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2842_LVIA<br />

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September 2011<br />

GALLOPER WIND FARM SUBSTATION<br />

15.2.3. In terms of significance of potential strategic effect at each<br />

development stage it says that, during construction and operation,<br />

development of Sizewell C is ‘problematical because of known<br />

sustainability issues; mitigation or negotiation difficult and/or expensive;<br />

effect considered to be of regional/national/ international significance’.<br />

15.2.4. In terms of potential cumulative landscape effects for any of the sites<br />

it says ‘Cumulative Impacts vary from site to site, however, the landscape<br />

and visual impacts of other energy related development occurs repeatedly<br />

and will be an important consideration in many cases.’<br />

15.3. <strong>National</strong> Policy Statement for Nuclear Power Generation (EN-6).<br />

(Volumes I and II. <strong>Planning</strong> for new energy infrastructure.<br />

Department for Energy and Climate Change, July 2011)<br />

15.3.1. NPS EN-6, taken together with the Overarching <strong>National</strong> Policy<br />

Statement for Energy (EN-1), provides the primary basis for decisions<br />

taken by the <strong>Infrastructure</strong> <strong>Planning</strong> Commission (IPC) on<br />

applications it receives for nuclear power stations. Volume II, Annexe<br />

C, includes discussion on individual sites assessments.<br />

15.3.2. It notes that detailed consideration of the proposals at the local level<br />

could result in changes to the nominated boundary area for Sizewell<br />

C. (paragraph C.8.69)<br />

15.3.3. In terms of landscape and visual issues at Sizewell C it says:<br />

‘With regard to the visual impact of the development, the nominator has<br />

proposed that this could be mitigated, in part, by locating the principal<br />

structures along the same visual axis of the existing stations. The nominator<br />

has also noted that there is established plantation woodland to the north-west<br />

of the site and it would be the intention to retain some of this woodland to help<br />

screen the development. The nominator has also proposed that mitigation is<br />

also likely to be achieved by minimising ancillary land use in those areas<br />

away from the main power station site, although this would depend on

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