Item11 Rothes/2019/0045PAC

This document contains a consultation response from the Cairngorms National Park Authority regarding a proposed wind farm near the Cairngorms National Park. The Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit is consulting on an application for the Rothes 3 Wind Farm, located to the north-east of the National Park. The Park Authority considered the potential impacts on landscape character and special qualities of the National Park. While the development will add to existing wind farms in the area, the Park Authority ultimately raised no objection to the proposal. However, they recommended that the developers implement mitigation measures to minimize impacts on the "dark skies" special landscape quality, like using sensors to reduce aviation lighting when possible.