Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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Existing View
5.8.21. The viewpoint is located on the seafront, which offers a simple panoramic
experience of the seascape with open, unimpeded views of the North Sea
across a pebble beach. The North Sea appears as a vast, uninterrupted
element within the expanse of the panoramic view. When visibility is good,
distant views towards the WTGs of the GGOWF are possible, with the WTGs
extending across 35° of the east-southeast sector of the horizon line. When
visibility is very good, it will also be possible to see London Array and
Gunfleet Sands wind farms, visible as two very distant, separate clusters in
views across the North Sea to the south. Shipping traffic is almost always
visible and provides a moving focus in seaward views. Beyond the limits of
the illustrated panorama, inland views to the west of the viewpoint are
largely limited by a local shelter belt and nearby outgrown boundary
vegetation.
Existing Sensitivity of View
5.8.22. The simplicity of the existing view and the absence of significant detractors
in the foreground combine to increase the quality of the view. When
meteorological conditions allow seaward views over distances greater than
30km, however, the distant wind farms in the eastern and southern sectors of
the horizon line will be visible.
Receptors would mainly be visitors to the beach area and the Martello Tower,
as well as residents of Shingle Street. The sensitivity of the receptor is,
therefore, as High.
Viewpoint 7 - View from the cliff top, The Naze
Grid reference 626532, 223456
Distance and Direction from GWF 42.8km to the west
Distance and Direction from
GGOWF
Distance and Direction from the
London Array Wind Farms
Distance and Direction from the
Gunfleet Sands Wind Farms
38.7km to the west
23.2km to the northwest
13.0km to the north
Receptor Visitors/Tourists