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number of locations along the public footpath where there are
uninterrupted views towards the site.
6.541 The photograph presented in Figure 6.25 was taken from the public
footpath which runs through the grounds of Wentworth Woodhouse at the
point where the path kinks around the woodland south east of Wentworth
House. It is approximately 11km to the northwest of the site.
6.542 The view from this location towards the site is across the southern part of
the Deer Park as the landform drops steeply towards Kenel Pond. This
view is across a historic parkland estate surrounded by woodland shelter
belts. In the distance the town of Rotherham is visible with its residential
houses and industrial buildings some of which have pluming chimney
stacks. The rising land on which the site is located is visible in the far
distance beyond Rotherham.
6.543 As this viewpoint is representative of a long distance public footpath
running through an area of historic parkland it is considered to be of high
sensitivity to a change in the view.
Nature and Magnitude of Construction Impacts
6.544 From this viewpoint none of the construction impacts would be visible.
Therefore there would be no additional impact on the view during
construction.
Significance of Construction Effects on View
6.545 There would be no effect on the viewpoint during construction.
Nature and Magnitude of Operational Impacts
6.546 A visual representation of the predicted view from this location is
presented in Figure 6.25.
6.547 The ZTV and wireframe view for this location suggest that all six turbines
would be just visible on the horizon in a south easterly direction. These
suggest that the nearest turbine would be visible some 12km away. In
reality the woodland structure around the edges of the parkland would
almost entirely obscure the turbines from every location within the park.
6.548 There would be no view of the development from Wentworth Woodhouse
as mature woodland in the parkland to its southeast obstructs any long
distant views. Similarly, mature vegetation to the south of Wentworth
would also prevent any views of the development from the village.
6.549 There would be a small number of locations within the Deer Park where
there would be slight glimpses of the tips of the turbine blades, most
notably at the location on the Rotherham Roundwalk and the Trans
Pennine Trail from which the baseline photograph was taken. At this point
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