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often be towards the site as this is why it has been included in the assessment. The landscape
character of an area is not, however, determined so specifically by the outlook over the wind
energy development, and there are many other considerations, both visual and perceptual, that
combine to give an area its landscape character. This means that the degree of influence of
the wind energy development will generally be less on landscape character than on a specific
view. Viewpoints are referred to in this assessment as they do give a useful indication of the
appearance of the proposed wind energy development from the landscape types, but the level
of magnitude of change may vary between the viewpoint assessment and the landscape
character assessment.
9.4.51 This is particularly true of areas that lie slightly further away from the site. In the close vicinity
of the site the magnitude of change on viewpoints and landscape character is likely to be
similar, but beyond this, the magnitude of change on landscape character is found to often
diminish more rapidly as the influence of the turbines is subsumed in the many other influences
on landscape character.
9.4.52 Direct effects on landscape character and fabric are related to the Lowland River Valley
landscape type and the Carse of Forth sub character unit only.
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