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Limekiln Wind Farm Extension Application

DETERMINATION – Notice of Decision

Limekiln Wind Farm Section 36C Application

DETERMINATION – Notice of Decision

Further Environmental Information – February 2022

• Limekiln S36C FEI public notice
• Limekiln WF S36C FEI Planning Statement Update
• Limekiln WF S36C FEI Volume 1 – Written Statement
• Limekiln WF S36C FEI Volume 2i – Figures reduced
• Limekiln WF S36C FEI Volume 2ii – Figures reduced
• Limekiln WF S36C FEI Volume 3 – Appendices

Application Documents – July 2021

Volume 1: Written Statement

• Vol 1 Written Statement Table of Contents
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Scheme Need and Alternatives
• Chapter 3 Approach to Preparing the Environmental Impact Assessment Report
• Chapter 4 Description of Revised Consented Development
• Chapter 5 Energy & Planning Policy 
• Chapter 6 Socio Economics
• Chapter 7 Traffic and Transport
• Chapter 8 Climate Change
• Chapter 9 LVIA
• Chapter 10 Cultural Heritage
• Chapter 11 Ecology
• Chapter 12 Ornithology
• Chapter 13 Geology Hydrology Hydrogeology
• Chapter 14 Forestry
• Chapter 15 Infrastructure
• Chapter 16 Health and Safety
• Chapter 17 Noise
• Chapter 18 Shadow Flicker

Volume 2: Figures

• Volume 2 Figures Table of Contents
• Figure 1.1 Site Location
• Figure 1.2 Site Boundary
• Figure 1.3 Comparison between Consented Development and Revised Consented Development
• Figure 4.1 Revised Site Layout
• Figure 4.2 Typical Wind Turbine
• Figure 4.3 Typical Crane hardstanding
• Figure 4.4 Typical Construction compound
• Figure 4.5a Substation Platform
• Figure 4.5b Substation Elevations
• Figure 4.5c Substation Elevations
• Figure 4.5d Substation Elevations
• Figure 4.6 Typical Turbine Foundations
• Figure 4.7a Typical Access Track (a)
• Figure 4.7b Typical Access Track (b)
• Figure 4.8 Typical Bridge Plan
• Figure 4.9 Typical Culvert
• Figure 4.10 Typical Cable Trench Detail
• Figure 4.11 Construction Programme
• Figure 4.12 Indicative Grid Connection Route
• Figure 10.1 Known ISA heritage assets
• Figure 10.2 Designated 5km heritage assets
• Figure 11.1 Internationally Designated Sites within 5 km
• Figure 11.2 Nationally Designated Sites within 5 km
• Figure 11.3 NVC Survey Results
• Figure 11.4 Potential GWDTE Locations
• Figure 11.5 Protected Species Results – May 2021
• Figure 13-1 Revised Consented Development Overview
• Figure 13-2 Superficial Geology
• Figure 13-3 Solid Geology
• Figure 13-4 Hydrological and Hydrogeological Receptors
• Figure 13-5 Drainage and Elevation Map
• Figure 13-6 Hydrological and Hydrogeological Constraints
• Figure 14.1 Forestry Study Area
• Figure 14.2 Baseline Felling Plan
• Figure 14.3 Baseline Restocking Plan
• Figure 14.4 Variation Felling Plan
• Figure 14.5 Variation Restocking Plan
• Figure 17.1 V117 Contours Lime + Ext_EXT1
• Figure 17.2 N133 Contours Lime + Ext_EXT1

Volume 3: Landscape and Visual Visualisations

We would like to draw your attention to a minor error, which has now been corrected, within the cumulative wirelines contained in Volume 3 of the Limekiln Wind Farm Section 36C EIA Report.  The error related to the way in which the turbines for Drum Hollistan 2 Wind Farm were illustrated. While the blade tip height of the Drum Hollistan 2 turbines was correct, an incorrect hub height dimension was used to represent the turbines. As such, the turbine rotor proportion conveyed by the wirelines was incorrect. It should be understood that this error did not affect the way that Limekiln Wind Farm was represented in any of the submitted figures. This error was corrected on the 18^th August 2021 and updated figures have been issued and can be found below.

Vol 3 Table of Contents: Landscape and Visual – Folder A

GIS Figures

• Figure 9-01 LVIA Study Area
• Figure 9-02 LVIA Landscape Character Types
• Figure 9-03 LVIA Landscape Designations
• Figure 9-04 LVIA Wild Land Areas
• Figure 9-05 LVIA Principal Visual Receptors
• Figure 9-06 LVIA Core Paths
• Figure 9-07 LVIA Viewpoint Locations
• Figure 9-08a LVIA Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 9-08b LVIA Blade Tip ZTV A1
• Figure 9-09a LVIA Hub Height ZTV
• Figure 9-09b LVIA Hub Height ZTV A1
• Figure 9-10 LVIA Horizontal Angle ZTV with Viewpoints
• Figure 9-11 LVIA Landscape Character Types with Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 9-12 LVIA Landscape Designations with Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 9-13 LVIA Wild Land Areas with Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 9-14 LVIA Wild Land Area 39 with ZTV and Wild Land Viewpoints
• Figure 9-15 LVIA Principal Visual Receptors
• Figure 9-16 LVIA Core Paths with with Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 9-17 LVIA Cumulative Wind Farms
• Figure 9-18 LVIA Cumulative ZTV with Baillie Hill
• Figure 9-19 LVIA Cumulative ZTV with Bettyhill
• Figure 9-20 LVIA Cumulative ZTV with Forss
• Figure 9-21 LVIA Cumulative ZTV with Strathy North
• Figure 9-22 LVIA Cumulative ZTV with Causeymire Achlachan Halsary & Bad a Cheo
• Figure 9-23 LVIA Cumulative ZTV with Limekiln (Consented)
• Figure 9-24 LVIA Cumulative ZTV with Hill of Lybster
• Figure 9-25 LVIA Cumulative ZTV with Limekiln Extension
• Figure 9-26 LVIA Cumulative ZTV with Drum Hollistan 2
• Figure 9-27 LVIA Cumulative ZTV with Ackron
• Figure 9-28 LVIA Cumulative ZTV with Forss III
• Figure 9-29 LVIA Cumulative ZTV with Strathy Wood
• Figure 9-30 LVIA Cumulative ZTV with Strathy South
• Figure 9-31 LVIA Composite Relative Wildness
• Figure 9-32 LVIA Level of Wildness Lack of Built Modern Artefacts
• Figure 9-33 LVIA Level of Wildness Perceived Naturalness
• Figure 9-34 LVIA Level of Wildness Remoteness from Public Mechanical Access
• Figure 9-35 LVIA Level of Wildness Rugged or Challenging Terrain
• Figure 9-36 LVIA Wild Land Areas and Landform

NatureScot Visualisations and Wirelines

• Figure 9-37 NS Viewpoint 1 A836 Layby at Drum Hollistan
• Figure 9-38 NS Viewpoint 2 Reay Footpath
• Figure 9-39 NS Viewpoint 3 A836 Reay Church
• Figure 9-40 NS Viewpoint 4 Shebster
• Figure 9-41 NS Viewpoint 5 Sandside Bay Harbour
• Figure 9-42 NS Viewpoint 6 A836 Dounreay Road Junction
• Figure 9-43 NS Viewpoint 7 Strathy Point Car Park
• Figure 9-44 NS Viewpoint 8 Anglers Car Park Loch Calder
• Figure 9-45 NS Viewpoint 9 Ben Dorrery
• Figure 9-46 NS Viewpoint 10 Minor road Lythmore Junction
• Figure 9-47 NS Viewpoint 11 Georgemas Junction Station
• Figure 9-48 NS Viewpoint 12 A9 North of Spittal
• Figure 9-49 NS Viewpoint 13 Dunnet Head
• Figure 9-50 NS Viewpoint 14 Borlum Hill
• Figure 9-51 NS Viewpoint 15 Beinn Ratha
• Figure 9-52 NS Viewpoint 16 Shurrery
• Figure 9-53 NS Viewpoint 17 A836 Hill of Forss
• Figure 9-54 NS Viewpoint 18 Broubster Forest Core Path
• Figure 9-55 9-72 NS Viewpoint 1-18 Comp Wire APP-CON
• Figure 9-73 9-90 NS Viewpoint 1-18 Comp Wire V117-N133

Volume 3: Landscape and Visual and Cultural Heritage Visualisations

Vol 3 Table of Contents: Landscape and Visual – Folder B

The Highland Council

• Figure 9-91 Rev A THC Viewpoint 1 A836 Layby at Drum Hollistan
• Figure 9-92 THC Viewpoint 2 Reay Footpath
• Figure 9-93 THC Viewpoint 3 A836 Reay Church
• Figure 9-94 THC Viewpoint 4 Shebster
• Figure 9-95 THC Viewpoint 5 Sandside Bay Harbour
• Figure 9-96 THC Viewpoint 6 A836 Dounreay Road Junction
• Figure 9-97 Rev A THC Viewpoint 7 Strathy Point Car Park
• Figure 9-98 Rev A THC Viewpoint 8 Anglers Car Park Loch Calder
• Figure 9-99 Rev A THC Viewpoint 9 Ben Dorrery
• Figure 9-100 Rev A THC Viewpoint 10 Minor road Lythmore Junction
• Figure 9-101 Rev A THC Viewpoint 11 Georgemas Junction Station
• Figure 9-102 Rev A THC Viewpoint 12 A9 North of Spittal
• Figure 9-103 Rev A THC Viewpoint 13 Dunnet Head
• Figure 9-104 THC Viewpoint 14 Borlum Hill
• Figure 9-105 Rev A THC Viewpoint 15 Beinn Ratha
• Figure 9-106 THC Viewpoint 16 Shurrery
• Figure 9-107 Rev A THC Viewpoint 17 A836 Hill of Forss
• Figure 9-108 THC Viewpoint 18 Broubster Forest

Wild Land Viewpoints

• Figure 9-109 WL Viewpoint A Clachgeal Hill
• Figure 9-110 WL Viewpoint B Cnoc Bad Mhairtein
• Figure 9-111 WL Viewpoint C Cnoc an Fhurain Bhain
• Figure 9-112 WL Viewpoint D Lochan Ealach Beag
• Figure 9-113 WL Viewpoint E Caol Loch
• Figure 9-114 WL Viewpoint F Loch Meadhoin
• Figure 9-115 WL Viewpoint G Braich Feith Hemigal
• Figure 9-116 WL Viewpoint H Beinn nam Bad Beag

Residential Visual Amenity Assessment

• Figure 9-117 to 9-131 RVAA Residential Visual Amenity Survey

Cultural Heritage – Wirelines

• Figure 10-3 to 10-5 CH Cultural Heritage Viewpoints

Volume 4: Appendices

• Vol 4 Appendices contents
• Appendix 1.A Limekiln Wind Farm – Determination – June 2019
• Appendix 1.B List of competent experts
• Appendix 1.C Glossary and Abbreviations
• Appendix 2.A Chapter 2 – 2016 ES
• Appendix 2.B Chapter 3 – 2017 SI
• Appendix 3A Fig1-0 Site location
• Appendix 3A Fig1-1 Site layout
• Appendix 3A Limekiln S36C Scoping Report FINAL
• Appendix 3.B Scoping Opinion
• Appendix 3.C Table 9.5 2017 SI
• Appendix 6.A 2016 Consented Development – Chapter 6 – Socio-Economics
• Appendix 7.A 210615 Limekiln Revised Consented Dev TA
• Appendix 8.A Justification for Values Used
• Appendix 9.A LVIA Methodology
• Appendix 9.B Preliminary Assessment of Effects on Landscape Character
• Appendix 9.C Preliminary Assessment of Visual Effects
• Appendix 9.D Cumulative Effects Assessment
• Appendix 9.E WLA
• Appendix 9.F RVAA
• Appendix 9.G OWESG Assessment
• Appendix 10.A Gazetteer
• Appendix 10.B Construction PD & RAMSv4
• Appendix 10.C 2016 Chapter 10 – Cultural Heritage
• Appendix 11.A NVC Survey_PlantEcol
• Appendix 11.B Protected Species Report_Rev low res_Redacted
• Appendix 11.C 2012 Limekiln Wind Farm Bat Survey Report
• Appendix 11.D 2019 Bat Survey ( Limekiln Wind Farm Extension)
• Appendix 11.E Aquactic Ecology Reports
• Appendix 11.F Species Protection Plan
• Appendix 11.G Habitat Management Plan
• Appendix 11.H Limekiln Plantation Deer Management Plankh
• Appendix 11.I Limekiln Deer Fence Management Plan
• Appendix 12.A Chapter 12 Ornithology 2016 ES
• Appendix 12.B Chapter 7 Ornithology 2017 SI
• Appendix 13.A Peat Management Plan
• Appendix 13.B Peat Landslide Risk Assessment
• Appendix 17.A Noise Prediction Methodology

Volume 4: Appendices Figures

• Vol 4 Appendices Figures 13A 13B Contents

Appendix Figures 13A

• Appendix 13A Fig 1 Site Location
• Appendix 13A Fig 2 Site Layout
• Appendix 13A Fig 3 Soil Map
• Appendix 13A Fig 4 Peatland Map
• Appendix 13A Fig 5 Peat Depth Survey 2021
• Appendix 13A Fig 6 Composite Peat Depth Plan
• Appendix 13A Fig 7 Interpolated Peat Depth
• Appendix 13A Fig 8 Peat Storage

Appendix Figures 13B

• PSRA Fig 1 Site Locations
• PSRA Fig 2 Site Layout
• PSRA Fig 3 Soil Map
• PSRA Fig 4 Peatland Map
• PSRA Fig 5 Superficial Geology
• PSRA Fig 6 Bedrock Geology
• PSRA Fig 7 Slope Angle
• PSRA Fig 8 Peat Depth
• PSRA Fig 9 Interp Depth
• PSRA Fig 10 Geomorph
• PSRA Fig 11 Hazard Scores
• PSRA Fig 12 FOS
• PSRA Fig 13 Likelihood
• PSRA Fig 14 Consequences
• PSRA Fig 15 PLRA

Supporting Documents

Limekiln S36 advert – during emergency period

Limekiln S36C Design and Access Statement

• Figure 1.1 Consented Development Site Layout
• Figure 1.2 Scoping layout
• Figure 1.3 Revised Consented Development Site Layout

Limekiln S36C Planning Statement

Limekilin S36C Statement of Community Consultation June 2021

• Appendix 1 Limekiln S36C newsletter
• Appendix 2 Infinergy social media
• Appendix 3 Limekiln S36C Information Boards VCOD May2021
• Appendix 4 Limekiln S36C Information Boards VCOD May2021a
• Appendix 4 Limekiln S36C Information Boards VCOD May2021b
• Appendix 5 Online Consultation Webpage May 2021
• Appendix 6 Online Consultation press and promotion
• Appendix 7 press coverage
• Appendix 8 Online consultation Feedback Form May 2021
• Appendix 9 email feedback combined_redacted
• Appendix 10 feedback form received_redacted
• Appendix 11 COVID-19 Development Planning – Consultation Engagement Advice – May 2020

Newsletters

April 2021 newsletter

Virtual Consultation Materials – May 2021

• Limekiln S36C Information Boards VCOD May21
• Viewpoint_1_A836_Layby_at_Drum_Hollistan
• Viewpoint_2_Reay_Footpath
• Viewpoint_3_A836_Reay_Church
• Viewpoint_4_Shebster
• Viewpoint_5_A836_Dounreay_Road_Junction
• 150878_Limekiln Blade Tip ZTV with viewpoints _20km
• 150878_Comparative Blade Tip ZTV with Viewpoints

Scoping Request – March 2021

Limekiln S36C Scoping Report

• Fig1-0 Site location
• Fig1-1 Site layout
• Fig5-0 ‘Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and Ramsar sites within 5 km
• Fig5-1 ‘Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within 5km of the site’
• Fig7-1_LVIA StudyArea
• Fig7-2_CWF
• Fig7-3_ZTV_Blade Tip
• Fig7-4_ZTV_LCA_20km
• Fig7-5_ZTV_Designations
• Fig7-6_ZTV_WLA
• Fig7-7_ZTV_PVR
• Fig7-8_CZTV