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LUC has a long and successful track record in undertaking environmental impact assessments and has recently been involved in preparing over 20 Scoping Reports and Environmental Statements for wind farm developments in the UK. Our clients in this field of work have included Scottish Power, Force 9 Energy, Airtricity, Npower Renewables, Renewable Energy Systems (RES), Coronation Power, Iberinco and several other private landowners and Community Trusts.
A summary of some of the windfarm EIAs undertaken by LUC are set out below:
- Windy Standard Extension, Dumfries and Galloway
Natural Power
- Dounreay, Caithness
ScottishPower
- Beinn Tharsuinn, Inverness
ScottishPower
- Ardrossan, Ayrshire
Airtricity
- Braes of Doune, Stirling
Airtricity
- Lindhurst, Nottinghamshire
Npower Renewables
Guidance has focused upon the capacity of our landscape to take windfarm developments, and the sensitivity of areas of high landscape value to exploitation. The ground breaking methodology used for the Argyll and Bute study was developed in close collaboration with SNH and Argyll and Bute Council.
- Landscape capacity study of Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute Council and SNH, 2002
- Local Area Landscape Capacity studies, including
Renfrewshire Heights, Braes of Doune
Airtricity, 2002-ongoing
- Wind Information Needs for Planners
ESTU/DTI, 1997-2000
- A study of Landscape Sensitivies to Wind Energy Development in the North Wessex Downs AONB
North Wessex Downs AONB Council of Partners, 2005
- Breckland, King's Lynn & West Norfolk Wind Turbine Capacity Study & Guidance
Breckland District and the Borough of King's Lynn & West Norfolk, 2003
- South West Region Revision 2010 & 2020
GOSW, 2003-5
- Wind Turbine Development in Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire District Council, 2005
- South Norfolk District Wind Turbine Sensitivitiy Study
South Norfolk District Council, 2006
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