Wind Farm Proposals Scotland

The windfarm footprint map is intended to provide an overview only and we endeavour to keep the map as up to date as possible. However, users should note:

•The map is updated regularly, but will never be 100% accurate.

•There are several 'gaps' on the map where SNH are seeking appropriate mapping of proposals to add to the map.

•The map should not be used to form the basis of detailed environmental assessment or regional planning work - it is an overview only.

•The map shows the approximate physical footprint of the wind farm and is usually based on the site boundary as shown on the Environmental Statement. Where we don't have site boundary, a turbine 'envelope' is used instead, using the outer turbine locations. This will often include site access tracks, but generally excludes grid connections.

•The map does not show the 'visibility' footprint of the windfarms, it shows the physical footprint only.

•It is acknowledged that the word 'footprint' could be misleading - it does not represent the physical footprint of the turbines (or their foundations) themselves - it shows the area of land occupied by the windfarm and is intended to illustrate the relative scale of windfarm proposals.

•The map only shows windfarms which are installed, consented, in planning or at scoping stage. It does not show proposals which are still confidential, or proposals which have been withdrawn or refused consent.

•The map does not include small domestic wind turbines and generally only includes wind turbines of greater than 50m in height.

•The map only includes proposals on which SNH are consulted, some small wind clusters or community scale proposals, which have not been reviewed by SNH may not appear.

Note: this is not necessarily a comprehensive dataset of all wind farm schemes in the public domain and there may be some errors in the information supplied on this map. Windfarms which have been withdrawn from planning or refused consent do not appear on the map.

 
Citation proposal
Brendan Turvey (Scottish Natural Heritage). Wind Farm Proposals Scotland. https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/b57cabf0-0551-4c57-ae39-d32720e22ab6

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Date ( Revision )
2014-06-02
Date ( Revision )
2019-07-05
Identifier
WINDFARM
Presentation form
mapDigital Digital map

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  01463 725067 
Maintenance and update frequency
annually Annually
Name
ESRI Shapefile
Version
1.0
IPSV
  • Wind Power , Energy , Environment , Planning Applications
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
  • Natural risk zones , Energy resources
Use limitation
no usage limitations
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
Available under an OS Open Data licence. You must always use the following attribution statement to acknowledge the source of the information: Copyright Scottish Natural Heritage Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (year)
Spatial representation type
vector Vector
Distance
25  m
Metadata language
eng English
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Utilities communication
Geographic identifier
GB-SCT

 

Date ( Revision )
2006-08-23

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EPSG / WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) / 7.9
Reference system identifier
EPSG / ETRS89 (EPSG:4258) / 7.9
Reference system identifier
EPSG / OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG:27700) / 7.9
Distribution format
  • ESRI Shapefile (3.2 )

  • KML (2.1 )

  • GML (3.1.1 )

  Distributor

  01463 725067 
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ESRI Shapefile (zipped, EPSG:27700)  
OnLine resource
Google Earth KML 2.1 (EPSG:4326)  
OnLine resource
GML 3.1.1 (zipped, EPSG:4258)  
OnLine resource
MapInfo MIF (EPSG:27700)  
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Statement
Mapped data sourced from a variety of consultations therefore quality and accuracy may not be consistent and can not be guaranteed.

Metadata

File identifier
b57cabf0-0551-4c57-ae39-d32720e22ab6   XML
Metadata language
eng English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2019-12-03
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0

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