Supporting documents - Renfrewshire Council

Council
Boundary
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Turbine
Location
GLENLORA WIND TURBINE
Figure 3.2.1 ‐ Core Paths Plan
NB – Plan not to scale – Reproduced from map 8, Core Paths Plan, Renfrewshire Council, 2009.
Path 21 utilises the track to the west of the estate and runs approximately 133m from
the proposed turbine at it’s closest point. Paths Loch 22 and Loch 23 are both minor
public roads which have been designated as core paths. Loch 22 runs along the south
eastern boundary and Loch 23 is 70m from the site boundary at its closest point.
Under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 the public have a statutory right of
responsible non motorised access to most land and inland water in Scotland, subject to
certain specified exempted categories of land, and to rights reserved to have other
areas of land exempted from access rights. Under this legislation access is not
restricted to paths and tracks. To date Renfrewshire Council has not exercised its rights
under the Act to exclude from the public’s rights of access, to any part of the Glenlora
Estate.
Current Land Use
The immediate landuse in the locality of the proposed turbine and the turbine site
itself is predominantly agriculture. The proposed turbine and associated access track
will take up a very small area and it is expected that the current use will continue
undisturbed.
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