Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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September 2011
GALLOPER WIND FARM SUBSTATION
areas of potential visibility up to 2 to 2.5km to the southwest and
southeast, reducing significantly beyond this with increasing distance
from the site, and to a greater distance to the northwest.
7.1.5. The ZTV plans show patches of land with potential visibility to the
north of Leiston extending up to approximately 3.4km in the area of
Abbey Lane, with narrow cones extending to approximately 5km.
7.1.6. Within the immediate vicinity of the site, visibility to the north can
be seen to be limited by blocks of woodland, although there is a cone
of theoretical visibility extending towards the sewage works to the
west of Sizewell Power Station. Views of the substation development
beyond a 1km radius of the site to the north are largely screened by
blocks of woodland in the wider landscape, except for small areas
extending to the coast up to 3km and further out to sea.
7.1.7. Potential visibility extends as far as an existing belt of trees west of
Sizewell Beach car park to the east, north of Sizewell Gap road, and to
rising land west of the beach south of Sizewell Gap road.
7.1.8. There is theoretical visibility towards Sizewell Common and beyond
that intermittently up to distances of approximately 2.5km in the
southeast of the study area.
7.1.9. Potential visibility extends up to approximately 2.3km from the site
in an area of farmland to the south of Leiston.
7.1.10. A belt of woodland extending to the north of Sizewell Gap road and to
the east of Lover’s Lane partially screens views towards the proposed
substation development from the settlement of Leiston. Vegetation
on a railway line and large scale employment buildings on the northeastern
edge of Leiston provide further screening from the settlement.
7.1.11. By comparing Figures 06 and 07 it can be seen that planting will have
an effect on screening different elements of the substation from the
landscape. The greatest effect will be within the area of land closest to