Unlike other reports, this guidance does not need to be read from start to finish. Instead, different parts of the website link together to allow you to explore various renewable energy technologies and review the key planning issues of relevance to the Trust in relation to each form of technology. Please see the renewable energy tabs for a review of these issues. For each technology this includes a summary of:

• Potential impacts (direct or indirect) on seascape and landscape, ecology and ornithology, heritage, noise and vibration, hydrology and hydrogeology, soils/geology, traffic and transport, aviation and telecommunications, shadow flicker, glint and glare and socio-economic.
• Potential assessment requirements – i.e., what assessments the Trust may wish to ensure are undertaken by the applicant.
• Potential embedded design and mitigation measures – i.e., what measures may the Trust wish to see be embedded into the design of the project or applied as mitigation if a significant effect is expected to occur.
• Checklist of information required as part of application – i.e., what information should the applicant be providing to enable the determining authority and the Trust to assess the relative merits of the proposal.
• Monitoring post consent – i.e., what monitoring may the Trust wish to be implemented once the scheme is consented (during construction and operation and for how long).
• References to relevant guidance – i.e., what other guidance would assist the Trust with their understanding of the key issues and assessment approaches.

If you want to understand more about the starting point for the Guidance – the overview of the guidance provides the scope of the guidance, how it has been prepared and information on the legislative and policy context as well as the renewables and planning system.

Furthermore, the following should be kept in mind when using the website:

• The renewable energy tabs provide an understanding of the relevant issues that may need considering when reviewing renewable energy proposals. They should be used as a prompt to help support the identification of key issues.
• Depending on the renewable energy proposal being reviewed (particularly its location and scale), there may be varying levels of applicability.
• The renewable energy tabs are intended to aid in discussions regarding renewable energy proposals, both internally and externally (with the determining authority and developers).
• The information within the website is not exhaustive and will be updated annually to ensure it is up to date. Further specialist advice/information may also be needed when reviewing certain issues and renewable energy proposals.

Further support, guidance and advice on how to use the guidance and the development of approaches and responses to renewable energy proposals can be provided by the relevant regional planning team, or Country Planning Adviser.