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Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
9.4.58 The Mentheith Hills (Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park) within the ZTV is
considered not to be affected by the proposed wind energy development due to its long
distance from the proposal site.
World Heritage Site – Antonine Wall
9.4.59 The Antonine Wall does not belong to the landscape designations although during the field
surveys potential views of the proposed wind energy development were studied. It is not
considered that The Antonine Wall would be affected by the proposed wind energy
development due to the distance and its location within a built up area (within the ZTV).
Assessment of Principal Visual Receptors and Representative Viewpoints
9.4.60 Effects on views are the changes to views that result from the proposed wind energy
development. The assessment of effects on views is carried out in two parts as they were
evaluated in section 9.3 in the section ‘Principal Visual Receptors and Representative
Viewpoints’:
• An assessment of the effects that the wind energy development will have on views
from principal visual receptors, which are the settlements and routes found
throughout the study area; and
• An assessment of the effects that the wind energy development will have on a series
of viewpoints that have been selected to represent visibility from around the study
area.
9.4.61 Each of these parts of the assessment of effects on views has been carried out through
comprehensive site survey along with wirelines, photomontages and the ZTV, following the full
methodology described in section 9.2.
Assessment of Effects on Settlements and Routes
9.4.62 The section 9.3 ‘Landscape Character Types’ describes the character of the landscape units
together with an evaluation of their sensitivity to landscape change. Through the filtering
process the Landscape Character units are selected which would possibly have a visual effect
caused by the proposed wind energy development. The settlements and roads network
associated with the landscape character units are represented in the tables referred to above
in the section 9.3.
9.4.63 The effects on each of the landscape character units are assessed in section 9.4 ‘Assessment
of Effects’. The effects on settlements and routes on these selected Landscape Character units
which would possibly have a visual effect caused by the proposed wind energy development,
is assessed in Table 9.6-1 in Appendix 9.6. Several settlements were specifically represented
in the selection of viewpoints as is indicated in the table.
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