Identification

Title

Wind Energy Capacity Study

Alternative title(s)

Abstract

The council, together with Scottish Natural Heritage have commissioned Consultant Landscape Architects to update the Argyll and Bute Landscape Wind Energy Capacity Study 2012. The study provides technical information which will be used to help the Council assess applications for wind energy developments and inform the development of the windfarm/wind turbine policies in the proposed Local Development Plan (LDP). The updated study was approved by the Councils Planning Protective Services and Licensing Committee on 20th September 2017.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/planning-and-environment/landscape-wind-energy-capacity-study

Unique resource identifier

code

WECS

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:27700

Additional information source

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

planningCadastre

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Policy; Planning

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - Groups, version 2.4

reference date

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-7.115

East bounding longitude

-4.559

North bounding latitude

56.712

South bounding latitude

55.273

Vertical extent information

Minimum value

0.00

Maximum value

9007199254740990.00

Coordinate reference system

authority code

code identifying the coordinate reference system

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2017-09-20

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-09-20

Frequency of update

irregular

Quality and validity

Lineage

The study has used the landscape character types identified in Landscape assessment of Argyll and the Firth of Clyde (1996) undertaken by Environmental Resources Management for SNH, as the basis for assessment. However, this study was reviewed and some revisions made to landscape character types and their classification for the purposes of the 2012 and 2017 studies. Separate assessments have also been carried out for the National Scenic Areas. In addition, the 2017 study assesses sensitivity to turbines >130 metres and also considers scope for repowering existing windfarms with larger turbines guidance is also provided on the on the siting of smaller scale (up to 50 metre) turbines throughout Argyll and Bute.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Shapefile

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Argyll and Bute Council has created the Supplied Data using Ordnance Survey data, and publishes it to fulfil its obligations under the INSPIRE Regulations 2009.The use of the Supplied Data is governed by the provisions the Ordnance Survey Public Sector End User Licence - INSPIRE. This End User Licence will take effect, and will be deemed to have been accepted by you upon accessing or using the Supplied Data. Full details of End User Licence: http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/public-sector/mapping-agreements/inspire-licence.html

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

None

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

organisation name

Argyll and Bute Council

full postal address

email address

gis@argyll-bute.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact