Landscape Implications of Solar PV Proposals SPD

Figure 5.1

1E Landscape Sensitivity to Solar PV Development 1E 1E 3E Very Small (less than1ha) 1E 1F 3A A E 3 1 G 1E 3 3H Mid Devon District Boundary A 7 3 3A 3B Blackdown Hills AONB

3H G

3 Landscape Character Types

B 1A : Open inland planned plateaux 3A 3 1E : Wooded ridges and hilltops

1 1A 1F : Farmed lowland moorland and A 3H 3C Culm grassland B 3E 3 2A : Steep wooded scarp slopes 3A 3A 3A : Upper farmed and wooded valley slopes 3C 3B H 7 1A 3 3H 3C E 3B : Lower rolling farmed and settled 3 1 3G

F 3G E valley slopes 1F 3 1A 3C : Sparsely settled farmed valley 3A B 1E 3 floors A 3A 3 1A 3E : Lowland plains 3A 3B A 1F 3 3H 3G : River valley slopes and combes 3H : Secluded valleys 1F 1 3A F 7 5A : Inland elevated undulating land 3A 3A 3E 7 : Main cities and towns 3B 1E 3A Landscape Sensitivity to Very Small Solar PV 5 3B A Developments 3B

1E 3G Low - Moderate 3B Moderate 3B Moderate - High 3E High 3E 7

3G 1E

A 5

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Figure 5.2

1E Landscape Sensitivity to Solar PV Development 1E 1E 3E Small (1-5ha) 1E 1F 3A A E 3 1 G 1E 3 3H Mid Devon District Boundary A 7 3 3A 3B Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks

3H G

3 Blackdown Hills AONB

3A Landscape Character Types

B 3A 3 1A : Open inland planned plateaux

1 1A A 1E : Wooded ridges and hilltops 3H 3C B 3 1F : Farmed lowland moorland and 3E Culm grassland 3A 3A 2A : Steep wooded scarp slopes 3C 3B H C 7 1A 3A : Upper farmed and wooded 3 3H 3 E 3 1 3 G valley slopes

F G 3 E 1F 3 1A 3B : Lower rolling farmed and settled 3 A 1E B valley slopes A 3A 3 3 1A 3C : Sparsely settled farmed valley floors 3A 3B A 1F 3 3H 3E : Lowland plains 3G : River valley slopes and combes 1F 1 3A F 7 3H : Secluded valleys 3A 3A 3E 3B 1E 5A : Inland elevated undulating land 3A 7 : Main cities and towns 5 3B A 3B Landscape Sensitivity to Small Solar PV Developments 1E 3G 3B 3B Low - Moderate

3E Moderate 3E 7 Moderate - High High 5A

3G 1E

A 5

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Figure 5.3

1E Landscape Sensitivity to Solar PV Development 1E 1E 3E Medium (5-10ha) 1E 1F 3A A E 3 1 G 1E 3 3H Mid Devon District Boundary A 7 3 3A 3B Blackdown Hills AONB

3H G

3 Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks

3A Landscape Character Types

B 3A 3 1A : Open inland planned plateaux

1 1A A 1E : Wooded ridges and hilltops 3H 3C B 3 1F : Farmed lowland moorland and 3E Culm grassland 3A 3A 2A : Steep wooded scarp slopes 3C 3B H 7 1A 3A : Upper farmed and wooded 3 3H 3C E 3 1 3G valley slopes

F 3G E 1F 3 1A 3B : Lower rolling farmed and settled 3 A 1E B valley slopes A 3A 3 3 1A 3C : Sparsely settled farmed valley floors 3A 3B A 1F 3 3H 3E : Lowland plains 3G : River valley slopes and combes 1F 1 3A F 7 3H : Secluded valleys 3A 3A 3E 3B 1E 5A : Inland elevated undulating land 3A 7 : Main cities and towns 5 3B A 3B Landscape Sensitivity to Medium Solar PV Developments 1E 3G 3B 3B Moderate

3E Moderate - High 3E 7 High

3G 1E

A 5

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