Shetland Local Landscape Designation Review: Final Report

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8 Identification of Candidate Local Landscape Areas 8.1 The next stage of the process looks in more detail within the LCUs which make up the Area of Search. In order to move from character-based LCUs, to quality-based candidate Local Landscape Areas (cLLA), a two stage analysis was undertaken. The first stage identifies specific areas and groups of areas which perform well in terms of the evaluation criteria. The second stage involves applying practical criteria to produce suitable candidate areas for designation. 8.2 These two stages are described in detail in Section 3, and the findings are presented in Table 8.1. Shetland Islands Local Landscape Designation Review Land Use Consultants Final Report 44 October 2011
Table 8.1 Identification of cLLAs within the Area of Search LCU No. LCU Name Which parts of the LCU performs best against the evaluation criteria? Are there parts of the LCU that contribute to important composite landscapes? Application of practical criteria (coherence, size, other designations, boundaries) Conclusion 1 Burra Firth and Haroldswick 3 Belmont to Herma Ness 4 Baltasound and Hill of Colvadale The coastal parts of this LCU scored highly, particularly those within the NSA. The inland area around Haroldswick and Valsgarth does not have the drama of the coast, though the rarity value of this, Britain’s most northerly area, is recognised The northern and southern extents of this area were felt to be the most visually interesting, and are also the most accessible parts, viewed by many visitors to Unst. Belmont House and Blue Mull are significant features in the south, while Herma Ness and Muckle Flugga form a focal point in the north Several of the high scores assigned to this LCU can be attributed to the Keen of Hamar, and its unusual serpentine landscape which also occurs on the less accessible Hill of Colvadale. The area around Baltasound is more affected by modern development and has less scenic appeal 5 Balta to Uyea This area scores highly against a range of criteria, with particular value being assigned to the area around Sandwick and Colvadale, which scored highly for naturalness and scenic quality. The extensive relict crofting landscape of Colvadale also scores highly for rarity and rural pattern. The Uyea area was not considered to be of such high quality The peninsula between Burra Firth and Harold’s Wick stands alone, though the cliffs on the east side of Burra Firth have a strong relationship with Herma Ness in the NSA The relationship between south-west Unst and north-east Yell across Bluemull Sound is important. From Yell, Valla Field is a visual backdrop The Hill of Colvadale is important as the backdrop to the east coast of Unst. Elsewhere there are visual relationships with other parts of the wider Unst landscape, but the inland parts of the LCU do not contribute to areas of high landscape quality The bay between Mu Ness and Huney is a self-contained landscape, backed by the Hill of Colvadale. The south coast of this LCU has a relationship with islands to the south, but not with other inland parts of Unst The western edge is within an NSA. The north-eastern part of the LCU is considered to be a coherent area, with the B9086 as the most appropriate boundary feature, defining an area between the NSA and Harold’s Wick The northern area is within an NSA. The southern areas are closely associated with Yell, including the western slopes of Valla Field. This ridge line and the A968 form suitable inland boundaries The Keen of Hamar is a small area, and is already protected as a NNR at a national level. The south-western part of the area forms part of a coherent landscape between Mu Ness and Huney, with the ridge line of Hill of Colvadale forming a visual boundary. The eastern areas of the LCU are part of the wider Unst landscape The area between Mu Ness and Huney represents a coherent area of highquality landscape. Suitable boundaries were found in the ridge of Hill of Colvadale, which forms a visual edge, and along minor roads and field boundaries to the south The north-eastern part of the LCU is proposed as cLLA 15 The southern part of the LCU is included in cLLA 16, along with part of LCU 6 Gloup Ness, and a small part of LCU 2 Valla Field The south-western edge of this LCU is included in cLLA 14, along with part of LCU 5 The central part of this LCU, covering the east coast of Unst, is included in cLLA 14 along with part of LCU 4 Shetland Islands Local Landscape Designation Review Land Use Consultants Final Report 45 October 2011
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