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Planning Statement Planning Statement Faw Side Community Wind Farm May 2019 Ref: 377-190213-3037-B Faw Side Community Wind Farm Planning Statement This page has been intentionally left blank Page ii Faw Side Community Wind Farm Planning Statement Community Windpower Ltd Godscroft Lane Frodsham Cheshire WA6 6XU Tel: 01928 734544 Fax: 01928 734790 www.communitywindpower.co.uk Document History CONFIDENTIALITY (Confidential or not confidential): Not confidential Project Number: 377 Project Name Faw Side Community Wind Farm Report Title: Planning Statement Reference Number: 377-190213-3037-B Issued by: Community Windpower Limited Author Checked Approved Ben Stanley Tim Hollins Rod Wood The content of this document remains the property of Community Windpower Ltd and, unless agreed in writing by Community Windpower Ltd, no other party may use, make use of or rely on any contents of the report. Page iii Faw Side Community Wind Farm Planning Statement Glossary Term Definition Capacity Factor The capacity factor of any power plant is the percentage of generation of its actual generation against its theoretical maximum generation. Unit of electricity 1 KWh Abbreviations Abbreviation Description BEIS Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy CO2 Carbon Dioxide DECC Department for Energy and Climate Change DGC Dumfries and Galloway Council DGWLCS Dumfries and Galloway Wind Farm Landscape Capacity Study DSPFL Dark Sky Park Friendly Lighting EC European Commission EIAR Environmental Impact Assessment Report EU European Union GW Gigawatt HBE Historic Built Environment IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change kV Kilovolt KW Kilowatt KWh Kilowatt hour LDP Local Development Plan LDP2 Dumfries and Galloway Council Proposed Plan 2018 m/s Metres per second mph Miles per hour MW Megawatt MWh Megawatt hour NGR National Grid Reference NPF National Planning Framework OWPS Onshore Wind Policy Statement PAN Planning Advice Notes RO Renewables Obligation RPP3 Climate Change Plan: The Third Report on Proposals and Policies RSA Regional Scenic Area SBC Scottish Borders Council SBCLDP Scottish Borders Council Local Development Plan SES Scottish Energy Strategy SG Supplementary Guidance SNH Scottish Natural Heritage SPP Scottish Planning Policy SuDS Sustainable Drainage System ULEV Ultra-low emissions vehicle UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change WED Wind Energy Development: Development Management Considerations Page iv Faw Side Community Wind Farm Planning Statement Contents Introduction 1 The Applicant/Developer 1 Site Location and Description 2 Project Description 2 Purpose and Structure of the Planning Statement 3 The Need for the Proposed Development 3 Potential Production and Benefits of Faw Side Community Wind Farm 9 Site Selection and Evolution 13 Policy and Guidance 14 Planning Policy Assessment 19 11. Supplementary Planning Guidance 40 12. Conclusion 41 Page v Faw Side Community Wind Farm Planning Statement This page has been intentionally left blank Page vi Faw Side Community Wind Farm Planning Statement Introduction 1.1 This Planning Statement accompanies the planning application for consent to construct Faw Side Community Wind Farm under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989. 1.2 In accordance with the requirements of the European Directives 2011/92/EU and 2014/52/EU as applied through The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017; the environmental effects of the proposed development have been studied systematically through an iterative process, the results of which are presented in the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). The findings of the EIAR have been used in order to assess the compliance of the proposed development against the relevant policies of the Development Plans. The EIAR accompanies this Planning Statement as part of the planning application to Scottish Ministers. 1.3 The application is a temporary application, for a period of 40 years, from the final commissioning of the proposed wind farm. The Applicant/Developer 2.1 The applicant is CWL Energy Limited, which is a sister company to Community Windpower Limited (CWL). CWL Energy Limited will be the company for which the Faw Side Community Wind Farm will be developed, constructed and operated by however for sake of clarity, CWL will be making the application on behalf of CWL Energy Limited. Therefore, the EIAR will subsequently reference CWL in its documentation. 2.2 Formed in 2001, CWL is a Scottish focused independent UK company working closely with host communities to build wind farms that provide tangible economic, educational and environmental benefits for whole communities. 2.3 CWL believes in an open and consultative approach with our host communities during the development stage of a wind farm project and prior to the submission of a planning application. By learning from our development and construction of medium scale wind farms in Scotland, we are able to use our extensive knowledge and experience to design sites that are sympathetic to local landscapes and can provide generation to meet local and Scottish energy needs. 2.4 CWL have seven operational wind farms totalling 221.25 MW: • Dalry Community Wind Farm in North Ayrshire which has a generating capacity of 18 MW and became operational in June 2006; • Aikengall Community Wind Farm in East Lothian which has a generating capacity of 48 MW and became operational in March 2009; • Millour Hill Community Wind Farm in North Ayrshire which has a generating capacity of 18 MW and became operational in the summer of 2012; • Calder Water Community Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire which has a generating capacity of 39 MW and became operational in December 2013; • Millour Hill Extension in North Ayrshire which has a generating capacity of 6.4 MW and became operational in January 2016; Page 1 Faw Side Community Wind Farm Planning Statement • Aikengall II (Wester Dod) Community Wind Farm in East Lothian which has a generating capacity of 60.8 MW and became operational in November 2017; • Sanquhar Community Wind Farm in Dumfries and Galloway which has a generating capacity of 31.05 MW, completed construction in December 2017 and became operational in March 2018; 2.5 CWL has a further three consented wind farms in Scotland totalling 123.5 MW: Sneddon Law Community Wind Farm in East Ayrshire with a generating capacity of 45 MW, consented in October 2014; Aikengall IIa Community Wind Farm in East Lothian with a generating capacity of 75.5 MW, consented in October 2016; and Sanquhar ‘Six’ Community Wind Farm in Dumfries and Galloway with a generating capacity of 19.8 MW, consented in November 2017. 2.6 CWL have also recently submitted a planning application under Section 36 of The Electricity Act 1989 for Sanquhar II Community Wind Farm located on the border of Dumfries and Galloway and East Ayrshire. The proposal comprises of 50 turbines and a generating capacity of 350MW. Site Location and Description 3.1 The proposed Faw Side Community Wind Farm is located within the administrative areas of Dumfries and Galloway Council and Scottish Borders Council. The site is located approximately 6.7 km north of Langholm and 17.8 km south west of Hawick, as calculated to the nearest turbine. The site is centred on National Grid Reference (NGR) NY350958. 3.2 The proposed development site lies within two main land classifications ‘upland moor’ and ‘commercial forestry’ which primarily constitute a distinctive land cover of heather patches and rough grassland vegetation types. 3.3 The closest operational third-party wind farm to the proposed Faw Side scheme is Craig Wind Farm, which is located to the south west of the proposed site. Craig Wind Farm comprises a line of four Nordex N80 operational turbines, with an overall installed capacity of 10 MW. A number of third party operational and consented schemes are located within 10 km of the proposed Faw Side site, including: Hopsrig, Loganhead, Crossdykes and Ewe Hill. 3.4 Several concentrations of forestry are situated within the development area, primarily along the western boundary of the site. There is also forestry land to the southern boundary of the site. 3.5 The eastern site boundary of the proposed site runs almost adjacent to the A7 in the north which is where the site entrance will be located. The eastern site boundary then runs parallel to the A7 however set back on the hillside. Project Description 4.1 Development of Faw Side Community Wind Farm will consist of the following: • 45 wind turbines and associated foundations; • Crane hardstands; • On-site access tracks; • Construction of ancillary infrastructure including substation/control room buildings and compound, underground cabling, a 125m meteorological mast; Page 2 Faw Side Community Wind Farm Planning Statement • Up to 10 temporary borrow pits to extract stone which would be reinstated post construction; • Temporary construction/storage compound(s) which would be reinstated post construction; • An energy storage facility; and • 132 kilovolt (kV) connection to a grid supply point. 4.2 The proposed wind farm will have an installed capacity of up to 315 megawatts (MW). Purpose and Structure of the Planning Statement 5.1 The purpose of this Planning Statement is to outline how the proposed development complies with relevant planning policy and guidance. 5.2 The structure of the remaining sections of this Planning Statement is set out as follows: • Section 6 – Need for wind energy development including the legislative and policy context for the application; •
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