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Forthbank Wind Energy Development
of 20 kilometres have been considered as beyond this distance cumulative effects are unlikely
to be significant. Advice from Scottish Natural Heritage Guidance on the Cumulative Effects of
Windfarms 2005 notes that An assessment of cumulative effects associated with a specific
development proposal should be limited to the effects of the proposal in combination with:
• existing development, either built or under construction;
• approved development, awaiting implementation; and
• proposals awaiting determination within the planning process, and thus for which
design information is in the public domain. Proposals and design information may be
deemed to be in the public domain once an application has been lodged, and the
decision-making authority has formally registered the application.
10.5.2 The guidance (paragraph 19) goes on to note that cumulative assessment should normally be
limited to the categories set out in paragraph 18.
10.5.3 On this basis, wind energy developments (excluding those in scoping) within a 20 kilometres
radius of the proposed wind energy development are assessed and shown in Table 10.42,
below:
Table 10.42 Wind Energy Developments within 20km of the Application Area
Wind energy
development
LCU
Grid Ref.
(approx.)
Distance to
Forthbank
(approx.)
No. of
turbines
Installed
Greenknowes Ochil Hills NN 968 075 16km 18 95
Earlsburn Fintry, Gargunnock and Touch Hills NS 703 897 20km 14 115
ASDA depot, New Denny/Falkirk Urban Fringe NS 901 820 9km 1 120
Bankside Ind' Estate
Craigengelt Fintry, Gargunnock and Touch Hills NS 724 866 17km 8 125
Burnfoot Hill Ochil Hills NN 905 035 10km 13 102
Application
Muirpark Fintry, Gargunnock and Touch Hills NS 736 875 16km 11 127
Height
to tip
(m)
10.5.4 Greenknowes is located some 16 kilometres north of the proposed wind energy development.
The combined ZVI with the proposed Greenknowes development is shown on Figure CZTV
9.2. This indicates that none of the area within 3 kilometre radius and little of the area within a
10 kilometre radius of the proposed wind energy development would lie within the combined
ZTV. The combined the cumulative effect is likely to be negligible.
10.5.5 Earlsburn is located some 20 kilometres west of the proposed wind energy development. The
combined ZVI with the proposed Earlsburn development is shown on Figure CZTV 9.4. This
indicates that much of the area within a 3 kilometre radius of the proposed wind energy
development would lie within the combined ZTV. Given the distance between the proposed
Earlsburn development and the proposed wind energy development however, the cumulative
effect is unlikely to be significant.
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