Galloper Wind Farm Project - National Infrastructure Planning

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September 2011
GALLOPER WIND FARM SUBSTATION
as follows:
� Within the site;
� Within the area up to approximately 0.3km from the site to the
west, south and north.
− The two fields within which the substation is located
(Broom Covert and the arable field to the south) up to
the bridleway on Sandy Lane running north of these
fields (Viewpoint 2 lies on this bridleway). An
overgrown hedgerow runs along the western edge of the
arable field helping to reduce effects further west, and a
local area of high ground runs across Broom Covert
approximately o.3km from the substation, reducing
effects beyond.
− To the south to Sizewell Gap road. This strong linear
feature in the landscape, lined with tall hedgerows,
helps to reduce effects further south.
− Land within which the gantries are located to the east
up to Sandy Lane. Sandy Lane is also a strong linear
feature lined with banks, hedges and trees which helps
to reduce effects further east.
10.1.5. Effects would reduce to Medium magnitude up to a distance of
approximately 0.5 to 0.75km to the north-west, west, south and east,
and a small area to the north. The magnitude of effects reduces
rapidly to Negligible beyond these limits due to distance and the
buffering effects of landform, vegetation and development.
10.1.6. Effects on landscape character to the north of the bridleway (Sandy
Lane) which runs north of the site would be of Negligible magnitude
due to the buffering effects of vegetation except for in the vicinity of
the northeast corner of the GGOWF substation site where a proposed
cable corridor will result in the removal of existing woodland
between the bridleway and the existing substation. This will open up