Project Documents
Public Exhibitions (November 2023)
November 2023 Exhibition Boards
Blairquhomrie Cottages Photomontage
Section 36 Application Documents (October 2023)
Supporting Documents
Vale of Leven – Non-Technical Summary
Vale of Leven – Pre-application Consultation Report – Part 1
Vale of Leven – Pre-application Consultation Report – Part 2
Vale of Leven Wind Farm – Design Statement_Part1
Vale of Leven Wind Farm – Design Statement_Part2
Vale of Leven Wind Farm – Design Statement_Part3
Vale of Leven Wind Farm – Planning and Sustainable Place Statement
Vale of Leven Wind Farm – MSS EIA Checklist
Volume 1 – Main Report
Volume 1 – Chapter 1 – Introduction
Volume 1 – Chapter 2 – Proposed Development
Volume 1 – Chapter 3 – Environmental Impact Assessment Process
Volume 1 – Chapter 4 Statutory and Policy Framework
Volume 1 – Chapter 5 – Landscape and Visual Assessment
Volume 1 – Chapter 6 – Ecology
Volume 1 – Chapter 7 – Ornithology
Volume 1 – Chapter 8 – Geology Hydrogeology Hydrology and Peat
Volume 1 – Chapter 9 – Traffic and Transportation
Volume 1 – Chapter 10 – Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
Volume 1 – Chapter 11 – Noise and Vibration
Volume 1 – Chapter 12 – Socio-economics
Volume 1 – Chapter 13 – Aviation and Radar
Volume 1 – Chapter 14 – Other Issues
Volume 1 – Chapter 15 – Schedule of Environmental Commitments
Volume 2 – Main Report Figures
Volume 2a – Cover Page and Table of Contents
Volume 2a – Chapter 1 – Figure 1.1 – Site Location Plan
Volume 2a – Chapter 1 – Figure 1.2 – Site Aerial Context
Volume 2a – Chapter 1 – Figure 1.3 – Site Context
Volume 2a – Chapter 2 – Figure 2.1 – Environmental Designations
Volume 2a – Chapter 2 – Figure 2.10 – Site Access
Volume 2a – Chapter 2 – Figure 2.11 – Indicative Track Details
Volume 2a – Chapter 2 – Figure 2.12 – Indicative Cable Trench Details
Volume 2a – Chapter 2 – Figure 2.13 – Indicative Substation Compound
Volume 2a – Chapter 2 – Figure 2.14 – Indicative Substation Elevation
Volume 2a – Chapter 2 – Figure 2.15 – Indicative Battery Energy Storage Facility
Volume 2a – Chapter 2 – Figure 2.2 – Onsite Constraints_Site Specific Constraints
Volume 2a – Chapter 2 – Figure 2.3 – Proposed Site Infrastructure and Peat Depth
Volume 2a – Chapter 2 – Figure 2.4 – Design Iterations Layout
Volume 2a – Chapter 2 – Figure 2.5 – Site Layout Plan
Volume 2a – Chapter 2 – Figure 2.6 – Indicative Wind Turbine
Volume 2a – Chapter 2 – Figure 2.7 – Indicative Wind Turbine Foundation V
Volume 2a – Chapter 2 – Figure 2.8 – Indicative Crane Hardstanding
Volume 2a – Chapter 2 – Figure 2.9 – Indicative LiDAR Details
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.1 – Site Location & Study Area 45km
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.2 – Landform 45km
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.3a – Landscape Character (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.3b – Landscape Character (20km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.3c – Landscape Character (Key)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.4a – Designations (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.4b – Designations (20km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.5 – Wild Land (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.6a – Principal Visual Receptors (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.6b – Principal Visual Receptors (20km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.7a – Blade Tip ZTV with Viewpoints (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.7b – Blade Tip ZTV with Viewpoints (20km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.7c – Blade Tip ZTV with Viewpoints_A1 (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.7d – Blade Tip ZTV with Viewpoints_A0 (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.8a – Hub Height ZTV with Viewpoints (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.8b – Hub Height ZTV with Viewpoints (20km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.8c – Hub Height ZTV with Viewpoints_A0 (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.8d – Hub Height ZTV with Viewpoints_A1 (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.9a – Turbine Lighting ZTV (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.9b – Turbine Lighting ZTV (20km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.9c – Lighting Intensity (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.10a – Landscape Character with Blade Tip ZTV (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.10b – Landscape Character with Blade Tip ZTV (20km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.11a – Designations with Blade Tip ZTV (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.11b – Designations with Blade Tip ZTV (20km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.12 – Wild Land with Blade Tip ZTV (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.13a – Principal Visual Receptors with Blade Tip ZTV (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.13b – Principal Visual Receptors with Blade Tip ZTV (20km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.14a – Cumulative Wind Farms (60km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figure 5.14b – Cumulative Wind Farms (45km Radius)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15a – CZTV with Group A
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15b – CZTV with Group B
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15c – CZTV with Blantyre Muir and Extension
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15d – CZTV with Boghead Farm
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15e – CZTV with Braco
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15f – CZTV with Braes of Doune
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15g – CZTV with Burnhead
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15h – CZTV with Corlic Hill (Inverclyde)
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15i – CZTV with Clachen Flats
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15j – CZTV with Craigengelt
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15k – CZTV with Creag Dhubh
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15l – CZTV with Cruach Mhor
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15m – CZTV with Dewshill
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15n – CZTV with Earlsburn and Earlsburn Extension
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15o – CZTV with Earlsburn Extension
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15p – CZTV with Easter Drumclair Wood
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15q – CZTV with Forrestfield Farm
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15r – CZTV with Greendykeside Greengairs
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15s – CZTV with GSK Shewalton
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15t – CZTV with Hartwood
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15u – CZTV with Low Drumclog
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15v – CZTV with Middleton and Neilston
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15w – CZTV with Priestside Farm
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15x – CZTV with Priestside Farm
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15y – CZTV with Rigmuir
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15z – CZTV with Rosehill Farm and Tod Hill
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15aa – CZTV with Shelloch
Volume 2a – Chapter 5 – Figures 5.15bb – CZTV with Shewalton Moss
Volume 2a – Chapter 6 – Figure 6.1 – Ecological Designated Sites and Ancient Woodland within 5 km
Volume 2a – Chapter 6 – Figure 6.2 – Carbon and Peatland Map 2016
Volume 2a – Chapter 6 – Figure 6.5 – Protected Species Survey Area and Survey Resultss
Volume 2a – Chapter 6 – Figure 6.9 – Overall Risk Assessment 2020 (May – September) – Nyctalus spp.
Volume 2a – Chapter 6 – Figure 6.10 – Electrofishing Locations and Survey Results
Volume 2a – Chapter 6 – Figure 6.11a Outline Biodiversity Enhancement Management Plan (OBEMP) Area
Volume 2a – Chapter 6 – Figure 6.11b_Outline Biodiversity Enhancement Management Plan (OBEMP) Area
Volume 2a – Chapter 7 – Figure 7.1 – Application Boundary and Study Areas
Volume 2a – Chapter 7 – Figure 7.3 – Vantage points and Viewsheds
Volume 2a – Chapter 7 – Figure 7.4 – Flight Activity Osprey 2019-2020
Volume 2a – Chapter 7 – Figure 7.5 – Flight Activity – Goshawk 2019 to 2020
Volume 2a – Chapter 7 – Figure 7.6 – Flight Activity – Hen Harrier 2019 to 2020
Volume 2a – Chapter 7 – Figure 7.7 – Non-breeding Raptor Activity – 2019 to 2022
Volume 2a – Chapter 7 – Figure 7.8 – Black Grouse Activity – 2009 & 2019 to 2022
Volume 2a – Chapter 7 – Figure 7.9 – Breeding Wader Activity – 2019 and 2022
Volume 2a – Chapter 7 – Figure 7.10 – Non-breeding Wader Activity – 2019 and 2022
Volume 2a – Chapter 7 – Figure 7.11 – Flight Activity – Golden Plover 2019 to 2020
Volume 2a – Chapter 7 – Figure 7.12 – Breeding Greylag Activity – 2019 to 2022
Volume 2a – Chapter 7 – Figure 7.13 – Non-breeding Wildfowl Activity – 2019 and 2022
Volume 2a – Chapter 7 – Figure 7.14 – Flight Activity – Wildfowl 2019 to 2020
Volume 2a – Chapter 7 – Figure 7.15 – Herring Gull Activity – 2019 to 2022
Volume 2a – Chapter 7 – Figure 7.16 – Flight Activity – Herring Gull 2019 to 2020
Volume 2a – Chapter 8 – Figures 8.1 to 8.8A-K
Volume 2a – Chapter 9 – Figure 9.1 Study Area
Volume 2a – Chapter 9 – Figure 9.2 Traffic Count Locations
Volume 2a – Chapter 9 – Figure 9.3 Personal Injury Accident Locations
Volume 2a – Chapter 9 – Figure 9.4 Abnormal Load Delivery Routes
Volume 2a – Chapter 10 – Figure 10.1 – Cultural Heritage Assets ISA
Volume 2a – Chapter 10 – Figure 10.2 – Cultural Heritage Assets OSA
Volume 2a – Chapter 11 – Figure 11.1 Noise Sensitive Receptors
Volume 2a – Chapter 14 – Figure 14.1 – Shadow Flicker Study Area
Volume 2b – NatureScot Visualisations
Volume 2b – Figure 5.16 – Viewpoint 1 Doughnot Hill
Volume 2b – Figure 5.17 – Viewpoint 2 Minor road (John Muir WayNCR 7) north of site
Volume 2b – Figure 5.18 – Viewpoint 3 A82 near Bellsmyre Roudabout (A813 junction)
Volume 2b – Figure 5.19 – Viewpoint 4 Balloch Country Park access road
Volume 2b – Figure 5.20 – Viewpoint 5 A811 Near Balloch
Volume 2b – Figure 5.21 – Viewpoint 6 The Whangie
Volume 2b – Figure 5.22 – Viewpoint 7 Duncryne Hill
Volume 2b – Figure 5.23 – Viewpoint 8 Dumbarton Rock
Volume 2b – Figure 5.24 – Viewpoint 9 Cameron House seaplane jetty
Volume 2b – Figure 5.25 – Viewpoint 10 Langbank
Volume 2b – Figure 5.26 – Viewpoint 11 Inchcailloch
Volume 2b – Figure 5.27 – Viewpoint 12 Endrick Viewpoint
Volume 2b – Figure 5.28 – Viewpoint 13 Finlaystone Estate
Volume 2b – Figure 5.29 – Viewpoint 14 WHW Near Drymen
Volume 2b – Figure 5.30 – Viewpoint 15 Ben Bowie
Volume 2b – Figure 5.31 – Viewpoint 16 Dumgoyne Hill
Volume 2b – Figure 5.32 – Viewpoint 17 Balmaha Harbour
Volume 2b – Figure 5.33 – Viewpoint 18 Port Glasgow
Volume 2b – Figure 5.34 – Viewpoint 19 Conic Hill
Volume 2b – Figure 5.35 – Viewpoint 20 Waterbus
Volume 2b – Figure 5.36 – Viewpoint 21 Bat a Charchel
Volume 2b – Figure 5.37 – Viewpoint 22 Balfron Cemetery
Volume 2b – Figure 5.38 – Viewpoint 23 Luss Campsite
Volume 2b – Figure 5.39 – Viewpoint 24 Sallochy
Volume 2b – Figure 5.40 – Viewpoint 25 Lyle Hill, Greenock
Volume 2b – Figure 5.41 – Viewpoint 26 Beinn Dubh
Volume 2b – Figure 5.42 – Viewpoint 27 Inverbeg
Volume 2b – Figure 5.43 – Viewpoint 28 Misty Law
Volume 2b – Figure 5.44 – Viewpoint 29 Ben Lomond
Volume 2b – Figure 5.45 – Viewpoint 30 Dunoon
Volume 2b – Figure 5.46 – Viewpoint 31 Ben Venue
Volume 2b – Figure 5.47 – Viewpoint 32 Tarbet
Volume 2b – Figure 5.48 – Viewpoint 33 Ben Ledi
Volume 2c – Cultural Heritage Visualisations
Volume 2 c – Figure 10.3 – Viewpoint 1
Volume 2 c – Figure 10.4 – Viewpoint 2
Volume 2 c – Figure 10.5 – Viewpoint 3
Volume 2 c – Figure 10.6 – Viewpoint 4
Volume 2 c – Figure 10.7 – Viewpoint 5
Volume 2 c – Figure 10.7e – Viewpoint 5a
Volume 2 c – Figure 10.8 – Viewpoint 6
Volume 2 c – Figure 10.9 – Viewpoint 7
Volume 2 c – Figure 10.10 – Viewpoint 8
Volume 2 c – Figure 10.11 – Viewpoint 9
Volume 2 c – Figure 10.12 – Viewpoint 10
Volume 2 c – Figure 10.13 – Viewpoint 11
Volume 2 c – Figure 10.14 – Viewpoint 12
Volume 2 c – Figure 10.15 – Viewpoint 13
Volume 3 – Technical Appendices
Volume 3 – Cover Page and Table of Contents
Volume 3 – Chapter 5 – Technical Appendix 5.1_Landscape and Visual Assessment methodology
Volume 3 – Chapter 5 – Technical Appendix 5.2 – Residential Visual Amenity Assessment
Volume 3 – Chapter 6 – Technical Appendix 6.1 – NVC & Habitats Report V1
Volume 3 – Chapter 6 – Technical Appendix 6.2 – Protected Species Report
Volume 3 – Chapter 6 – Technical Appendix 6.3 – Bat Survey Report V1
Volume 3 – Chapter 6 – Technical Appendix 6.4 – LLFT Fish Survey Report V2
Volume 3 – Chapter 6 – Technical Appendix 6.5 – Species Protection Plan V1
Volume 3 – Chapter 6 -Technical Appendix 6.6 – Outline Biodiversity Enhancement Management Plan
Volume 3 – Chapter 7 – Technical Appendix 7.1 – Ornithology
Volume 3 – Chapter 7 – Technical Appendix 7.2 – Merkins Windfarm Ornithology Technical Report
Volume 3 – Chapter 8 – Technical Appendix 8.1 – Peat Landslide Hazard and Risk Assessment (PHLRA)
Volume 3 – Chapter 8 – Technical Appendix 8.2 – Peat Management Plan (PMP)
Volume 3 – Chapter 8 – Technical Appendix 8.3 – Schedule of Watercourse Crossings
Volume 3 – Chapter 8 – Technical Appendix 8.4 – Borrow Pit Assessment
Volume 3 – Chapter 9 – Technical Appendix 9.1 – Transport Assessment
Volume 3 – Chapter 10 – Technical Appendix 10.2 – Cultural Heritage Gazetteer
Volume 3 – Chapter 14 – Technical Appendix 14.1 – Trees & Woodland Technical Appendix
Volume 3 – Chapter 14 – Technical Appendix 14.2 – Carbon Balance Calculator
Public Exhibitions (October 2022)
Vale of Leven Wind Farm Public Exhibition Consultation Report (Nov 22)
October 2022 Exhibition Boards
Scoping Report (April 2022)
Figure 2.2 – Scoping Turbine Layout
Figure 4.2.2ai – Landscape Character (20 km radius)
Figure 4.2.2aii – Landscape Character Key
Figure 4.2.2b – Landscape Designations and Wild Land (20 km radius)
Figure 4.2.2c – Principal Visual Receptors (20 km radius)
Figure 4.2.2d – Blade Tip (200m) Zone of Theoretical Visibility and Draft Viewpoints (45 km radius)
Figure 4.2.3a Known heritage assets within the Inner Study Area (ISA) REV01
Figure 4.2.3b – Designated heritage assets in the Outer Study Area (OSA) REV01
Figure 4.2.4a – Ecological Designates Sites, Ancient Woodland and Peatland within 5km
Figure 4.2.4b_Ecological survey Area