Wind Turbine Spatial Framework - Scotland

This dataset contains areas classified by their suitability for onshore wind turbine development, falling into one of three groups:

Group 1: Areas where wind farms will not be acceptable: National Parks and National Scenic Areas

Group 2: Areas of significant protection: Recognising the need for significant protection, in these areas wind farms may be appropriate in some circumstances. Further consideration will be required to demonstrate that any significant effects on the qualities of these areas can be substantially overcome by siting, design or other mitigation.

National and international designations:

World Heritage Sites;

Natura 2000 and Ramsar sites;

Sites of Special Scientific Interest;

National Nature Reserves;

Sites identified in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes;

Sites identified in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields.

Other nationally important mapped environmental interests:

areas of wild land as shown on the 2014 SNH map of wild land areas;

carbon rich soils, deep peat and priority peatland habitat.

Community separation for consideration of visual impact:

an area not exceeding 2km around cities, towns and villages identified on the local development plan with an identified settlement envelope or edge. The extent of the area will be determined by the planning authority based on landform and other features which restrict views out from the settlement.

Group 3 - Area with potential for wind farm development: Beyond groups 1 and 2, wind farms are likely to be acceptable, subject to detailed consideration against identified policy criteria.

Reference should be made to Scottish Government planning and renewable energy policy. In the first instance, this is Scottish Planning Policy (June 2014) paragraphs 161 to 174, in the context of the overarching policy of "A Low Carbon Place".

It should be noted that some terminology relating to "spatial frameworks" and "areas of search" may no longer be in use, and reference should be made to planning advice on renewable energy (February 2017) at https://www.gov.scot/publications/renewables-planning-advice-index/

 
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. Wind Turbine Spatial Framework - Scotland. https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/50c53bbf-c1bf-4819-bd86-3c5adad65900

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Alternate title
wtsf
Date ( Revision )
2019-05-09
Identifier
www.spatialhub.scot / sh_wtsf

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Maintenance and update frequency
quarterly Quarterly
Keywords ( Theme )
  • Land use
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
  • Land use , Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
Limitations on public access
Use limitation
Use of the data is available to any organisation that is a member of the OSMA (One Scotland Mapping Agreement) or any UK academic institution via Edina's subscription Digimap service. It is not currently commercially available.
Metadata language
eng English
Topic category
  • Planning cadastre
  • Environment
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Reference system identifier
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4258
Reference system identifier
EPSG / OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG:27700) / 7.9
Reference system identifier
EPSG / ETRS89 (EPSG:4258) / 7.9
Reference system identifier
EPSG / WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator (EPSG:3857) / 7.9
Distribution format
  • OGC:WMC (1.3.0 )

OnLine resource
http://www.spatialhub.scot/get-data/  
OnLine resource
Spatial Hub View Service (WMS)  

Spatial Hub View Service (WMS)

OnLine resource
Spatial Hub Download Service (WFS)  

Spatial Hub Download Service (WFS)

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dataset Dataset
Statement
This dataset was amalgamated, optimised and published by the Spatial hub. For more information visit www.spatialhub.scot.

Metadata

File identifier
50c53bbf-c1bf-4819-bd86-3c5adad65900   XML
Metadata language
eng English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2020-01-14
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0

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