Wind energy development in Northern Ireland's landscapes - supplementary planning guidance to accompany planning policy statement 18 'renewable energy' (revised October 2019)

Northern Ireland Environment Agency, 2010
Wind energy development in Northern Ireland's landscapes - supplementary planning guidance to accompany planning policy statement 18 'renewable energy' (revised October 2019) Download document

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Abstract

Provides broad, strategic guidance in relation to the visual and landscape impacts of wind energy development. The guidance is based on the sensitivity of Northern Ireland's landscapes to wind energy development and contains an assessment of each of the 130 Landscape Character Areas (LCAs) in Northern Ireland by referencing the characteristics and values associated with each LCA.

History

Revision issued by the Department for Infrastructure.

Subjects

  • Planning control
  • Planning control, Northern Ireland
  • Renewable energy
  • Power supply/energy
  • Planning and development
  • Other planning disciplines

Publisher History

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency is an agency within the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. They were previously known as Environment and Heritage Service. They advise on and implement the Government's environmental policy and strategy in Northern Ireland, by carrying out a range of activities, which promote the Government's key themes of sustainable development, biodiversity and climate change.

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