Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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6.4.7. There will also be occasional limited views from a few of the more elevated
areas within the Rolling Estate Sandlands themselves in places where
intervening vegetation in the wider seaward landscape allow long distance
views to the North Sea. Viewpoint 4 lies within the Rolling Estate Sandlands.
6.4.8. The Coastal Levels landscape character type is low lying, inland from
slightly elevated shingle ridges and dunes, with limited opportunities for
seaward views.
6.4.9. In the few places where the proposed WTGs will be seen from the Estate
Sandlands, Rolling Estate Sandlands and Coastal Levels, they will appear as
very distant elements, beyond the WTGs of the GGOWF, in the same
relatively narrow sector of the seaward view. Given the distance of the
proposed WTGs within these views, that they will not be seen beyond the
sector of seaward view already occupied by the GGOWF and given the
vastness of the overall panorama in which these views towards the proposed
WTGs will be experienced, the magnitude and overall significance of
operational effect on the landscape character types of the Estate Sandlands,
Rolling Estate Sandlands and Coastal Levels is considered to be Negligible.
6.4.10. There will be open distant views towards the proposed WTGs visible from
the beaches and shingle spit areas within the Coastal Dunes and Shingle
Ridges landscape character type. Viewpoints 5 and 6 lie within this
landscape character type. There will also be intermittent visibility from the
dune areas of this landscape character type where seaward views open up
between the mounding landform and tufts of marram grass. Where open
views towards the proposed WTGs are seen, they will be appear as very
distant elements on the horizon line, beyond the WTGs of the GGOWF
within the same relatively narrow sector of the seaward view. Furthermore,
the proposed WTGs will be seen in the existing context of distant views
towards other industrial structures along the coast associated with Sizewell
power station and the Port of Felixstowe. The above, combined with the vast
scale of the panoramic views available along the edge of this landscape
character type, means the magnitude and significance of operational effects
of the proposed WTGs on the Coastal Dunes and Shingle Ridges landscape
character type is judged to be Negligible.