Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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September 2011
GALLOPER WIND FARM SUBSTATION
in the foreground to the pylons and overhead wires, and the retained
woodland. Moving construction traffic will be visible. The
discontinuous hedgerow on the edge of the foreground field will
provide some screening in summer but it will be possible to see the
works through the hedge in winter.
Magnitude and Significance of Effect
9.3.23. The works will cause a change in the view, removing part of one
element and adding new elements and movement to the existing
simple composition of view. The construction works will, however,
be seen in the context of the existing pylons and overhead wires. The
magnitude of effect during construction will be Medium. The
sensitivity of the receptor is High and the significance of effect during
construction will be Major-Moderate. The change will be Adverse.
9.3.24. Moving machinery associated with construction of the ‘additional
mitigation area’ might be visible from this viewpoint. However, it is
not considered that this work will change the effects assessed above.
Viewpoint 2 – Public Right of Way North of the Site
Proposed View
9.3.25. Construction of the substation to the west of Sizewell Wents will
form add new elements on the skyline, occupying a large proportion
of the skyline in the view. From this angle most of the woodland to be
removed will be screened by trees to be retained. The construction
works will extend from the wood onto the open skyline to the right of
the view. The eastern part of the construction works will be screened
by the northern retained edge of Sizewell Wents and scrub vegetation
occupying the hollow in the foreground of the view. The different
constituent components of the construction works will be seen in the
context of, or possibly screen, the existing pylon towers and wires
spanning the horizon line behind them.