Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

September 2011
GALLOPER WIND FARM SUBSTATION
9.0 Assessment during Construction ......................................................... 67
9.1. Landscape Effects during Construction ............................................................... 67
9.2. Effects on Landscape Designations during Construction ............................. 74
9.3. Visual Effects during Construction ....................................................................... 77
10.0 Assessment at Year 1 ............................................................................. 89
10.1. Landscape Effects at Year 1 ...................................................................................... 89
10.2. Effects on Landscape Designations at Year 1 .................................................... 93
10.3. Visual Effects at Year 1 .............................................................................................. 96
11.0 Assessment at Year 15 ......................................................................... 111
11.1. Landscape Effects at Year 15 ................................................................................. 111
11.2. Effects on Landscape Designations at Year 15................................................ 116
11.3. Visual Effects at Year 15 .......................................................................................... 119
12.0 Assessment during Decommissioning .............................................. 134
13.0 Mitigation ............................................................................................ 135
13.1. Mitigation for Onshore Cable Connection...................................................... 135
13.2. Mitigation for Substation ....................................................................................... 135
14.0 Residual Effects ................................................................................... 137
14.1. During Construction ............................................................................................... 137
14.2. During Operation ...................................................................................................... 137
15.0 Cumulative Effects .............................................................................. 139
15.2. Appraisal of Sustainability of the revised draft Nuclear National Policy
Statement ....................................................................................................................... 140
15.3. National Policy Statement for Nuclear Power Generation (EN-6). ........ 141
16.0 Summary and Conclusion .................................................................. 145
16.2. Summary of Effects on Landscape Character ................................................. 146
16.3. Summary of Effects on Landscape Designations .......................................... 149
16.4. Summary of Visual Effects .................................................................................... 150
17.0 Appendices .......................................................................................... 159
Appendix 1. Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) Methodology
Appendix 2. National and Suffolk Landscape Character Descriptions
Appendix 3. Methodology for Preparation of Visuals
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