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Forthbank Wind Energy Development
• The area to the west of South Queensferry along the Forth shore is considered not
to become affected by the proposed wind energy development due to the distance
and the orientation of the view.
• The Mentheith Hills (Loch Lomond and the Trossachs AGLV) is considered to be not
affected by the proposed wind energy development due to the distance.
Regional Scenic Area (RSA)
• It is not considered that the Campsie Fells RSA would be affected by the proposed
wind energy development due to the distance from, and the low position of, the
proposed wind energy development. The representative viewpoint is taken from the
Tomtain Hills which is described and assessed in the following section through
Viewpoint 22 - Tomtain Hill.
Natural and Cultural Heritage Designations
9.4.54 The designated areas, which include landscape-related planning designations and designated
features such as gardens and designed landscapes that have been identified in the baseline
study. Such receptors frequently have a particular character that may have contributed to their
designation, and this character can be influenced by the introduction of the proposed wind
energy development. The relevant natural and heritage designated areas are shown in Figure
9.4.
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
9.4.55 The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs AGLV overlaps with Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
AGLV within the study area. The Mentheith Hills (Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National
Park) is considered to be not affected by the proposed wind energy development due to the
distance.
Assessment of Effects on Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes
9.4.56 The Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes are shown on Figure 9.4 and listed on Table
9.7 in section 9.3 ‘Review of Landscape-related Planning Designations’, and have been visited
and assessed during the field study. All 5 Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes within
the 10 km radius ZTV zone were considered not to become affected by the proposed wind
energy development due to the surrounding woods which restrict views to the outside. The
remaining four Designed landscapes within the 20km radius ZTV zone, which fall within the
ZTV cover, due to the surrounding woods and distance, the expected effects were considered
not significant.
9.4.57 Effects on the settings of Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes are covered by the
Chapter 10 Cultural Heritage.
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