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8.4. Cumulative Seascape Effects<br />

8.4.1. GWF has been assessed as having Negligible significance of effects on the<br />

following regional seascape units:<br />

� Felixstowe/Deben Estuary; and<br />

� Stour and Orwell Estuaries.<br />

8.4.2. Cumulative effects on these regional seascape units due to the addition of<br />

GWF will, therefore, be Negligible.<br />

8.4.3. GWF has been assessed as having Minor significance of effects on the other<br />

three regional seascape units which are:<br />

� Walberswick to Thorpe Ness;<br />

� Aldeburgh Bay; and<br />

� Hollesley Bay.<br />

8.4.4. The cumulative effects of GWF on these regional seascape units will,<br />

therefore, be of Minor significance. These effects are summarised below.<br />

Walberswick to Thorpe Ness<br />

8.4.5. The proposed WTGs will be seen in combination with the WTGs of the<br />

GGOWF in southward views within this unit. The distance of these two<br />

wind farms from the unit and their proximity to one another means they will<br />

appear in combination with one another as a single focal cluster on the<br />

distant horizon. The nature of the overlap between the two schemes and<br />

their distance from the unit means there will be little perceptible difference<br />

in overall WTG density arising from the addition of the proposed WTGs to<br />

views seen from the coastline of this unit. There will, however, be an<br />

increase in overall WTG spread on the horizon line which will be seen as a<br />

northward extension to the GGOWF. Whilst this increase will be noticeable<br />

in views from the coast towards the horizon line in the immediate proximity<br />

of GGOWF, it will be seen in the context of other prominent industrial<br />

structures in southward views along the coast, namely, the pylons and<br />

buildings associated with Sizewell power station. Furthermore, whilst the<br />

increase in WTG spread will be noticeable in views towards the southeast<br />

sector of the horizon line, views directly out to sea to the east and views<br />

northwards will remain unaffected. Views seen in succession towards the<br />

proposed WTGs and the offshore wind farms of Thanet, Gunfleet Sands and<br />

London Array will not be significant due to the distance of these other<br />

offshore wind farms from this regional seascape unit.

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