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North Lowther Energy Initiative Figure A73 Key: South Lanarkshire SNH Carbon and Peatland Data 2019 A70 Class 1 - Nationally important carbon-rich soils, deep peat and priority peatland habitat. Areas likely to be of high conservation value existing 400kV Class 2 - Nationally important carbon-rich overhead line soils, deep peat and priority peatland habitat. Areas of potentially high conservation value and restoration potential Crawfordjohn Class 3 - Dominant vegetation cover is not Abington priority peatland habitat but is associated with wet and acidic type. Occaional peatland habitats can be found. Most soils are carbon- rich soils, with some areas of deep peat Class 4 - Area unlikely to be associated with peatland habitats or wet and acidic type. South Lanarkshire Crawford M74 Area unlikely to include carbon-rich soils B740 B797 Class 5 - Soil information takes precedence over vegetation data. No peatland habitat recorded. May also include areas of bare existing soil. Soils are carbon-rich and deep peat Elvanfoot substation Elvanfoot proposed NLEI wind farm B7040 ! substation Leadhills proposed A702 B740 North Lowther Wanlockhead Energy Initiative existing 400kV overhead line A76 0 1 2 4 6km Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. Crown copyright and database right (01-04-09). All rights reserved. Sanquhar Scottish Power OS Licence No 100019036. B797 f i g u r e 3.5 Title: Carbon and Peatland Data Project: Proposed 132kV connection to the North Lowther Energy Initiative Scottish Project No: 334 Dumfries & Galloway South Lanarkshire Borders Scale: 1:100,000 at A3 Date: 03/12/2019 Other refer Bar Scale SP Energy Networks E n v i r o n m e n t a l D e s i g n w o r k s Landscape Architecture + Planning A73 Key: South Lanarkshire Scottish Wetland Inventory A70 Fen Non-Specific Wetland Peat Bog existing 400kV overhead line Springs, flushes and seepages Swamp Crawfordjohn Wet Grassland Abington Wet Heath Wet Woodland South Lanarkshire Crawford M74 B740 B797 existing Elvanfoot substation Elvanfoot proposed NLEI wind farm B7040 ! substation Leadhills proposed A702 B740 North Lowther Wanlockhead Energy Initiative existing 400kV overhead line A76 0 1 2 4 6km Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. Crown copyright and database right (01-04-09). All rights reserved. Sanquhar Scottish Power OS Licence No 100019036. B797 f i g u r e 3.6 Title: Wetland Inventory Project: Proposed 132kV connection to the North Lowther Energy Initiative Scottish Project No: 334 Dumfries & Galloway South Lanarkshire Borders Scale: 1:100,000 at A3 Date: 03/12/2019 Other refer Bar Scale SP Energy Networks E n v i r o n m e n t a l D e s i g n w o r k s Landscape Architecture + Planning A73 Key: South Lanarkshire Native Woodland Survey (Forestry A70 Commision) Native woodland Nearly-native woodland existing 400kV Open land habitat overhead line PAWS Crawfordjohn National Forest Inventory Abington Non woodland Woodland Infrastructure 400kV Overhead line South Lanarkshire Crawford M74 High Pressure Gas Pipeline Buffer B740 B797 Ethylene Pipeline Buffer existing Elvanfoot substation Elvanfoot proposed NLEI wind farm B7040 ! substation Leadhills proposed A702 B740 North Lowther Wanlockhead Energy Initiative existing 400kV overhead line A76 0 1 2 4 6km Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. Crown copyright and database right (01-04-09). All rights reserved. Sanquhar Scottish Power OS Licence No 100019036. B797 f i g u r e 3.7 Title: Commercial Forestry, Woodland and Infrastructure Information Project: Proposed 132kV connection to the North Lowther Energy Initiative Scottish Project No: 334 Dumfries & Galloway South Lanarkshire Borders Scale: 1:100,000 at A3 Date: 03/12/2019 Other refer Bar Scale SP Energy Networks E n v i r o n m e n t a l D e s i g n w o r k s Landscape Architecture + Planning A73 Key: 1 - CrawickSouth Multiverse Lanarkshire !( Local Tourist Attraction A70 2 - Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway 3 - North Lowther Ski Club !!!!!! Southern Upland Way 4 - Museum of Lead Mining 5 - Leadhills Golf Course !!!!!! Muirkirk to Wanlockhead Drove Road 6 - Sanquhar Golf Club 7 - Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum Coffin Road (Indicative) 8 - Wanlockhead Inn existing 400kV 9 - Hopetoun Arms Hotel Core Path overhead line 10 - Wanlock Beam Engine 11 - East Mount Lowther Viewpoint 12 - Crawfordjohn Museum Aspirational Core Path Crawfordjohn Right of Way 12 !( Abington Scottish Hill Track National Cycle Route South Lanarkshire Crawford M74 B740 B797 existing Elvanfoot ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! substation ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Elvanfoot ! ! proposed NLEI ! ! B7040 wind farm ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! substation ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Leadhills ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 9 ! ! ! ! ! !( Ordnance Survey Key: ! !( 5 ! ! !! Contours ! ! !( ! ! ! ! Mast Parking/Park & ride ! ! ! ! ! 2 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! A702 Landfill site Picnic site proposed! ! !! Wind turbine ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Woodland Tourist interest ! Youth Hostel ! ! ! !10 !!(! 8 North! Lowther Wanlockhead Forestry Commission Telephone, public B740 !!( ! Place of worship !( ! ! 4 ! Visitor centre Camp site/Caravan Viewpoint Energy! Initiative ! ! ! existing 400kV ! Golf course Walks/Trails ! Nature reserve ! ! ! overhead line ! ! 1 ! ! !( ! ! ! ! ! ! 3 ! 0 1 2 4 6km A76 ! !( ! ! Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. ! ! ! Crown copyright and database right (01-04-09). All rights reserved. ! ! ! Sanquhar 11 ! ! Scottish Power OS Licence No 100019036. ! !( ! !( ! ! ! ! ! B797 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 7 ! ! ! ! ! 3 ! ! f i g u r e .8 ! 6 !( ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Title: ! ! ! ! ! ! Recreation Attractions and Routes ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Project: ! ! ! ! Proposed 132kV connection to the North Lowther ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Energy Initiative ! ! ! ! ! ! Scottish Project No: 334 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Dumfries & Galloway South Lanarkshire Borders ! Scale: 1:100,000 at A3 Date: 03/12/2019 ! ! ! ! ! ! SP Energy Networks ! ! Other refer Bar Scale ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! E n v i r o n m e n t a l D! e !s i g !n w! o r k s ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Landscape Architecture! + Planning ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Key Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) of Proposed Route Note: assumes a wood pole height of 16m at a spacing of 100m (indicative pole locations only). Potential screening by e.g. buildings, woodland not included at this preliminary computer modelling stage. Cut off ZTV distance 6km. Proposed Viewpoints 1-12 for the LVIA B7078 M74 1. Duntercleuch Rig 2. Spango View Crawfordjohn 3. Netherhill 6 Abington 4. Eastertown 5. Glendouran 10 6. Crawfordjohn B740 7. Braid Hill 4 8. Pyatshaw Brae 3 9 9. Glencaple A702 10. Abington Bridge 5 11 7 11. Crawford South Lanarkshire Crawford 12. Elvanfoot proposed route 8 B797 Dumfries & Galloway 2 A702 Elvanfoot existing 12 B7040 Elvanfoot M74 1proposed substation NLEI wind farm substation Leadhills B740 proposed North Lowther Energy Initiative Wanlockhead B797 A702 n 0 1 2 3 4 5km Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. Crown copyright and database right (01-04-09). All rights reserved. Scottish Power OS Licence No 100019036. f i g u r e 5.1 Title: Zone of Theoretical Visibility & Proposed Viewpoints Project: Proposed Grid Connection to North Lowther Energy Initiative Scale: Bar Scale Date: Mar 2020 SP EnergyNetworks E n v i r o n m e n t a l D e s i g n w o r k s Landscape Architecture + Planning .
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