Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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structures/embankments and along seafront promenades within settlements.
Where the path extends through dune landscapes, the mounding nature of
the landform will combine with the screening effects of marram grass to
partially, and in places wholly, limit views towards the proposed WTGs.
Elsewhere along the coastal extents of the path, where the route extends
through marshland or heathland areas adjacent to the coast edge, views
towards the proposed WTGs will be largely screened by coastal
embankments and/or intervening local vegetation. Where the proposed
WTGs can be seen from the route of the Suffolk Coastal Path, they will
appear as very distant elements on the horizon line, behind the WTGs of the
GGOWF within the same relatively narrow sector of the seaward view.
Furthermore, the proposed WTGs will be seen in the context of existing
distant views to 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 Suffolk Coastal Path, means
that the magnitude of operational effect along the majority of coastal extents
of the Suffolk Coastal Path is judged to be Negligible, although there will be
locations where the effects on views will be of Low to Negligible magnitude.
The sensitivity of the Suffolk Coastal Path is regarded as High. The overall
significance of operational effect on the coastal extents of the path is
considered to be Negligible.
Offshore Receptors
7.4.17. The magnitude of visual effects on offshore receptors will be influenced by
their location in relation to the existing and proposed GGOWF and GWF
developments. For the northern part of GWF, receptors to the west of
GGOWF will see the proposed GWF WTGs in the context of the existing
WTGs in the foreground; the GGOWF WTGs will remain the most visually
prominent WTGs in views. Receptors to the east of GGOWF will see the
proposed GWF WTGs in the foreground and they will be more visually
prominent than the GGOWF WTGs. Effects on receptors to the west of
GGOWF will, therefore, be less affected by the addition of GWF than
receptors to the east, as the changes in views will be less.
7.4.18. For the southern part of GWF the proposed WTGs will always be seen in the
foreground to the GGOWF turbines and they will, therefore, be the most
visually prominent.
7.4.19. There are many fishing, commercial, and industrial ships which frequent the
waters around GWF and the turbines will potentially be a substantial change
to views when in the vicinity. Views from fishing vessels may be more
affected as they do not travel as fast as the larger ships and may have visibility
of GWF for the duration of their fishing trips. Receptors on commercial
fishing and industrial / cargo ships will be focussed on their line of work and