Shetland Local Landscape Designation Review: Final Report

3.12 An interim report (June 2011) presented proposed criteria, which have since
been modified following discussion and initial fieldwork. Significant changes to
the evaluation methodology, between the interim report and this Final
Report, are noted below:
The term ‘typicality’ has been replaced with ‘representativeness’, to
better reflect the evaluation of ‘sense of place’, rather than simply
common landscapes.
The assessment of condition was found to be problematic, as it was
difficult to consistently assess the level of management of the landscape.
Following initial field work, the level of landscape management was not
found to be as important as intactness in determining landscape quality.
The condition criterion has therefore been omitted while the intactness
criterion has been developed further.
The interim report included a ‘value’ criterion, to be assessed through the
presence of existing designations. Following discussion with the Council,
it was decided that this would not produce a consistent evaluation.
Other designations have therefore been recorded as a non-ranked
criterion.
Shetland Islands Local Landscape Designation Review
Land Use Consultants
Final Report 8 October 2011