The Strategic Landscape Capacity for Windfarms
This study, completed by Ironside Farrar on behalf of Aberdeenshire Council and SNH provides an authoritative view on the capacity of the Aberdeenshire Landscape to accommodate wind turbines. A key to the landscape character areas is provided at the bottom of the page
- Section 1 Introduction ASLC Assessment March 2014 (PDF 3.2MB)
- Section 3 Landscape Baseline ASLC Assessment Maps March 2014 part A (PDF 9.6MB)
- Section 3 Landscape Baseline ASLC Assessment Maps March 2014 part B (PDF 9.6MB)
- Section 3 Landscape Baseline ASLC Assessment March 2014.(PDF 0.1MB)
- Section 4 Visual Baseline ASLC Assessment March 2014 (PDF 4.2MB)
- Section 5 Wind turbines in the study area ASLC Assessment March 2014 (PDF 4.9MB)
- Section 6 Assessment of Landscape capacity and cumulative change ASLC Assessment March 2014 (PDF 0.1MB)
- Section 6 LCT1 Agricultural Heartland March 2014 (PDF 5.7MB)
- Section 6 LCT7 Coastal Farmland March 2014 (PDF 3.4MB)
- Section 6 LCT9 Coastal strip March 2014 (PDF 1.6MB)
- Section 6 LCT11 Farmed moorland edge March 2014 (PDF 2.2MB)
- Section 6 LCT22 Moorland Plateaux March 2014 (PDF 1.5MB)
- Section 6 LCT24 River Valleys March 2014 (PDF 1.6MB)
- Section 6 LCT25 Straths and River Valleys March 2014 (PDF 3.2MB)
- Section 6 LCT26 The Coast March 2014 (PDF 2.1MB)
- Section 6.3 landscape capacity and cumulative landscape impacts March 2014 parts A (PDF 6.9MB)
- Section 6.3 landscape capacity and cumulative landscape impacts March 2014 part B (PDF 6.2MB)
- Section 6.3 landscape capacity and cumulative landscape impacts March 2014 part C (PDF 4.1MB)
- Section 6.3 landscape capacity and cumulative landscape impacts March 2014 part D (PDF 6.7MB)
- Section 6.5 Overall Assessment of Capacity and Cumulative Development March 2014 (PDF 6MB)
- Section 7 Appendix 1 to 3 ASLC assessment March 2014 (PDF 0.2MB)
- Section 7 Appendix 4 ASLC assessment March 2014 Part A (PDF 5.1MB)
- Section 7 Appendix 4 ASLC assessment March 2014 part B (PDF 7.4MB)
- Section 7 Appendix 4 visibility assessment ASLC Assessment March 2014 part A (PDF 10MB)
- Section 7 Appendix 4 visibility assessment ASLC Assessment March 2014 part B (PDF 9.9MB)
- Section 7 Appendix 4 visibility assessment ASLC Assessment March 2014 Part C (PDF 9.9MB)
- Section 7 Appendix 4 visibility assessment ASLC Assessment March 2014 part D (PDF 10MB)
- Section 7 Appendix 4 visibility assessment ASLC Assessment March 2014 part E (PDF 5MB)
- Section 7 Appendix 5 to 7 ASLC assessment March 2014 (PDF 0.4MB)
The following map provides a key to the landscape areas in Aberdeenshire:
Disclaimer
This document is published by NatureScot and will also be available on their website.