Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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September 2011
GALLOPER WIND FARM SUBSTATION
Coastal Levels
9.1.19. There will be no direct effects on this landscape character type at
during construction. Effects will be caused by changes to the setting
of the character type. The removal of trees within Sizewell Wents
woodland and presence of construction activities will affect the
setting of the character type. The construction works might be visible
from a narrow area of the Coastal Levels landscape character type
extending for up to 1km northwards and from the southernmost
finger of the character type west of Sizewell Beach car park. In
addition, construction of the proposed cable corridor will result in the
removal of existing woodland between the bridleway and the
substation to the northeast of the GGOWF substation, opening up
views of the GGOWF substation from an area of grazing meadows
within the Coastal Levels. These changes could result in effects of
Medium magnitude on landscape character up to approximately
0.5km north of GGOWF and 0.3km east of the gantries. The
sensitivity of the Coastal Levels is High-Medium. The significance of
effect in these areas is judged to be Major-Moderate. The magnitude
and significance of effect on this character type is likely to decrease
rapidly moving northwards. Effects will not extend beyond
approximately 0.3km east of the gantries due to the buffering effects
of existing trees west of Sizewell Beach car park. The effects will be
Adverse.
9.1.20. These effects will occur within a relatively small area of the Coastal
Levels landscape character type that is already influenced by the
proximity of Sizewell Power Station immediately to the east, and by
pylons and overhead wires crossing the Coastal Levels. However, the
overall landscape effects on this landscape character type will be of
Negligible magnitude and Negligible significance owing to the extent
of the character area and the limited extent of the landscape
anticipated to be affected by the GWF substation development.