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and consequently these two schemes have been considered in this
assessment as a single wind farm consisting of three turbines.
6.666 The second site is a recently consented but as yet not constructed site of
three turbines at Loscar which is approximately 7km south of the Penny
Hill site. The final two sites are both to the northeast of the site near to
Doncaster approximately 17km and 21km away.
6.667 Cumulative ZTVs have been produced for the following combinations of
submitted and approved sites:
Penny Hill and the three turbines at AMRC (Figure 6.30);
Penny Hill and Loscar (Figure 6.31);
Penny Hill and Marr (Figure 6.32); and
Penny Hill and Hampole (Figure 6.33).
Cumulative Effects on Landscape Character
6.668 The nearest wind turbines to the Penny Hill site are the three turbines at
the AMRC some 5km to the west. However, due to their relatively small
size and their enclosure by industrial premises, these turbines have a very
limited influence on landscape character beyond the industrial estate
within which they are located. The combination of the AMRC turbines in
association with the proposed turbines at Penny Hill would have no greater
impact on landscape character than if the Penny Hill turbines were
developed in isolation.
6.669 The Loscar, Hampole and Marr sites are proposed 8km, 21km and 17km
away from the Penny Hill site respectively. It has previously been
determined that, whilst the proposed Penny Hill turbines would have a
moderate effect on the character of the immediately surrounding
landscape (i.e. within approximately 2km of the site), there would be no
greater than a slight effect on landscape character when experienced
from more than a few km away from the development. A similar conclusion
can be drawn about the likely extent of impacts of the Hampole, Marr and
Loscar turbines on landscape character.
6.670 Essentially at any location within the study area where one or more of the
cumulative sites are visible at the same time as the Penny Hill
development, it is acknowledged that there would be a marginally greater
overall impact on landscape character than if only one of these sites was
developed in isolation. However, the various sites are sufficiently distant
from one another that if all of the turbines were constructed, the resulting
overall magnitude of change in landscape character as experienced at any
location within the study area would be not be considerably greater than if
any one of them was developed in isolation.
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Penny Hill Wind Farm
Environmental Statement