Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

September 2011
GALLOPER WIND FARM SUBSTATION
Contents
1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................ 6
1.2. The Proposed Development ......................................................................................... 6
1.3. Wireframes and Photomontages ............................................................................... 7
1.4. The Study Area............................................................................................................... 11
2.0 Assessment Methodology ..................................................................... 12
2.1. Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Methodology ............................. 12
2.2. Scope of Study ................................................................................................................ 12
2.3. Consultation ................................................................................................................... 13
2.4. Field Study ....................................................................................................................... 18
3.0 Landscape Policy Context ..................................................................... 20
3.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 20
3.2. Landscape Designations ............................................................................................. 20
3.3. Suffolk Heritage Coast ................................................................................................ 28
3.4. Special Landscape Areas............................................................................................. 29
3.5. Historic Environment ................................................................................................. 29
4.0 The Existing Landscape Environment ................................................. 32
4.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 32
4.2. Landscape Character and Features of the Development Site and its
Immediate Context ...................................................................................................... 32
4.3. Existing Landscape Character Assessments ....................................................... 37
5.0 The Existing Visual Environment ........................................................ 43
5.2. Initial ZTV ....................................................................................................................... 43
5.3. Key Visual Receptor Groups ..................................................................................... 44
5.4. Representative Viewpoint Appraisal .................................................................... 46
6.0 Potential for Cumulative Effects .......................................................... 56
7.0 ZTV Study .............................................................................................. 57
8.0 Description of the Proposals and Nature of Effects ............................. 60
8.2. Lighting ............................................................................................................................ 63
8.3. Programme ...................................................................................................................... 64
8.4. Decommissioning ........................................................................................................ 65
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