Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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5.8.3. Distances from the GWF are measured to the nearest turbine within the
layout assessed.
Viewpoint 1 - Orford Castle
Grid reference: 641930, 249864
Distance and Direction from GWF 33.0km to the northwest
Distance and Direction from the
GGOWF
Distance and Direction from the
London Array Wind Farms
Distance and Direction from the
Gunfleet Sands Wind Farms
28.3km to the northwest
39.6km to the north
42.2km to the northeast
Main Receptor Visitors/Tourists
Designations Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB
Landscape Character Type
Heritage Coast
Scheduled Monument
Grade I Listed Building
Estate Sandlands
Regional Seascape Unit Boundary between Aldeburgh Bay
and Hollesley Bay
Existing View
5.8.4. The viewpoint is located at Orford Castle, which lies on the south-western
edge of Orford, and offers an elevated and panoramic experience of lower
coastal areas, with partial glimpsed views beyond Orford Ness out to sea. The
foreground of the view comprises low lying, gently rolling open land with
stretches of coastal saltmarshes in the mid ground. Beyond this the
saltmarshes give way to the shingle spit of Orford Ness and beyond that to
the North Sea. Due to the openness of the view and low-lying nature of the
landscape, the sky forms the dominant and major component of the view. At
ground level, areas of hedgerow planting, small trees and buildings restrict
views, in particular those out to sea. The view is relatively complex due to a