Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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September 2011
GALLOPER WIND FARM SUBSTATION
Existing View
5.4.11. The viewpoint is located on Sizewell Gap road. Sandlings Walk long
distance route passes along this road. The temporary construction
works comprising spoil heaps, Heras fencing and red and white poles
that can be seen in Figure 2890/WF_DE/04 RevA have now been
removed and the field restored to grassland. The foreground
comprises a line of low-lying scrub vegetation aligning Sizewell Gap
road, with a grass field rising away from the viewpoint beyond. A line
of telegraph poles runs across this field. The pylons to the east and
south of the site form a prominent feature within the view, extending
across the landscape. The woodland block occupying the substation
site is visible on the horizon in the middle distance. An existing dark
green building in the GGOWF substation compound can just be seen,
enclosed by this woodland. Outgrown boundary vegetation aligning
Sandy Lane track to the east of the site is also visible in the middle
distance. Timber post and rail fencing and cabinets can be seen in the
foreground to the right of the view. Beyond the limits of the
illustrated photographic panorama, there are clear views towards
Sizewell Power Station above the horizon to the north.
5.4.12. Whilst the viewpoint lies within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB
and Suffolk Heritage Coast, views towards the pylons and GGOWF
substation in the middle distance and towards Sizewell Power Station
to the north combine to reduce the existing overall quality of the
view.
Sensitivity of Visual Receptor
5.4.13. Given that receptors would include users of Sandlings Walk long
distance route, the sensitivity of the receptor to the proposed change
is considered High.
Viewpoint 5 – Sizewell Gap road
Grid reference: 646767, 262507