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Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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2842_LVIA<br />

148<br />

September 2011<br />

GALLOPER WIND FARM SUBSTATION<br />

lies in this landscape character type. Within the site and an area up to<br />

approximately 0.3km from the site to the west, south and north the<br />

effects will be of High magnitude and Major-Moderate significance<br />

during construction and at Year 1, reducing to Medium magnitude<br />

and Moderate significance at Year 15 due to the effects of mitigation<br />

planting. Beyond this the magnitude and significance of effect would<br />

reduce fairly rapidly with distance, and as existing vegetation,<br />

landform and development buffers effects. The effects will be Adverse.<br />

16.2.8. The overall landscape effects on this landscape character type during<br />

construction and operation will be of Negligible magnitude and<br />

Negligible significance.<br />

16.2.9. Coastal Levels (High-Medium sensitivity). The substation<br />

development lies adjacent to this landscape character type and it will<br />

not be directly affected by the works. Effects will be caused by<br />

changes to the setting of a small part of the character type.<br />

Construction of the proposed cable corridor will result in the removal<br />

of existing woodland between the bridleway on Sandy Lane and the<br />

substation to the northeast of the GGOWF substation, opening up<br />

visibility of the GGOWF substation from an area of grazing meadows<br />

within the Coastal Levels. The effect on landscape character up to<br />

approximately 0.3km east and 0.5km north of the development are<br />

likely to be of High magnitude and Major significance during<br />

construction and at Year 1, reducing to Low magnitude and Moderate-<br />

Minor significance at Year 15. The magnitude and significance of<br />

effect on this character type is likely to decrease rapidly moving<br />

northwards. The effects will be Adverse.<br />

16.2.10. The overall landscape effects on this landscape character type during<br />

construction and operation will be of Negligible magnitude and<br />

Negligible significance.<br />

16.2.11. Ancient Estate Claylands. Effects will be of Negligible magnitude<br />

and Negligible significance during construction and operation.

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