Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

2842_SLVIA
93
8.4. Cumulative Seascape Effects
8.4.1. GWF has been assessed as having Negligible significance of effects on the
following regional seascape units:
� Felixstowe/Deben Estuary; and
� Stour and Orwell Estuaries.
8.4.2. Cumulative effects on these regional seascape units due to the addition of
GWF will, therefore, be Negligible.
8.4.3. GWF has been assessed as having Minor significance of effects on the other
three regional seascape units which are:
� Walberswick to Thorpe Ness;
� Aldeburgh Bay; and
� Hollesley Bay.
8.4.4. The cumulative effects of GWF on these regional seascape units will,
therefore, be of Minor significance. These effects are summarised below.
Walberswick to Thorpe Ness
8.4.5. The proposed WTGs will be seen in combination with the WTGs of the
GGOWF in southward views within this unit. The distance of these two
wind farms from the unit and their proximity to one another means they will
appear in combination with one another as a single focal cluster on the
distant horizon. The nature of the overlap between the two schemes and
their distance from the unit means there will be little perceptible difference
in overall WTG density arising from the addition of the proposed WTGs to
views seen from the coastline of this unit. There will, however, be an
increase in overall WTG spread on the horizon line which will be seen as a
northward extension to the GGOWF. Whilst this increase will be noticeable
in views from the coast towards the horizon line in the immediate proximity
of GGOWF, it will be seen in the context of other prominent industrial
structures in southward views along the coast, namely, the pylons and
buildings associated with Sizewell power station. Furthermore, whilst the
increase in WTG spread will be noticeable in views towards the southeast
sector of the horizon line, views directly out to sea to the east and views
northwards will remain unaffected. Views seen in succession towards the
proposed WTGs and the offshore wind farms of Thanet, Gunfleet Sands and
London Array will not be significant due to the distance of these other
offshore wind farms from this regional seascape unit.