Crossdykes Wind Farm Section 42(B)
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Crossdykes Wind Farm Section 42(b) Crossdykes Wind Farm – Section 42(b) Application Volume One: Main Report and Technical Appendices November 2018 Page | 1 Crossdykes Wind Farm Section 42(b) Page | 2 Crossdykes Wind Farm Section 42(b) Contents Table 6.4: Turbine Coordinates – Crossdykes ............................................................................................................ 53 Table 6.5: Octave Band and Broadband Noise Level Data for Nordex N133/4.8 turbine, dB(A) .............................. 53 1 Background ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Table 6.6: Requirement for +3dB penalty for individual turbines at NSRs (x) ........................................................... 53 2 Summary of Key Changes .................................................................................................................... 6 Table 6.7: Predicted Noise Levels for Crossdykes, dB LA90 ......................................................................................... 54 3 Comparative Environmental Screening ................................................................................................ 7 Table 6.8: Margin above (+) or below (-) Daytime Noise Limits, dB .......................................................................... 54 Table 6.9: Margin above (+) or below (-) Night-time Noise Limits, dB ...................................................................... 54 4 Landscape and Visual .......................................................................................................................... 9 Table 6.10: Turbine Coordinates – Loganhead Wind Farm ....................................................................................... 55 5 Cultural Heritage ............................................................................................................................... 48 Table 6.11: Turbine Coordinates – Ewe Hill Wind Farm ............................................................................................ 55 6 Noise ................................................................................................................................................ 51 Table 6.12: Turbine Coordinates – Craig Wind Farm ................................................................................................. 55 Table 6.13: Turbine Coordinates – Loganhead Wind Farm ....................................................................................... 55 7 Ecology ............................................................................................................................................. 60 Table 6.14: Predicted Cumulative Noise Levels, dB LA90 ............................................................................................ 56 8 Ornithology ...................................................................................................................................... 69 Table 6.15: Margin above (+) or below (-) Daytime Noise Limits, dB – Cumulative Noise ........................................ 56 9 Socio-Economics and Tourism ........................................................................................................... 77 Table 6.16: Margin above (+) or below (-) Night-time Noise Limits, dB – Cumulative Noise .................................... 56 Table 6.17: Additional Noise-Sensitive Receptors ..................................................................................................... 57 10 Traffic and Transport ......................................................................................................................... 79 Table 6.18: Daytime Operational Noise Limits for Additional Receptors, dB LA90 ..................................................... 57 11 Other Considerations ........................................................................................................................ 80 Table 6.19: Night-time Operational Noise Limits for Additional Receptors, dB LA90 ................................................. 57 12 Summary and Conclusions ................................................................................................................. 82 Table 6.20: Requirement for +3dB penalty for individual turbines at additional NSRs (x) ........................................ 57 Table 6.21: Predicted Noise Levels for Additional Receptors, dB LA90 – Crossdykes only ......................................... 57 Table 6.22: Margin above (+) or below (-) Daytime Noise Limits, dB – Additional Receptors .................................. 58 Table 6.23: Margin above (+) or below (-) Night-time Noise Limits, dB – Additional Receptors ............................... 58 Tables Table 6.24: Cumulative Noise Assessment for Daytime Period, dB – Additional Receptors ..................................... 58 Table 2.1: Summary of Proposed Changes ................................................................................................................... 6 Table 2.2: Turbine Number (as per consented layout) ................................................................................................ 6 Table 7.1: Receptor Sensitivity ................................................................................................................................... 60 Table 2.3: Energy Generation Comparison ................................................................................................................... 6 Table 7.2: Valued Ecological Receptors ..................................................................................................................... 61 Table 7.3: Habitat Loss Breakdown ............................................................................................................................ 62 Table 3.1: Appraisal of Impacts of the Original ES Scheme Vs Proposed Tip Height Extension ................................... 7 Table 7.4: Summary of Effects Table ......................................................................................................................... 66 Table 4.1: Evaluation of Landscape and Visual Effects ...............................................................................................11 Table 8.1: Value of Ornithological Receptors ........................................................................................................... 69 Table 4.2: Evolution of Landscape Sensitivity in the Southern Uplands with Forests: West Langholm (19a) ...........12 Table 8.2: Moorland Wader Assemblage ................................................................................................................... 70 Table 4.3: Landscape Sensitivity of the Southern Uplands with Forests: West Langholm (19a) ...............................12 Table 8.3: Moorland Wader Assemblage Construction Disturbance/Displacement Effects ..................................... 71 Table 4.4: Table V4.4 Wind Energy Development Included in the CLVIA ..................................................................13 Table 8.4: Moorland Wader Assemblage Operational Disturbance/Displacement Effects....................................... 72 Table 4.5: Summary of Viewpoint Analysis ................................................................................................................18 Table 4.6: Southern Uplands with Forest LCT: Assessing Landscape Susceptibility ...................................................26 Table 9.1: Shared Ownership Key Outputs (149.9m vs 176.5m) ............................................................................... 77 Table 4.7: Indirect Effects on Surrounding Landscape Character within 5km ...........................................................29 Table 4.8: Indirect Effects on Local Landscape Designations .....................................................................................32 Table 10.1: Total Vehicle Movements ....................................................................................................................... 79 Table 4.9: Revised Visual Effects on Views from Settlements....................................................................................33 Table 10.2: Vehicle Movements for Stone ................................................................................................................. 79 Table 4.10: Summary of Residential Visual Amenity Assessment ..............................................................................34 Table 4.11: Revised Visual Effects on Views from Transport Routes .........................................................................35 Table 11.1: Telecommunications Consultee Responses ............................................................................................ 80 Table 4.12: Visual Effects on Views from Core paths and Rights of Way within 10km ..............................................38 Table 11.2: Energy generation and CO2 savings comparison .................................................................................... 81 Table 4.13: Summary and Evaluation of the Predicted Landscape Effects ................................................................41 Table 4.14: Summary and Evaluation of the Predicted Visual Effects during Operation ...........................................42 Table 6.1: Noise - Sensitive Receptors .......................................................................................................................51