Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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Receptor, sensitivity
Landscape Designations (Year 1)
Assessment Magnitude of
effect
Suffolk Coast AONB
0km
Sensitivity High
Suffolk Heritage Coast
0.01km east
Sensitivity High-Medium
Viewpoints (Year 1)
1 – Residential Properties and
Public Right of Way northwest
of the site
0.93km to the northwest
Sensitivity High
2 – Public Right of Way north of
the site
0.13km to the north
Sensitivity High
Up to approximately 0.3km to the west, south and north.
Up to approximately 0.5 - 0.75km to the north-west, west, south
and east, and a small area to the north.
Effects reduce fairly rapidly beyond these areas. Effects limited
to a small proportion of the AONB.
The area of Heritage Coast landscape between Sandy Lane and
the belt of trees west of Sizewell Beach car park.
Effects reduce rapidly beyond these areas. Effects limited to a
small proportion of the Heritage Coast.
View of new gap in woodland framing existing substation and
pylons, and introduction of new substation. Proposed
landform screens lower elements of substation.
Proposed substation and landform visible on skyline.
Substation seen extending out of existing woodland. Proposed
landform screens much of substation.
High
Medium
Significance
of impact
Major
Major-
Moderate
Valency
Adverse
Medium Moderate Adverse
Medium Major-
Moderate
Adverse
High Major Adverse