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not being considered significant for purposes of the EIA regulations and
therefore the areas are not considered further.
POTENTIAL DECOMMISSIONING EFFECTS
10.97 No direct impacts are anticipated from the decommissioning of the
proposed wind farm. However, should alternative access be required or
any disturbance of previously undisturbed ground be required, then an
appropriate programme of archaeological work may be required and need
to be agreed with the County Archaeologist. Any such work should take
into account the results of any archaeological investigation undertaken in
mitigation of the construction of the proposed development.
10.98 The decommissioning of the wind farm will have the effect of removing any
indirect, visual impacts upon the settings of cultural heritage features
beyond the site boundary.
MITIGATION MEASURES AND RESIDUAL EFFECTS
CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION
10.99 The desk-based assessment has indicated that there is some potential for
unknown features of all periods to survive within the development site.
Geophysical survey did not reveal significant archaeological features
(although some anomalies relating to post-medieval and modern farming
activities were detected), and as a result the potential for significant
unknown remains to existing is considered to be “low”. It is considered that
the implementation of a scheme of archaeological work leading to the
preservation of any remains by record would constitute appropriate
mitigation, and that this could be secured in response to a planning
condition.
10.100 The following represents an indicative scheme of archaeological
mitigation, the details of which will be agreed in the form of a Written
Scheme of Investigation submitted to South Yorkshire Archaeology
Advisory Service, and approved by the Local Planning Authority.
10.101 An initial phase of trial trench evaluation will be undertaken within the
development footprint, to be carried out in advance of construction (should
planning permission be granted). This will target anomalies highlighted in
the geophysical survey, as well as “blank” areas, in order to validate the
results of the survey. The trial trench evaluation will also include the
turbine base locations, and other areas of infrastructure where the ground
surface will be subject to disturbance, such as the construction compound,
control building location, access tracks and cranes bases.
10.102 Depending on the results of the initial phase of trial trenching, an
appropriate scheme of further investigation will be agreed (in the form of a
Written Scheme of Investigation submitted to SYAAS and approved by the
Local Planning Authority). This may consist of a detailed excavation, strip,
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