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Camilty Wind Farm
Nature Reserves (LNR), Wildlife Sites (WS), peatland and Regionally Important Geological
Sites (RIGS).
5.3.36 WLLP Policy ENV6 requires an appropriate level of environmental or biodiversity
assessment for any proposed development which could affect the areas subject to policies
ENV3, ENV4 and ENV5.
Forestry
5.3.37 The proposed wind farm lies within Camilty Plantation, a large commercially stocked Sitka
spruce plantation interspersed with large open clear felled areas. The WLLP identifies that
such plantations will provide a sustainable resource in the future, through restructuring, to
provide new recreation and biodiversity opportunities as well as timber.
5.3.38 WLLP Policy ENV11 presumes against “development[s] affecting woodlands and trees
unless there is a proven locational need and where a sustainable environmental gain through
replacement and additional tree planting appropriate to the areas is provided.”
5.3.39 WLLP Policy ENV12 provides that “woodland planting and the sustainable management of
existing woodlands and groups of trees ...will be required for development proposals in the
countryside which are acceptable in planning terms.”
Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Geology and Soils
5.3.40 The ELSP and the WLLP seek to ensure that new developments do not result in adverse
effects on the water environment.
5.3.41 ELSP Policy ENV1D: Regional and Local Natural and Built Environment Interests
provides that “development [affecting peatland and water supply catchment] areas, or their
settings, will only be permitted where ... [t]he 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 conservation or other interest of the site.”
5.3.42 ELSP Policy ENV12: Water Management and Flooding provides that “[d]evelopment,
individually and/or cumulatively, that may lead to a significant increase in the risk of flooding,
or that may itself be at risk of flooding, should not be permitted.”
5.3.43 WLLP Policy ENV8 requires a soil assessment on all Greenfield development sites over 1
hectare in relation to their sustainable re-use for landscape, habitat creation and open space
provision and for their capacity to absorb water.
5.3.44 WLLP Policy ENV15a presumes against “development which could result in the deterioration
of a water body below the status required by the [Water Framework] Directive.”
5.3.45 WLLP Policy ENV16 requires that opportunities for biodiversity enhancement and landscape
creation are addressed in Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) for large
development sites.
Noise
5.3.46 WLLP Policy NWR25 requires that “if, following the commissioning of any windfarm
development there remains ... a residual noise intrusion at any dwellinghouse, the council will
expect that further remediation measures are taken to protect the residential amenity of
affected properties.”
March 2013 5-9 ES Chapter 5
Planning Policy Overview
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