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LCA1

LCA12 LCA13 LCA1

LCA2

LCA14

LCA3

LCA2 KEY: Order Limits LCA4 5km Study Area 10km Study Area Gwynedd Council - Landscape Character Areas National Park - Landscape Charcater Areas Isle of Anglesey Council - Landscape Character Areas LCA3 Council Boundaries

Landscape Character Areas

Gwynedd Council LCA 1 – Bangor Coastal Plain LCA 2 – Penisarwaun Plateau LCA 3 – – Bethesda LCA4 LCA 4 - - Coast And Plateau LCA 5 – Massif

LCA5 Snowdonia National Park LCA1 - Northern Uplands LCA2 – LCA3 - Snowdon Massif LCA 4 - Uplands

Isle of Anglesey County Council LCA 12 – East Central Anglesey LCA 13 – Western Menai Strait LCA 14 – Newborough 0 5,000 Metres

Client: Project: Drawn: LC Checked: LC GLYN RHONWY PUMPED STORAGE DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER Verified: SC Approved: CA Title: 1 Callaghan Square T +44 (0)29 2067 4600 Date: AUGUST 2015 Scale at A3: 1:125,000 FIGURE 6.1 - LANDSCAPE CHARACTER AREAS Cardiff F +44 (0)29 2067 4699 CF10 5BT www.aecom.com Drawing Number: GR_150824_5.1_v4 A3 Base Map Sourced from OS Open Data Landscape Character Areas have been sourced from online public documents supplied by each of the councils websites, and the areas are Indicative and are subject to refinement when more accurate sources have been obtained.