Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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September 2011
GALLOPER WIND FARM SUBSTATION
15.2.3. In terms of significance of potential strategic effect at each
development stage it says that, during construction and operation,
development of Sizewell C is ‘problematical because of known
sustainability issues; mitigation or negotiation difficult and/or expensive;
effect considered to be of regional/national/ international significance’.
15.2.4. In terms of potential cumulative landscape effects for any of the sites
it says ‘Cumulative Impacts vary from site to site, however, the landscape
and visual impacts of other energy related development occurs repeatedly
and will be an important consideration in many cases.’
15.3. National Policy Statement for Nuclear Power Generation (EN-6).
(Volumes I and II. Planning for new energy infrastructure.
Department for Energy and Climate Change, July 2011)
15.3.1. NPS EN-6, taken together with the Overarching National Policy
Statement for Energy (EN-1), provides the primary basis for decisions
taken by the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) on
applications it receives for nuclear power stations. Volume II, Annexe
C, includes discussion on individual sites assessments.
15.3.2. It notes that detailed consideration of the proposals at the local level
could result in changes to the nominated boundary area for Sizewell
C. (paragraph C.8.69)
15.3.3. In terms of landscape and visual issues at Sizewell C it says:
‘With regard to the visual impact of the development, the nominator has
proposed that this could be mitigated, in part, by locating the principal
structures along the same visual axis of the existing stations. The nominator
has also noted that there is established plantation woodland to the north-west
of the site and it would be the intention to retain some of this woodland to help
screen the development. The nominator has also proposed that mitigation is
also likely to be achieved by minimising ancillary land use in those areas
away from the main power station site, although this would depend on