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function, its place within its grounds (including the Scheduled remains) and
to the associated access and car parks to south and east, as well as to the
large structures of an industrial estate to its west, with the A631 to its
south. This setting is not considered to be affected by the presence of the
turbines to the southwest (an effect of “negligible” magnitude), and the
potential effect is assessed as “not significant”.
10.84 LB335972 Thurcroft Hall, Grade II*. The hall lies approximately 3.4km to
the northeast of the closest turbine, and northeast of Thurcroft Village. The
hall faces southeast (and turbines will not be visible in that direction), and
is set within its own gardens. There is a working farm to its north, with
associated outbuildings. A belt of trees to the north of the Hall screens it
from opencast workings. These associations are considered to form the
Hall‟s setting. Although all of the turbines are predicted to be visible from
the Hall, they are not considered to affect the setting as described above,
and intervening presence of Thurcroft Village and the M1/M18 interchange
are likely to reduce their presence in views to the south-west from the
environs of the hall. Therefore, the setting of the hall is not considered to
be affected by the proposed development (an effect of “negligible”
magnitude), and the potential effect upon it is therefore assessed as “not
significant”.
10.85 LB335984 Church of All Saints, Laughton en Le Morthen, Grade I. The
church is located adjacent to Castle Hill (and the Scheduled Motte and
Bailey castle) in Laughton en Le Morthern, approximately 3.8km east of
the closest turbine. Its setting is defined as its place within its churchyard,
its relationship to the village and its historic and archaeological
associations with the motte to its west. The turbines may be visible in view
to the west from the churchyard, where the mature trees along the western
boundary of the churchyard permit, beyond the M1/M18 interchange. The
presence of the turbines is considered to constitute an effect of “negligible”
magnitude on the setting of the monument, as these principal relationships
and the setting as defined above will not be affected. The tower is a
prominent focal point, historically marking the village within its landscape.
This is particularly noticeable approaching the village from the west, and
the turbines will not affect this view. Views towards the tower from the east
are limited by the presence of intervening structures within the village, and
the road through the village is oriented east-north-east (away from the
proposed development) and the turbines are unlikely to be visible in such
views. Taking the above into account, the potential effect of the proposed
development upon the setting of the Church is assessed as “not
significant”.
10.86 LBs 335999, 336000 and 336001 Slade Hooton Hall and associated
features, Grade II*. These listings cover the Hall at Slade Hooton, the
stable and remains of an attached barn immediately to the Hall‟s
southwest and the wall enclosing the hall‟s front garden, including the
gatepiers and gateway. The Hall lies approximately 4.7km to the east of
the proposed wind farm site. The setting is defined as the interrelationship
of the listed elements of the hall, and their association with the
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