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Implementing SPP6 for Wind Farms: Guidance and Collaboration in Scotland

This document outlines the implementation of Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) SPP6 to promote the development of wind farms in Scotland while protecting its natural and historic environment. Emphasizing Scotland's renewable energy potential, the guidance stresses the importance of appointing expert consultants to assist in the preparation of spatial frameworks. Key aspects include stakeholder involvement, criteria for site selection, and balancing development needs with environmental impacts. The goals are to facilitate efficient wind farm operations and enhance local biodiversity.

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Implementing SPP6 for Wind Farms: Guidance and Collaboration in Scotland

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  1. WindfarmsImplementing SPP6 Nick Evans 6th December 2007

  2. WindfarmsImplementing SPP6 • Appointing an expert consultant • Advice on preparing supplementary planning guidance (SPG)

  3. SPP6 - Overall Aims • “…to enable Scotland to realise its considerable renewable energy potential” • “Support renewable energy…and.. protect and enhance Scotland’s natural and historic environment” • “Wind farms should be accommodated where the technology can operate efficiently and the environmental and cumulative impacts can be addressed satisfactorily.”

  4. Background • SPP6 published in March 2007 • Spatial frameworks for wind farms • Jim Mackinnon’s letter to Heads of Planning • Prepare SPG • Guidance plus support by a consultant

  5. Appointing an expert consultant • Why appoint a consultant? • Criteria for the appointment • Expectations • Timing

  6. Advice on preparing SPG analysis of existing DPs and SPG • Strengths • Commitment to rewewables • International and national designations • Local environmental issues/biodiversity • Small scale/community schemes • Stakeholder and public involvement

  7. Advice on preparing SPG analysis of existing DPs and SPG • Issues for advice • Broad areas of search • Green belts • Different designations different policies • Grid capacity • Noise

  8. Scope of the SPG • Windfarms over 20 MW • Windfarms below 20 MW • Annex A still relevant, but • Consider scale of project with scale and character of landscape • More flexible approach to designated areas • Particularly for community schemes

  9. Aims of the SPG • 1 - Broad areas of search • 2 - Areas of significant protection • 3 - Criteria to be followed elsewhere

  10. The SPG process • 1 - Areas of significant protection • 2 - Criteria to be followed elsewhere • 3 – Outwith the above • Broad areas of search

  11. Areas of significant protection • Natural heritage designations • International designations • National designations • Green belts • Areas where the limit of cumulative impacts have been reached

  12. Criteria for Elsewhere • Historic environment • Regional and local natural heritage areas • Tourism and recreational interests • Communities • Aviation and defence interests • Broadcasting installations

  13. Outwith protected and potentially constrained areas • Areas with no significant constraints • Locally sensitive areas • Project viability • Grid capacity • Broad areas of search

  14. Conclusions • Planning challenge • Widespread experience of DPs/SPG • SPP6 means a review of DPs/SPG • Appointing an expert consultant • Advice on preparing supplementary planning guidance (SPG)

  15. WindfarmsImplementing SPP6 Nick Evans 6th December 2007

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