Landscape Sensitivity to Wind and Solar Energy Development in Purbeck District

Landscape Sensitivity to Wind and Solar Energy Development in Purbeck District

Landscape Sensitivity to Wind and Solar Energy Development in Purbeck District Prepared by LUC April 2014 Planning & EIA LUC LONDON Offices also in: Land Use Consultants Ltd Design 43 Chalton Street Bristol Registered in England Registered number: 2549296 Landscape Planning London NW1 1JD Glasgow Registered Office: Landscape Management T 020 7383 5784 Edinburgh 43 Chalton Street Ecology F 020 7383 4798 London NW1 1JD LUC uses 100% recycled paper Mapping & Visualisation [email protected] FS 566056 EMS 566057 Contents Project Title: Landscape Sensitivity to Wind and Solar Energy Development in Purbeck District Client: Purbeck District Council Version Date Version Prepared Checked Approved Details by by by Principal 1.0 31.01.14 Draft report RS SP KA issued 2.0 23.04.14 Final report RS KA KA issued 2 Contents 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 6 Background and Scope ............................................................................................... 6 Usage ...................................................................................................................... 7 Landscape Sensitivity ................................................................................................. 8 Basis of Assessment ................................................................................................... 8 Limitations of the Assessment ..................................................................................... 9 Document Structure ................................................................................................... 9 2 Characteristics of Wind Energy Development ...................................................... 10 Components of Development ..................................................................................... 10 Location, Size and Arrangement ................................................................................ 10 Appearance ............................................................................................................ 11 Permanence ............................................................................................................ 11 Effect on Existing Landscape Elements ........................................................................ 12 Effect on Landscape Characteristics ............................................................................ 12 Effect on Landscape Value ........................................................................................ 12 Development Trends in Wind Energy .......................................................................... 13 3 Characteristics of Solar Energy Development ...................................................... 14 Components of Development ..................................................................................... 14 Location, Size and Arrangement ................................................................................ 14 Appearance ............................................................................................................ 15 Permanence ............................................................................................................ 16 Effect on Existing Landscape Elements ........................................................................ 17 Effect on Landscape Characteristics ............................................................................ 17 Effect on Landscape Value ........................................................................................ 18 Development Trends in Field Scale Solar PV Energy ...................................................... 18 4 Baseline Landscape Character ............................................................................. 19 Landscape Character Types and Areas ........................................................................ 19 Statutory Designations ............................................................................................. 21 5 Methodology ........................................................................................................ 23 Components of Landscape Sensitivity ......................................................................... 23 Sensitivity Assessment Process .................................................................................. 23 6 Criteria for Assessment of Sensitivity .................................................................. 26 Criteria for Assessment of Sensitivity to Wind Energy Development ................................ 26 Wind Energy Development Typologies ........................................................................ 28 3 Criteria for Assessment of Sensitivity to Solar PV Development ...................................... 29 Solar PV Development Typologies .............................................................................. 31 7 Assessment of Sensitivity to Wind and Solar PV Energy Development in Purbeck33 Using the assessment for a specific location or area ...................................................... 33 Landscape character type: Limestone Plateau .............................................................. 37 Landscape character area: Purbeck Plateau ................................................................................................ 40 Landscape character type: Clay Valley ........................................................................ 43 Landscape character area: Corfe Valley ...................................................................................................... 46 Landscape character area: Kimmeridge Valley ............................................................................................ 50 Landscape character type: Chalk Ridge/Escarpment ..................................................... 53 Landscape character area: Purbeck Ridge ................................................................................................... 56 Landscape character area: South Dorset Escarpment ................................................................................... 59 Landscape character type: Chalk Valley & Downland ..................................................... 62 Landscape character area: Bloxworth/Charborough Downs ........................................................................... 65 Landscape character area: South Bere Regis Downs .................................................................................... 68 Landscape character area: Puddletown/Affpuddle Downs .............................................................................. 71 Landscape character area: Chaldon Downs (part) ........................................................................................ 74 Landscape character area: South Dorset Downs (part) ................................................................................. 77 Landscape character type: Open Chalk Downland ......................................................... 80 Landscape character area: Chaldon Downs (part) ........................................................................................ 83 Landscape character area: South Dorset Downs (part) ................................................................................. 87 Landscape character area: North Bere Regis Downs .................................................................................... 90 Landscape character type: Valley Pasture .................................................................... 93 Landscape character area: Mid Frome Valley .............................................................................................. 96 Landscape character area: Frome Valley .................................................................................................... 99 Landscape character area: Mid Piddle Valley ............................................................................................. 102 Landscape character area: Lower Piddle Valley ......................................................................................... 105 Landscape character area: Sherford Valley ............................................................................................... 108 Landscape character type: Chalk River Valley Floor .................................................... 111 Landscape character area: Bere Stream Valley.......................................................................................... 114 Landscape character type: Ridge and Vale ................................................................. 117 Landscape character area: Osmington Ridge and Vale ............................................................................... 119 Landscape character type: Rolling Wooded Pasture ..................................................... 122 Landscape character area: Morden-Lytchett.............................................................................................. 124 Landscape character area: Lulworth ........................................................................................................ 127 Landscape character area: Rempstone ..................................................................................................... 130 Landscape character type: Harbour/Wetland/Lagoon .................................................. 133 Landscape character area: Upton Bay Marsh ............................................................................................

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