Jetty Non Technical Summary - EDF Hinkley Point

Main Predicted Impacts
Landscape Impacts
7.5.7 This assessment takes account of the main design features of the development, such as
development footprint adjustments to avoid important landscape features or minimising
the size of the proposed structures, but not the advanced planting or adoption of
appropriate lighting controls, which are considered mitigation.
7.5.8 Before the implementation of the mitigation measures, the landscape impacts on the
national, regional, county and district landscape character would be short-term, adverse
and of minor significance during construction, operation, dismantling (but not restoration)
and, if required, removal (but not reinstatement) of the jetty development; and long-term,
neutral and of negligible significance following restoration and, if required, reinstatement.
7.5.9 The local and site-specific impacts on landscape character, impacts on seascape
character as well as on local and site-specific landform would be short-term, adverse and
of moderate significance during construction, operation, dismantling (but not restoration)
and, if required, removal (but not reinstatement) of the jetty development; and long-term,
neutral and of negligible significance following restoration and, if required, reinstatement.
7.5.10 The local and site-specific impacts on land use and land cover, would be short-term,
adverse and of minor significance during construction, operation, dismantling (but not
restoration) and, if required, removal (but not reinstatement) of the jetty development;
and long-term, neutral and of negligible significance following restoration and
reinstatement.
Visual Impacts
7.5.11 The visibility of the unmitigated jetty development would vary depending on the
separation distance and elevation of viewpoints from the site. Visual impact would also
be caused by the potential light pollution of the jetty development’s lighting scheme
before mitigation.
7.5.12 Impacts associated with construction, dismantling (but not restoration) and, if required,
removal (but not reinstatement) would be short-term (0-5 years), operational impacts
would be short-term to medium-term (0-15 years), and impacts associated with the
restored and, if required, reinstated landscape would be long-term (over 15 years).
7.5.13 It is assessed that during construction and operation of the jetty development there would
be visual impacts of major adverse significance in the local area where local PRoW have
views of the application site and, therefore, where the medium magnitude of visual
change is combined with high sensitivity receptors. The main adverse visual impacts
would occur within the Coastal Eastern Lowlands (receptors represented by PRoW WL
23/95 and PRoW no. WL 24/9; see Figure 2) up to 3km to the west of the application
site. All these locations would receive views of the jetty development, as well as
changed topography.
7.5.14 Adverse impacts of major significance would also occur on the locally important ridge to
the south of the site (PRoW no. WL 23/110) (see Figure 10), which due to its elevation
would receive views of the majority of the site, and at Pixies Mound (Wick Barrow). From
Pixies Mound the jetty development would not be visible; however, the proximity of the
eastern part of the application site would cause a medium magnitude of visual change.
Hinkley Point C Preliminary Works
Non Technical Summary
Temporary Jetty Development 28 November 2010