SR NPF4 SUPPLEMENTARY POSITION STATEMENT - LCS V LSS

This document sets out Scottish Renewables members’ views on what will need to be included in National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) to deliver the level of renewable energy technology deployment needed to meet Scotland’s Climate Change commitments and achieve net-zero by 2045.

Scottish Renewables’ position is that Landscape Capacity Studies (LCS) are not fit for purpose and should be replaced with Landscape Sensitivity Studies (LSS) as a starting point in project assessment, while giving weight to Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 161 and Table 1. This paper should be read with the SR NPF4 Supplementary Position Paper on Spatial Planning for Onshore Wind.