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Landscape Sensitivity to Wind and Solar Energy Development in Purbeck District Landscape Sensitivity to Wind and Solar Energy Development in Purbeck District Prepared by LUC April 2014 Planning & EIA LUC LONDON Offices also in: Land Use Consultants Ltd Design 43 Chalton Street Bristol Registered in England Registered number: 2549296 Landscape Planning London NW1 1JD Glasgow Registered Office: Landscape Management T 020 7383 5784 Edinburgh 43 Chalton Street Ecology F 020 7383 4798 London NW1 1JD LUC uses 100% recycled paper Mapping & Visualisation [email protected] FS 566056 EMS 566057 Contents Project Title: Landscape Sensitivity to Wind and Solar Energy Development in Purbeck District Client: Purbeck District Council Version Date Version Prepared Checked Approved Details by by by Principal 1.0 31.01.14 Draft report RS SP KA issued 2.0 23.04.14 Final report RS KA KA issued 2 Contents 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 6 Background and Scope ............................................................................................... 6 Usage ...................................................................................................................... 7 Landscape Sensitivity ................................................................................................. 8 Basis of Assessment ................................................................................................... 8 Limitations of the Assessment ..................................................................................... 9 Document Structure ................................................................................................... 9 2 Characteristics of Wind Energy Development ...................................................... 10 Components of Development ..................................................................................... 10 Location, Size and Arrangement ................................................................................ 10 Appearance ............................................................................................................ 11 Permanence ............................................................................................................ 11 Effect on Existing Landscape Elements ........................................................................ 12 Effect on Landscape Characteristics ............................................................................ 12 Effect on Landscape Value ........................................................................................ 12 Development Trends in Wind Energy .......................................................................... 13 3 Characteristics of Solar Energy Development ...................................................... 14 Components of Development ..................................................................................... 14 Location, Size and Arrangement ................................................................................ 14 Appearance ............................................................................................................ 15 Permanence ............................................................................................................ 16 Effect on Existing Landscape Elements ........................................................................ 17 Effect on Landscape Characteristics ............................................................................ 17 Effect on Landscape Value ........................................................................................ 18 Development Trends in Field Scale Solar PV Energy ...................................................... 18 4 Baseline Landscape Character ............................................................................. 19 Landscape Character Types and Areas ........................................................................ 19 Statutory Designations ............................................................................................. 21 5 Methodology ........................................................................................................ 23 Components of Landscape Sensitivity ......................................................................... 23 Sensitivity Assessment Process .................................................................................. 23 6 Criteria for Assessment of Sensitivity .................................................................. 26 Criteria for Assessment of Sensitivity to Wind Energy Development ................................ 26 Wind Energy Development Typologies ........................................................................ 28 3 Criteria for Assessment of Sensitivity to Solar PV Development ...................................... 29 Solar PV Development Typologies .............................................................................. 31 7 Assessment of Sensitivity to Wind and Solar PV Energy Development in Purbeck33 Using the assessment for a specific location or area ...................................................... 33 Landscape character type: Limestone Plateau .............................................................. 37 Landscape character area: Purbeck Plateau ................................................................................................ 40 Landscape character type: Clay Valley ........................................................................ 43 Landscape character area: Corfe Valley ...................................................................................................... 46 Landscape character area: Kimmeridge Valley ............................................................................................ 50 Landscape character type: Chalk Ridge/Escarpment ..................................................... 53 Landscape character area: Purbeck Ridge ................................................................................................... 56 Landscape character area: South Dorset Escarpment ................................................................................... 59 Landscape character type: Chalk Valley & Downland ..................................................... 62 Landscape character area: Bloxworth/Charborough Downs ........................................................................... 65 Landscape character area: South Bere Regis Downs .................................................................................... 68 Landscape character area: Puddletown/Affpuddle Downs .............................................................................. 71 Landscape character area: Chaldon Downs (part) ........................................................................................ 74 Landscape character area: South Dorset Downs (part) ................................................................................. 77 Landscape character type: Open Chalk Downland ......................................................... 80 Landscape character area: Chaldon Downs (part) ........................................................................................ 83 Landscape character area: South Dorset Downs (part) ................................................................................. 87 Landscape character area: North Bere Regis Downs .................................................................................... 90 Landscape character type: Valley Pasture .................................................................... 93 Landscape character area: Mid Frome Valley .............................................................................................. 96 Landscape character area: Frome Valley .................................................................................................... 99 Landscape character area: Mid Piddle Valley ............................................................................................. 102 Landscape character area: Lower Piddle Valley ......................................................................................... 105 Landscape character area: Sherford Valley ............................................................................................... 108 Landscape character type: Chalk River Valley Floor .................................................... 111 Landscape character area: Bere Stream Valley.......................................................................................... 114 Landscape character type: Ridge and Vale ................................................................. 117 Landscape character area: Osmington Ridge and Vale ............................................................................... 119 Landscape character type: Rolling Wooded Pasture ..................................................... 122 Landscape character area: Morden-Lytchett.............................................................................................. 124 Landscape character area: Lulworth ........................................................................................................ 127 Landscape character area: Rempstone ..................................................................................................... 130 Landscape character type: Harbour/Wetland/Lagoon .................................................. 133 Landscape character area: Upton Bay Marsh ............................................................................................
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