Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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September 2011
GALLOPER WIND FARM SUBSTATION
Negligible.
9.3.31. The ‘additional mitigation area’ will not be visible from this
viewpoint. Construction of the ‘additional mitigation area’ will not
change the effects assessed above.
Viewpoint 4 – Sizewell Gap road
Proposed View
9.3.32. The central part of the woodland currently visible at the site of the
proposed substation will be removed. The construction works will be
seen in the new gap in the trees, and in the foreground and to the left
of the trees. The removal of the woodland will enable the existing
building within the GGOWF substation compound to be seen on the
skyline, becoming a more visible feature in the view. The lower parts
of the existing pylons in the foreground, which are currently seen
against the backdrop of the existing woodland, will be silhouetted
against the sky once the trees have been removed. The proposed
gantries and cable sealing compounds will be seen adjacent to the
existing pylons as they are constructed. The construction works will
be seen on the skyline, with the new landform raising the skyline to
the left of the woodland. The works will be seen in the context of the
existing pylons and overhead wires, and Sizewell Power Station to the
right of the view. The existing pylons and overhead wires are
substantially larger than the proposed structures and occupy a much
greater proportion of the sky.
Magnitude and Significance of Effect
9.3.33. The removal of the woodland and addition of the construction works
will be a change to the view. The effect will be reduced to some
degree by the fact that the development will be seen in the context of
the existing pylons and overhead wires and Sizewell Power Station in
the wider context. The Magnitude of effect during construction is
assessed as High to Medium. The sensitivity of the receptors