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6.256 Therefore, it is considered that there would be no greater than a slight
effect on the openness of the Green Belt or the purposes for which it was
designated.
6.257 The site also lies within the Ulley-Whiston Area of High Landscape Value
(AHLV). As previously discussed, local landscape designations are no
longer favoured by Government, especially with regards to restricting
otherwise sustainable development such as wind turbines. The AHLVs in
Rotherham were originally designated on the basis of their high landscape
„quality‟. There is no published justification available to support the
designation of the Ulley-Whiston area as an AHLV. However based on
field observations undertaken as part of the assessment, it is noted that
the landscape immediately surrounding the site has a strong field pattern
with good vegetation cover in the form of mature hedgerows and tree
groups which would justify the conclusion that within the context of the
Rotherham District the landscape is of relatively high quality. It has been
assessed that there would be no greater than a slight effect on the
underlying structure and pattern of the landscape or on the hedgerows
within the site. Therefore the quality of the underlying landscape would not
be compromised by the development.
6.258 There would be no direct effects on any listed buildings, Scheduled
Ancient Monuments or sites listed on the register of historic gardens and
designed landscapes. Effects on the setting of listed buildings, Scheduled
Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas are discussed in the
Archaeology and Cultural Heritage section of this ES.
6.259 There are several registered parks and gardens within the 20km study
area of the site and the ZTV indicates that the turbines would theoretically
be visible from several of these gardens. However, none of these parks
and gardens are located within 5km of the site and therefore, even where
visible from any of these landscapes, the turbines would not be prominent
in the view and would in any case be visible in the context of other urban
structure or features. Therefore there would be no effect on the setting of
any registered parks and gardens. Other potential effects on registered
parks and gardens are discussed in the Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
section of this ES.
Decommissioning Phase
6.260 There would be no additional effect on landscape designations during
the decommissioning phase over and above those assessed as
permanent under the heading of Operational Phase.
EFFECTS ON REPRESENTATIVE ASSESSMENT VIEWPOINTS
6.261 For each of the representative viewpoints a short description is given of
the baseline view followed by a description of the features of the
development, which would be visible from that viewpoint. This includes a
description of how many turbine hubs and blades would be visible. For
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