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attention to the desirability of preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of therelevant designated area and should have special regard to the desirability of preserving aListed Building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which itpossesses.3.8.2 The SPP (Historic Environment) advises that development plans should include policies toprotect the setting of important sites that make up the historic environment. This includesancient monuments, archaeological sites, historic buildings, parks, designed landscaped. Inmost cases the historic environment can accommodate change (excluding archaeology) butthere will be some cases where the importance of the heritage asset is such that change maynot be possible. Development Plans should provide the framework for the protection,conservation and enhancement of all elements of the historic environment to allow theassessment of the impact of the proposed development on the historic environment and itssetting. SPP (Renewable Energy) advises that potential effects on the historic environment andbuilt heritage should also be considered, whilst the Scottish Historic Environment Policydocument sets out policy advice for proposals involving the historic environment.3.8.3 The SPP (Historic Environment) also advises that archaeological sites and monuments arean important, finite and non-renewable resource and should be protected and preserved in-situwherever feasible. The presence and potential presence of such assets should be considered.Where preservation in-situ is not possible, planning authorities should ensure developersundertake appropriate excavation, recording, analysis, publication and archiving before and/orduring development and professional archaeologists should be given access to inspect andrecord them. PAN 2/2011 also provides further advice and guidance on archaeological andScheduled Monument issues.3.8.4 Policies E8, E11 and E12 of the Adopted Local Plan seek to protect listed buildings andarchaeological sites. Policy ENV5 of the Approved Structure Plan also seeks to protect the builtenvironment. The SPG on Wind Energy advises that the historic and built environment shouldbe protected from insensitive and inappropriate forms of development. The Planning Authoritywill resist wind energy proposals that would harm built environment designations and areas ofhistoric significance including the landscape setting of historic settlements, important publicviews of these settlements and prominent public views from these settlements to thesurrounding countryside.3.8.5 The submitted ES has assessed the potential impacts upon the settings of ScheduledAncient Monuments, Listed Buildings, and Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes. The ESadvises that the setting of 'B' listed buildings was considered up to 3km from the site while highlysensitive receptors such as 'A' listed buildings, Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAM) andHistoric Gardens and Designed Landscapes (HGDL) were considered up to 10km away. Theanalysis also used ZTV data to assess the potential theoretical views of the proposed turbines.An assessment of significance of any direct or indirect impact on any site was considered aswas the magnitude of effect and sensitivity to define the overall significance of impact.3.8.6 Two sites noted on the National Monuments Record of Scotland were found within 200m ofthe proposed turbine locations and as such the proposed layout avoids these sites. One HistoricGardens and Designed Landscape (Raith House and Beveridge Park located 800m to the east)and 10 'B' listed buildings were situated within 3km of the site. Within a 10km radius of the site,34 'A' listed buildings have been identified (4 of which were also recorded as being ScheduledAncient Monuments). Six further HGDL's and 21 Scheduled Ancient Monuments were alsorecorded within the 10km radius. The ES advises that the majority of these sites are outwith the30