2, HER12, HER15 Ecology and Ornithology Forestry ENV1A, ENV1B, ENV1D, ENV1F NWR21, NWR23, NWR26, ENV2, ENV3, ENV4, ENV5, ENV6 ENV11, ENV12 Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Geology and Soils ENV1D, ENV12 ENV8, ENV15a, ENV16 Noise Access and Transportation NWR25, NWR26 TRAN2, TRAN3 Socio-Economic, Tourism and Recreation ENV1D NWR22, NWR26, ENV24, ENV28 Other NWR26, NWR28 March 2013 5-5 ES Chapter 5 Planning Policy Overview Copyright Partnerships for Renewables Development Co. Ltd 2013 ©

Camilty Wind Farm Renewable Energy 5.3.4 The ELSP policies on renewable energy were prepared in the context of National Planning Policy Guideline 6 (NPPG 6) Renewable Energy (revised 2000). NPPG 6 was replaced by Scottish Planning Policy 6 (SPP 6) Renewable Energy 2007 (2007) and its subsequent replacement Scottish Planning Policy (2010). 5.3.5 ELSP Policy ENV6: Renewable Energy provides that “development of renewable energy resources will be supported where this can be achieved in an environmentally acceptable manner.” It states that “local plans should set out the specific criteria against which renewable energy developments will be assessed.” 5.3.6 WLLP Policy NWR20 complements ELSP Policy ENV6 and provides that “the council supports the development of renewable energy schemes provided that the schemes are environmentally acceptable and the criteria set out in [the WLLP] can be met.” Those criteria specific to renewable energy developments are set out in Policies NWR21 to NWR29 and are discussed below on a policy subject basis. Site Specific 5.3.7 The site of the proposed wind farm lies within countryside as defined in the WLLP. The ELSP seeks to strike a balance between protecting the character of the countryside from development pressures whilst allowing some appropriate development. 5.3.8 ELSP Policy ENV3: Development in the Countryside provides that “development in the countryside will be allowed where it has an operational requirement for such a location that cannot be met [elsewhere] and is compatible with the rural character of the area.” 5.3.9 WLLP Policy NWR29 identifies the preferred areas for wind farm developments in West Lothian. The site of the proposed wind farm lies outwith a preferred area, the nearest preferred area being located within the Woodmuir Plantation and Pates Hill forestry plantation to the south of Breich and west of the Addiewell to Cobbinshaw Road. Landscape and Visual 5.3.10 The site of the proposed wind farm is located partly within the Pentland Hills Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV) and adjacent to the western boundary of the Pentland Hills Regional Park. Both the ELSP and the WLLP seek to protect these regional and local designations and their setting. The WLLP also seeks to ensure that developments do not result in unacceptable visual impact from important local viewpoints or road corridors. 5.3.11 ELSP Policy ENV1D: Regional and Local Natural and Built Environment Interests provides that development affecting Conservation Areas, AGLV and the Pentland Hills Regional Park or their settings will only be permitted where the objectives and overall integrity of the designated area will not be compromised or the social or economic benefits to be gained from the proposed development outweigh the interest of the site. 5.3.12 WLLP Policy NWR22 provides that “the council will resist any proposal for renewable energy development that will affect the character [or] visual integrity ... of both the Pentland Hills Regional Park and the wider area of the Pentland Hills in West Lothian.” 5.3.13 WLLP Policy NWR27 provides that “the council will resist windfarm developments that will give rise to unacceptable cumulative effects”. It presumes against any development that March 2013 5-6 ES Chapter 5 Planning Policy Overview Copyright Partnerships for Renewables Development Co. Ltd 2013 ©

<strong>Camilty</strong> <strong>Wind</strong> <strong>Farm</strong><br />

Table 5.2 Targets <strong>for</strong> the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (%)<br />

By Date EU Obligation UK Target Scottish Target<br />

2020 20 % 34 % 42 %<br />

2050 - 80 % 80 %<br />

5.3 Development Plan<br />

5.3.1 Section 25(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 states that “where, in<br />

making any determination under the Planning Acts, regard is to be had to the development<br />

plan, the determination is, unless materials indicate otherwise, to be made in accordance with<br />

that plan…”. Section 37(2) states that “in dealing with the application made to a planning<br />

authority <strong>for</strong> planning permission, the authority shall have regard to the provisions of the<br />

development plan, so far as material to the application, and to any other material<br />

considerations.”<br />

5.3.2 The Development Plan in this instance comprises:<br />

• the Edinburgh and the Lothians Structure Plan 2015 (ELSP) (approved 2004)<br />

• the West Lothian Local Plan 2009 (WLLP) (adopted 2009).<br />

5.3.3 The Development Plan policies of relevance to the proposed wind farm are set out in Table<br />

5.3 below. These policies are then summarised in the following paragraphs on a policy<br />

subject basis, focusing firstly on those policies specific to renewable energy developments<br />

and latterly on generic policies applicable to all developments.<br />

Table 5.3 Relevant Development Plan Policy<br />

Policy Subject ELSP WLLP<br />

<strong>Renewables</strong> ENV6 NWR20 to NWR29<br />

Site Specific ENV3 NWR29<br />

Landscape and Visual ENV1D NWR22, NWR27, ENV19, ENV20,<br />

ENV24<br />

Archaeology and Cultural Heritage ENV1C, ENV1D NWR24, HER2, HER12, HER15<br />

Ecology and Ornithology<br />

Forestry<br />

ENV1A, ENV1B,<br />

ENV1D, ENV1F<br />

NWR21, NWR23, NWR26, ENV2,<br />

ENV3, ENV4, ENV5, ENV6<br />

ENV11, ENV12<br />

Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Geology and Soils ENV1D, ENV12 ENV8, ENV15a, ENV16<br />

Noise<br />

Access and Transportation<br />

NWR25, NWR26<br />

TRAN2, TRAN3<br />

Socio-Economic, Tourism and Recreation ENV1D NWR22, NWR26, ENV24, ENV28<br />

Other<br />

NWR26, NWR28<br />

March 2013 5-5 ES Chapter 5<br />

Planning Policy Overview<br />

Copyright <strong>Partnerships</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Renewables</strong> Development Co. Ltd 2013 ©

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