Do wind turbines have a negative effect on the landscape?
A. The development of wind turbines will change the landscape of the area, but this is not necessarily a negative change. This ultimately depends on your personal opinion of the turbines and your acceptance of them as providers of green electricity. One inevitable consequence of constructing wind turbines is that they will be visible over a relatively large area. Their scale and strikingly man made appearance mean they will not naturally ‘fit in’ with a rural landscape. It is however recognised that certain types of landscape are more capable of accommodating wind turbines than others. A landscape and visual assessment of proposed developments will examine the impact of the proposed wind farm on the character of the landscape. Photomontages will be prepared from key views to show how the wind turbines would look in the landscape.
