Shetland Local Landscape Designation Review: Final Report

Enjoyment .......................................................................................................................... 29
Cultural qualities ................................................................................................................ 29
Naturalness ........................................................................................................................ 29
Rural pattern ...................................................................................................................... 30
Views ................................................................................................................................ 30
Weighting ............................................................................................................ 40
Total Scores ......................................................................................................... 40
Area of Search ...................................................................................................... 40
8 IDENTIFICATION OF CANDIDATE LOCAL LANDSCAPE AREAS44
9 CANDIDATE LOCAL LANDSCAPE AREAS 53
Document Information .......................................................................................... 89
TABLES
Table 3.1 Evaluation Criteria ....................................................................................................... 9
Table 3.2 Evaluation questions and decision rules .............................................................. 10
Table 5.1 Landscape Character Units .................................................................................... 23
Table 7.1 Evaluation Scores ordered by LUC ...................................................................... 41
Table 7.2 Evaluation Scores ordered by total score ........................................................... 42
Table 8.1 Qualitative Analysis of the Area of Search ......................................................... 45
Table 9.1 Candidate Local Landscape Areas ......................................................................... 53
FIGURES
Figure 5.1 ..... Landscape Classification from Shetland Landscape Character Assessment
Figure 5.2 ......................................................................................... Landscape Character Units
Figure 5.3 ............................. Landscape Character Units and the Landscape Classification
Figure 5.4 .................................................................................. Cultural Heritage Designations
Figure 5.5 ................................................................................... Natural Heritage Designations
Figure 6.1 ............................................................................................... Landscape Designations
Figure 7.1 ....................................................................................................... Representativeness
Figure 7.2 ................................................................................................................................ Rarity
Figure 7.3 ......................................................................................................................... Intactness
Figure 7.4 ............................................................................................................... Scenic qualities
Figure 7.5 ....................................................................................................................... Enjoyment
Figure 7.6 ............................................................................................................ Cultural qualities
Figure 7.7 ..................................................................................................................... Naturalness
Figure 7.8 .................................................................................................................. Rural pattern
Figure 7.9 ................................................................................................................................ Views
Figure 7.10 .................................................................................................................. Total Scores
Figure 7.11 .............................................................................................................. Area of Search
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