A Study of Landscape Sensitivities and Constraints to Wind

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Study Process .................................................................................................................................................................................................295. The Landscape Character Assessment ............................................................................................................35Landscape Classification.............................................................................................................................................................................35PART 2: THE LANDSCAPE TYPES: SENSITIVITIES AND CONSTRAINTS TO WIND TURBINE DEVELOPMENTLandscape Type 1: Open Downland ......................................................................................................................39Landscape Character Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................39Key Characteristics .......................................................................................................................................................................................39Landscape Value..........................................................................................................................................................................................41Landscape Sensitivity ...................................................................................................................................................................................42Constraints to Wind Turbine Development within the Open Downland Landscape Type ...............................................................46Summary of Constraints in relation to different types of Turbine Development .................................................................................47Landscape Type 2: Downland with Woodland.....................................................................................................49Landscape Character Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................49Key Characteristics .......................................................................................................................................................................................49Landscape Value..........................................................................................................................................................................................51Landscape Sensitivity ...................................................................................................................................................................................52Constraints to Wind Turbine Development within the Downland with Woodland Landscape Type ..............................................56Summary of Constraints in relation to different types of Turbine Development .................................................................................56Landscape Type 3: Wooded Plateau ....................................................................................................................59Landscape Character Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................59Key Characteristics .......................................................................................................................................................................................59Landscape Value..........................................................................................................................................................................................61Landscape Sensitivity ...................................................................................................................................................................................62ii
Constraints to Wind Turbine Development within the Wooded Plateau Landscape Type ..............................................................65Summary of Constraints in relation to different types of Turbine Development .................................................................................65Landscape Type 4: High Chalk Plain .....................................................................................................................67Landscape Character Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................67Key Characteristics .......................................................................................................................................................................................67Landscape Value..........................................................................................................................................................................................69Landscape Sensitivity ...................................................................................................................................................................................70Constraints to Wind Turbine Development within the High Chalk Plain Landscape Type ................................................................73Summary of Constraints in relation to different types of Turbine Development .................................................................................74Landscape Type 51: Scarp ......................................................................................................................................75Landscape Character Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................75Key Characteristics .......................................................................................................................................................................................75Landscape Value..........................................................................................................................................................................................77Landscape Sensitivity ...................................................................................................................................................................................78Constraints to Wind Turbine Development within the Scarp Landscape Type...................................................................................82Summary of Constraints in relation to different types of Turbine Development .................................................................................83Landscape Type 51i: Downs Plain...........................................................................................................................85Landscape Character Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................85Key Characteristics .......................................................................................................................................................................................85Landscape Value..........................................................................................................................................................................................87Landscape Sensitivity ...................................................................................................................................................................................88Constraints to Wind Turbine Development within the Downs Plain Landscape Type........................................................................92Summary of Constraints in relation to different types of Turbine Development .................................................................................92Landscape Type 6: Vales.........................................................................................................................................95iii
Page 1: North Wessex Downs AONBA Study of L
Page 5: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND USER GUIDEPAR
Page 9: APPENDIX 1: Membership of Steering
Page 12: Summary of Sensitivities and Constr
Page 15 and 16: North Wessex Downs AONB: Landscape
Page 17: PART 1:INTRODUCTION
Page 20 and 21: y the AONB designation. Renewable e
Page 22 and 23: • The section on wind turbine cha
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Page 28 and 29: 2.7. Arrangement - Single Turbines
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Page 33 and 34: Generic Landscape Impacts of Wind T
Page 35: ReferencesBritish Wind Energy Assoc
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Page 40 and 41: need to develop sustainable communi
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Page 44 and 45: Looking to the Future3.28. It is sp
Page 46 and 47: 3.34. Detail on each of these typol
Page 51 and 52: 4. METHOD STATEMENTIntroduction4.1.
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4.21. The judgements are made on th
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Figure 5.1 - Landscape Character Ar
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1. Open Downland
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• Few hedgerows and virtual absen
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Landscape Values• Strong artistic
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Key CharacteristicsLandmarks/Import
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CONSTRAINTS TO WIND TURBINE DEVELOP
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2. Downland with Woodland6Di5D6Dii5
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• Intricate network of rural lane
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Summary of Landscape Values: The No
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Key Characteristics• Numerous Bro
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Notes on Cumulative Development: It
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LANDSCAPE TYPE 3: WOODED PLATEAULAN
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LANDSCAPE VALUEIn the following tab
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Key CharacteristicsTottenham Park a
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4. High Chalk Plain6Di5D6Dii5C5D5F5
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• Unlike other parts of Salisbury
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LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITYIn the followi
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Key Characteristics• Views from t
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SUMMARY OF CONSTRAINTS IN RELATION
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LANDSCAPE TYPE 5i: SCARPLANDSCAPE C
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The following tables consider the k
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Key Characteristics• Intricate la
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Key CharacteristicsSensitivitiesSum
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Settlement• Largely uninhabited w
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Summary of Landscape Values: The No
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Key Characteristics• Extensive de
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Note: the summary of constraints in
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LANDSCAPE TYPE 6: VALESLANDSCAPE CH
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The following tables consider the k
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Key Characteristics• Steep chalk
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Key CharacteristicsSensitivitiescha
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7. River Valleys6Di5D6Dii5C5D5F5E6C
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• Linear and nucleated villages c
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Landscape Valuesstreams and rivers,
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Key CharacteristicsSensitivities•
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8. Lowland Mosaic6Di5D6Dii5C5D5F5E6
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• Network of ancient semi-natural
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Summary of Landscape Values: This i
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Key Characteristics• The woodland
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• in character area 8E the relati
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6. NORTH WESSEX DOWNS AONB: SUMMARY
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Summary of Constraints to the Diffe
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6.6. In conclusion, this study has
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APPENDIX 1: MEMBERSHIP OF STEERING
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Bush, Cllr SarahBuxton, Dr RobinCar
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Jackson, MattKaneen, CarolineKemp,
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Still, ElizabethTartaglia-Kershaw,
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APPENDIX 2: TYPES OF WIND TURBINETh
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The following organisations were co
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APPENDIX 3: REMOTENESS AND TRANQUIL
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The results indicate that the most
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