Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route Environmental Statement Appendices 2007 Part C: Southern Leg Appendix A26.3 – Origins of Local Landscape Character Areas

LLCA Landscape Previous Changes from Previous Assessments Character Type Assessment Figures 11.2a - Landscape (ALCA / SCALCA) 11.2d) (Hill, Open Character Types Farmland, Wooded and Areas Farmland, Valley, Coast, Recreation (ALCA / SCALCA) or Urban) Hill Hill ALCA – Hill (Kincorth Hill outside of survey area – only and Tullos Hills) kincorth Hill used. Loirston Open Farmland ALCA – Open Loirston LLCA extended into the Den of Farmland (Loirston / Leggart LLCA and the Central Wooded Den of Leggart) Estates LLCA. SCALCA Agricultural Heartlands (Central Wooded Estates) Kincardine Cliffs Coast ALCA – Coast Boundary amended. (Doonies to Cove Coast) Den of Leggartt Open Farmland ALCA – Open Boundary amended – Northern half of LLCA Farmland (Den of only (southern half incorporated into Loirston Leggart) LLCA above). Greenhowe Hill SCALCA- Agricultural Kincardine Plateau LCA divided into Heartlands Greenhowe, Duffs Hill, Lochend and (Kincardine Plateau) Haremoss LLCAs. Duffs Hill Wooded Farmland SCALCA- Agricultural Kincardine Plateau LCA divided into Heartlands Greenhowe, Duffs Hill, Lochend and (Kincardine Plateau) Haremoss LLCAs. Lochend Hill SCALCA- Agricultural Kincardine Plateau LCA divided into Heartlands Greenhowe, Duffs Hill, Lochend and (Kincardine Plateau) Haremoss LLCAs. Haremoss Open Farmland SCALCA- Agricultural Kincardine Plateau LCA divided into Heartlands Greenhowe, Duffs Hill, Lochend and (Kincardine Plateau) Haremoss LLCAs. Netherly / Altres Wooded Farmland SCALCA – Boundaries amended and LLCAs merged. Agricultural Heartlands (Central Wooded Estates), and Moorland Plateaux (The Mounth) Portlthen Urban Area SCALCA – Coastal New LLCA created to adopt Landscape Strip (Kincardine Character Types outlined for this Cliffs) assessment Portlethen Recreation SCALCA – New LLCA created to adopt Landscape Agricultural Character Types outlined for this Heartlands assessment (Kincardine Plateau) Badentoy Park Urban Area SCALCA – New LLCA created to adopt Landscape Agricultural Character Types outlined for this Heartlands assessment (Kincardine Plateau) Clochandighter Hill SCALCA – New LLCA created to adopt Landscape Agricultural Character Types outlined for this Heartlands assessment (Kincardine Plateau) Auchlunies Wooded Farmland SCALCA – New LLCA created to adopt Landscape Agricultural Character Types outlined for this Heartlands assessment

A26.1-1 Western Peripheral Route Environmental Statement Appendices 2007 Part C: Southern Leg Appendix A26.3 – Origins of Local Landscape Character Areas

LLCA Landscape Previous Changes from Previous Assessments Character Type Assessment Figures 11.2a - Landscape (ALCA / SCALCA) 11.2d) (Hill, Open Character Types Farmland, Wooded and Areas Farmland, Valley, Coast, Recreation (ALCA / SCALCA) or Urban) (Kincardine Plateau) Merchants Croft Open Farmland SCALCA – New LLCA created to adopt Landscape Agricultural Character Types outlined for this Heartlands assessment (Kincardine Plateau) Dee Valley Valley ALCA – Valley (Dee Boundary amended. Valley) Bieldside Urban Area ALCA – Urban area Boundary amended. Murtle Wooded Farmland ALCA – Valley (Dee New LLCA created to adopt Landscape Valley) and Wooded Character Types outlined for this Farmland assessment. (Countesswells / / Kennerty) Countesswells Wooded Farmland ALCA – Wooded Countesswells / Milltimber / Kennerty LLCA Farmland divided into Countesswells, Westfield, (Countesswells / Craigton, Beanshill and Normandykes Milltimber / Kennerty) LLCAs. Boundary amended. Westfield Open Farmland ALCA – Wooded Countesswells / Milltimber / Kennerty LLCA Farmland divided into Countesswells, Westfield, (Countesswells / Craigton, Beanshill and Normandykes Milltimber / Kennerty) LLCAs. Milltimber Urban Area ALCA – Urban area Boundary amended. Craigton Wooded Farmland ALCA – Wooded Countesswells / Milltimber / Kennerty LLCA Farmland divided into Countesswells, Westfield, (Countesswells / Craigton, Beanshill and Normandykes Milltimber / Kennerty) LLCAs. LLCA extended into Dee Valley and Valley (Dee between Milltimber and Valley) Peterculter Urban Area ALCA – Urban area Boundary amended. Normandykes Wooded Farmland ALCA – Wooded Countesswells / Milltimber / Kennerty LLCA Farmland divided into Countesswells, Westfield, (Countesswells / Craigton, Beanshill and Normandykes Milltimber / Kennerty) LLCAs. LLCA extended into SCALCA and SCALCA – Central Wooded Estates. Agricultural Heartlands (Central Wooded Estates) Beanshill Hill ALCA – Wooded Countesswells / Milltimber / Kennerty LLCA Farmland divided into Countesswells, Westfield, (Countesswells / Craigton, Beanshill and Normandykes Milltimber / Kennerty) LLCAs. Anguston Open Farmland ALCA – Wooded Boundary restricted to incorporate Anguston Farmland and and area to the north-west of the (Countesswells / Countesswells / Milltimber / Kennerty LLCA Milltimber / Kennerty) and ALCA Open Farmland (Anguston / Leuchar / Easter Fifeshill Hill ALCA – Hill Gairnhill divided into Fifeshill and Auchlea (Gairnhill) LLCAs Auchlea Hill ALCA – Hill Gairnhill divided into Fifeshill and Auchlea (Gairnhill) LLCAs Broomfold Wooded Farmland ALCA – Open New LLCA created to adopt Landscape

A26.1-2 Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route Environmental Statement Appendices 2007 Part C: Southern Leg Appendix A26.3 – Origins of Local Landscape Character Areas

LLCA Landscape Previous Changes from Previous Assessments Character Type Assessment Figures 11.2a - Landscape (ALCA / SCALCA) 11.2d) (Hill, Open Character Types Farmland, Wooded and Areas Farmland, Valley, Coast, Recreation (ALCA / SCALCA) or Urban) Farmland and Character Types outlined for this SCALCA - assessment. Agricultural Heartlands (Central Wooded Estates) Kingshill / Open Farmland ALCA – Open Kingshill / Bogskeathy LLCA boundary Bogskeathy Farmland amended – reduced to the east and (Maidencraig), increased to the north to include an area of (Kingshill / Maidencraig LLCA . Bogskeathy) Hazelhead Wooded Farmland ALCA - Wooded Boundary amended. Farmland (Hazelhead) Hazelhead Recreation ALCA - Wooded New LLCA created to adopt Landscape Farmland Character Types outlined for this (Hazelhead) assessment. Clinterty / West Open Farmland ALCA - Open Clinterty / West Brimmond LLCA boundary Brimmond Farmland (Clinterty / extended into The Mounth LLCA to form a West Brimmond) and new LLCA. SCALCA - Moorland Plateaux (The Mounth) Westhill Urban Area SCALCA - Moorland New LLCA created to adopt Landscape Plateaux (The Character Types outlined for this Mounth) assessment. Wooded Farmland ALCA - Wooded Boundary amended. Farmland (Kingswells) Kingswells Urban Area ALCA - Urban Area Boundary amended. Maidencraig Open Farmland ALCA - Open Boundary amended. Farmland (Maidencraig) Greenferns Open Farmland ALCA - Open New LLCA created to adopt Landscape Farmland (Newhills) Character Types outlined for this assessment. Brimmond Hill Hill ALCA – Hill Brimmond and Elrick Hills LLCA divided into (Brimmond and Elrick Brimmond Hill LLCA and Elrick Hill LLCA Hills)

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