GLENLORA WIND TURBINE - Renfrewshire Council

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GLENLORA WIND TURBINE
The assessment considered impacts on landscape designations. It was considered
that the landscape impact within the character areas surrounding the site is
considered to be of low significance.
Landscape and Visual Impact
On assessments of visual effects it has been found that, the Glenlora wind turbine
may have a moderate visual impact on a few nearby views due to the number of
residential, i.e. high sensitivity, receptors that would experience these views.
However, as a single 84m tall turbine sitting on the southern slopes of a hill in an
area of rolling farmland, the development would be a simple, discrete feature within
the local landscape, without being dominant or overbearing on receptors.
From further away viewpoints, the visual impact of the turbine is significantly
reduced, both due to the distance to the project and visibility to the projects of Dalry
Community and Ardrossan that already exists in some of the views. On balance, the
visual impact within the study area is considered to be of low significance.
Overall, it is concluded that the landscape and visual effects of the Glenlora wind
turbine would be of low significance.
Cumulative Visual Impact
From the outline assessment of cumulative landscape effects it is considered that the
landscape has a high capacity to absorb the proposed single turbine development
without significantly increasing cumulative effects already influencing the existing,
intrinsic landscape character, composition and quality.
Overall, it is concluded that the cumulative landscape and visual effects due to the
Glenlora wind turbine would be of low significance.
3.5 Noise
Introduction
Noise can have an effect on the environment and on the quality of life enjoyed by
individuals and communities. The impact of noise can therefore be a material
consideration in the determination of planning applications. Noise impacts can arise
from three distinct areas of the wind farm development:
• The construction of the wind farm;
• During operation of the wind farm; and
• Resulting from increased traffic flow during the construction and operation
stages.
Guidance for assessing operational noise from wind farms is given in:
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