Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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September 2011
GALLOPER WIND FARM SUBSTATION
located approximately beyond the tree line to the west. The top of
one of the pylons that lie on the eastern edge of the substation site can
just been above the trees. Beyond the limits of the illustrated
photographic panorama, views to Sizewell Beach and the North Sea
beyond it can be seen in an eastwards direction from the viewpoint.
The foreground of the seaward view includes a series of undulating
dunes, tufted with marram grass, and a number of beach huts and
fishing huts scattered along the beach edge. In the wider seaward
view, two sizeable offshore platforms to the east of Sizewell Power
Station form prominent features in the middle distance.
5.4.9. Whilst the landscape visible within the view lies within the Suffolk
Coast and Heaths AONB and within the Suffolk Heritage Coast, it is
judged that the presence of the large offshore platforms and the other
industrial structures associated with Sizewell Power Station visible in
the wider landscape reduce the overall quality of the existing view.
Sensitivity of Visual Receptor
5.4.10. Given that receptors would predominantly be local residents and
visitors to Sizewell Beach, the receptor is considered to have a High
sensitivity to the proposed change.
Viewpoint 4 – Sizewell Gap road
Grid reference: 647304, 262662
Distance and Direction from the substation: 0.29km to the southeast
Receptor: Users of Sandlings Walk long distance route and the minor
road
Designations: Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB and Suffolk Heritage
Coast
Landscape Character Type: Boundary between Coastal Levels &
Estate Sandlands