Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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September 2011
GALLOPER WIND FARM SUBSTATION
sensitivity in this respect. Locally designated landscapes would have
High-Medium value and sensitivity, as would Heritage Coasts, which
though nationally designated, are protected only via local plan policy.
17.1.27. In considering the effects on designated areas, a number of factors
need to be considered. The effects on the component landscape
character areas and the effects on views from within and towards the
designated area need to be understood. These effects are then
considered in light of the documented “special qualities” and
purposes of the designation; and the proportion of the designated area
that is affected, in order to arrive at a judgement of the magnitude of
effects on the designated area.
17.1.28. Thus the judgement of the significance of effect on designated areas
takes into account the value of the landscape (via the sensitivity
rating) and the degree to which the purposes of designation are
affected (via the magnitude).
Viewpoints and Visual Receptors
17.1.29. A wide variety of visual receptors can reasonably be anticipated to be
affected by a proposed development. The Guidelines for Landscape
and Visual Impact Assessment indicate that the following factors
affect the sensitivity of a viewpoint: The location and context of the
viewpoint; the expectations and occupation or activity of the receptor
and the importance of the view. These are all interlinked
considerations, as the location, context and importance of the view
will influence the likely activities and expectations of the receptor.
The range of visual receptors will include pedestrians, and
recreational users of the surrounding landscape such as walkers,
cyclists and those otherwise engaged in the pursuit of leisure
activities within the visual envelope of the site, local residents,
motorists, those working outdoors and other workers. All categories
of receptors can potentially be affected to a greater or lesser degree by
a development. The four main visual receptor groups are considered
in more detail below under the headings of residents, workers, the