Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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September 2011
GALLOPER WIND FARM SUBSTATION
Magnitude and Significance of Effect
10.3.38. The removal of the woodland and replacement with the substation,
landform and gantries on the skyline will be a change to the view.
The effect will be reduced to some degree by the fact that the
development will be seen in the context of the existing pylons and
overhead wires and Sizewell Power Station. The Magnitude of effect
at Year 1 is assessed as High to Medium. The sensitivity of the
receptors represented by this viewpoint is High and the significance
of effect is Major-Moderate. The change will be Adverse.
10.3.39. The ‘additional mitigation area’ will be visible from this viewpoint as
a slacker slope on the south side of the landform, tying in more
gradually with the existing landform. However, implementation of
the proposed development with the ‘additional mitigation area’ will
not change the effects assessed above. The ‘additional mitigation area’
will cause a minor additional change to the view caused by
construction of the substation as a whole.
10.3.40. The differences in appearance of the development with and without
the ‘additional mitigation area’ can be seen by comparing the
following Figures:
Without ‘additional
mitigation area'
With ‘additional
mitigation area'
Wireframe 2890/WF_DE/04 RevA 2890/WF_DE_AM/04
Photomontage
Year 1
2890/PM /04B/YR1 2890/PM_AM/04B/YR1