Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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the type of change proposed. However, views of the sea or the role of the sea
in forming part of the setting of the landscape character type are not referred
to in the Suffolk Landscape Character Assessment description, and it is not
described as being sensitive to offshore development. It is considered,
therefore, that the sensitivity of the Ancient Estate Claylands to the type of
change proposed by the proposed offshore wind farm, outwith its area, is
Low.
Coastal Dunes and Shingle Ridges
4.2.11. This landscape character type is characterised by a flat or gently rolling
landform of sand or shingle colonised by low-lying, fragile forms of
vegetation. This results in an open, uncluttered and vast landscape where
occasional large buildings, fishing huts and boats gain visual prominence in
the landscape. There are structures and activities associated with tourism
present in the landscape, such as beach huts and piers.
4.2.12. This landscape character type lies at a distance of 29.4km from the nearest
WTG.
Sensitivity to Change
4.2.13. This is a highly dynamic and fragile landscape character type whose ongoing
maintenance has been compromised by coastal development.
4.2.14. The uncluttered, low-lying nature of this landscape type increases its
sensitivity to the type of change proposed by the development. The
structures and activities associated with tourism, however, go some way to
moderate this sensitivity. In relation to Landscape Sensitivity and Change,
the Suffolk Landscape Character Assessment says:
4.2.15. The views, both out to sea and often inland, are open and occasionally
desolate.
‘The landscape type is by nature narrow, but it is open to views both in and out. It is
therefore profoundly affected by changes in the adjacent landscapes and seascapes.
The characteristic qualities of openness, wildness and isolation found in much of this
landscape are dependent, to a great extent, on the condition and character of the land
that frames it.’
4.2.16. It is considered, therefore, that the sensitivity of this landscape character type
to the type of change proposed by the offshore wind farm, outwith its area, is
High-Medium.