34 Key 33 36 38 30 Wind Turbines - Consented ! Anemometer mast locations 140 87 Less Constrained Areas 46 h Indicative wind turbine cluster location Local Authority Boundaries 44 62 92 93 45 77 94 Landscape Character Types 22 43 Landscape Description Units (with no's) 32 66 127 ! Scheduled Ancient Monument Historic Parks and Gardens 126 Conservation Areas 19 129 h 20 124 (! Listed Buildings 78 Sites of Special Scientific Interest Ancient Woodland 85 79 80 Green Belt 130 84 49 125 83 81 67 82 48 68 h 69 61 128 h 146 60 ! 115 86 50 70 18 95 71 96 115 117 106 121 119 119 86 123 117 96 96 17 23 26 16 118 116 27 120 28 27 120 103 107 144 29 27 122 21 114 101 109 137 137 101 105 104 136 102 137 145 25 101 138 64 64 24 99 109 110 Figure 9 0361.5 km High Cross Plateau - Landscape capacity scenario C This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. [3 clusters] ¯ Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Rugby Borough Council. 100019417 2010. white consultants Rugby Borough Landscape Capacity Study for Wind Energy Developments 34 Key 33 36 38 30 Wind Turbines - Consented ! Anemometer mast locations 87 140 Less Constrained Areas 46 h Indicative wind turbine cluster location Local Authority Boundaries 44 62 92 93 45 77 94 Landscape Character Types 22 43 Landscape Description Units (with no's) 32 66 127 ! Scheduled Ancient Monument Historic Parks and Gardens 126 Conservation Areas 19 129 h 20 124 (! Listed Buildings 78 Sites of Special Scientific Interest Ancient Woodland h 85 79 80 Green Belt 130 84 49 125 83 81 67 h 82 48 68 h 69 61 128 h 146 60 ! 115 86 50 70 18 95 71 96 h 115 117 106 121 119 119 86 123 117 96 96 17 23 26 16 118 116 27 120 28 27 120 103 107 144 29 27 122 21 114 101 109 137 101 105 104 136 137 102 137 145 25 101 138 64 6424 99 109 110 Figure 10 0361.5 km High Cross Plateau - Landscape capacity scenario D This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. [6 clusters] ¯ Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Rugby Borough Council. 100019417 2010. white consultants Rugby Borough Landscape Capacity Study for Wind Energy Developments 121 122 118 120 27 144 114 29 107 Key 114 101 21 103 102 104 137 101 Wind Turbines - Consented 136 105 ! 101 Anemometer mast locations 24 Less Constrained Areas 64 99109 137 64 25 109 6464 145 h Indicative wind turbine cluster location 64 64 25 110 138 64 64 98 100 Local Authority Boundaries 64 64 64 64 110 64 64 Landscape Character Types 64 64 64 Landscape Description Units (with no's) 139 6464 25 6463 Scheduled Ancient Monument 88 108 Historic Parks and Gardens 63 98 Conservation Areas 65 133 (! Listed Buildings 11 Sites of Special Scientific Interest 4 42 10 Ancient Woodland 12 Green Belt 41 57 112 111 9 113 59 2 76 1 141 h 143 56 75 54 58 74 132 73 72 0 91 53 131 55 89 51 90 52 Figure 11 01.25 2.5 5 km Feldon Vale farmland - Landscape capacity scenario A This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. ¯ Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Rugby Borough Council. 100019417 2010. white consultants Rugby Borough Landscape Capacity Study for Wind Energy Developments 121 122 118 120 27 144 114 29 107 Key 114 101 21 103 102 104 Wind Turbines - Consented 137 101 136 105 ! 101 Anemometer mast locations 24 Less Constrained Areas 64 99109 137 64 25 109 6464 145 h Indicative wind turbine cluster location 64 64 25 110 138 64 64 98 100 Local Authority Boundaries 64 64 64 64 110 64 64 Landscape Character Types 64 64 64 Landscape Description Units (with no's) 139 6464 25 88 6463 Scheduled Ancient Monument 108 Historic Parks and Gardens 63 98 Conservation Areas 65 133 (! Listed Buildings 11 Sites of Special Scientific Interest 4 42 10 Ancient Woodland 12 Green Belt 41 h 57 112 111 9 113 59 2 76 1 141 h 143 56 75 54 58 74 132 73 72 0 91 53 131 55 89 51 90 52 Figure 12 01.25 2.5 5 km Feldon Vale farmland - Landscape capacity scenario B This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. ¯ Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Rugby Borough Council. 100019417 2010. white consultants Rugby Borough Landscape Capacity Study for Wind Energy Developments Key Wind Turbines - Consented ! Anemometer mast locations 40 37 39 Less Constrained Areas 35 h Indicative wind turbine cluster location 87 34 38 Local Authority Boundaries 36 Landscape Character Types 31 33 Landscape Description Units (with no's) 140 Scheduled Ancient Monument Historic Parks and Gardens 77 46 h 47 30 Conservation Areas 45 (! Listed Buildings 44 62 92 93 94 Sites of Special Scientific Interest 22 43 Ancient Woodland 32 66 127 ! Green Belt 126 19 129 20 124 78 85 80 130 79 84 49 125 83 81 67 48 82 68 69 61 128 146 60 ! 115 86 50 70 18 95 17 121 123 71 119 115117 96 106 16 119 86 116117 96 96 122 118 28 27 107 23 Figure 13 0361.5 km Mease lowlands - Landscape capacity scenario This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. ¯ Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Rugby Borough Council. 100019417 2010. white consultants Rugby Borough Landscape Capacity Study for Wind Energy Developments Final Report Rugby: Landscape Capacity Study for Wind Energy Development 8. Summary 8.1. The sensitivity analysis considered that of the 10 landscape character types identified in the Borough three have potential to accommodate commercial wind energy. These are the High Cross plateau open plateau, Feldon vale farmlands and Mease lowlands estate farmlands. The Dunsmore plateau farmlands may have some potential for smaller scale wind energy around Lawford Heath if carefully designed and located. 8.2. The capacity analysis of High Cross plateau open plateau considered that there is capacity for one cluster of upto 7 turbines on the higher, less settled northern part of the plateau near the A5 and at a significant distance from Swinford wind farm. Another cluster of upto 4 turbines may possibly be located further east but which minimises effects on Churchover, the character of the Swift valley and cumulative effects in conjunction with Swinford in particular. 8.3. Feldon Vale farmlands are considered to be able to accommodate one cluster of upto 5 turbines, probably in the southern part of the area, but taking into consideration the village church spires and the ironstone hill fringe to the south and east in particular. 8.4. Mease lowlands estate farmlands ability to accommodate commercial turbines is considered limited because though the area may have intrinsic qualities that could accommodate wind energy its size and the large number of receptors close by that may be affected in the surrounding settlements means that wind energy is unlikely to be acceptable. 8.5. It is recommended that this study is used to inform policy, guidance and development control on wind energy development in the Borough. white consultants 29 final/17 March 2011 Final Report Rugby: Landscape Capacity Study for Wind Energy Development APPENDIX A LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT SHEETS white consultants 30 final/17 March 2011 Final Report Rugby: Landscape Capacity Study for Wind Energy Development white consultants 31 final/17 March 2011 Rugby Borough wind energy development sensitivity worksheet Landscape Type No: 1 Landscape Type Name: Dunsmore plateau farmlands Baseline LCA sensitivity Cultural: moderate, Ryton- high Ecological: low Visibility: moderate Overall: moderate, Ryton- high Condition: strong to weak [Lawton Heath] MAIN FACTORS COMMENTS SENSITIVITY CRITERIA PHYSICAL Lower Higher Landform Topographic A gently undulating, low glacial plateau extending as a low ridge east west from Rugby towards Coventry. The area scale and form, scale, forms the skyline for adjacent lower areas and enclosure is limited on its fringes especially to the north. Landfill/activity enclosure shape, at Lawford Heath is screened by a bund on the plateau top. Commercial wind turbine development would tend to enclosure and dominate the adjacent slopes but smaller scale development may not be inappropriate associated with the landfill. skyline Landcover Landcover type, Primarily arable farmland mainly with generally regular medium sized fields with low cut hedges with gaps in places. pattern, scale scale, pattern, Broadleaf trees are found in many hedgerows and along roads and there are small blocks of woodland and scattered and enclosure enclosure, across the area, consolidating into larger blocks to the west [Ryton Woods]. The latter area is highly enclosed with condition moderate enclosure elsewhere. Urban fringe uses such as the landfill modify the apparent condition of the area in places. Wind turbine development would be in scale with the arable fields to an extent but tend to be out of scale with the broadleaf tree cover and smaller field patterns.