See the Highland Council website at http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourenvironment/planning/developmentplans/developmentplanpolicyguidance/windenergyspg.htm for more information
The Highland Council has produced Draft Supplementary Guidance for Onshore Wind Energy for public consultation. This planning document supplements the Highland wide Local Development Plan. It will replace parts of the Highland Renewable Energy Strategy and Planning Guidelines (2006). The deadline for comments is 5pm on Friday 24 June 2011.
The consultation document is available below
Consulation Document
Landscape and Visual Issues
One of the considerations for wind energy developments is the impact of such development on landscape and views, including cumulative impacts. The Council has therefore undertaken work to develop policy and guidance content on landscape and visual matters. This is a matter on which Strathpeffer Community Council has a particular interest.
Preparation of the Draft Supplementary Guidance has been informed by an assessment of landscape sensitivity to wind turbine development in Highland, undertaken by Macaulay Scientific Consulting Limited with a Client Steering Group including representatives from the Council, the Cairngorms National Park Authority and Scottish Natural Heritage. This report is therefore a technical background paper. The study was carried out for use at a strategic level and does not provide the assessment of individual windfarm sites. The Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment of a specific windfarm proposal will normally require identification of, and analysis for, additional visual receptors in order to consider specific impacts at a local level. The consultant’s report is available below:
If you have any questions, please contact the Development Plans Team on 01463 702259 or ku.vog.dnalhgih|snalpved#ku.vog.dnalhgih|snalpved
If you would like to make any comments on the draft supplementary guidance please do so in writing by 5pm on Friday 24 June 2011 using the details below:
By email to: ku.vog.dnalhgih|snalpved#ku.vog.dnalhgih|snalpved
By post to: Director of Planning and Development, Planning and Development Service, The Highland Council, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5NX
By fax to: (01463) 702298
