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and landform would be adverse and of moderate significance and impacts on local and site-specific land use and land cover would be adverse and of minor significance. 7.5.32 Following restoration, the residual landscape impacts on local landscape character as well as local and site-specific land use and land cover would be long-term beneficial and of minor significance. The residual impact on local and site-specific landform during restoration would be adverse and of minor significance. 7.5.33 Following reinstatement, the residual impact on local and site-specific landscape character, landform, land-use and land cover would be long-term, neutral and of negligible significance. Visual Impacts 7.5.34 Following the implementation of the mitigation measures, some residual visual impact of the jetty development would be reduced in comparison to the unmitigated construction phase. The residual visual impacts on elevated viewpoints located in the vicinity of the application site (predominantly up to 3km to the west of the site) would be largely the same as during the unmitigated construction however, all visual impacts on more distant receptors would be reduced by the proposed mitigation measures, which are primarily targeted to mitigate the lighting impacts (potential light pollution) on the surrounding AONB. The additional hedgerow planting to the west of the application site would help reduce visual impacts from some PRoW located immediately to the west of the application site (see Figure 11). 7.5.35 The residual visual impacts of major adverse significance would not change in comparison to the unmitigated scheme and would include PRoW no. WL 23/95, PRoW no. WL 24/9 to the west of the application site, PRoW no. WL23/110 West of Benhole Lane (see Figure 2), and at Pixies Mound (Wick Barrow). An impact of moderate adverse significance would occur at Viewpoints 8 and 9 within the Quantock Hills AONB (Beacon Hill and footpath between Woodland Hill and Dowsborough), which represent the north-eastern parts of the Quantock Hills AONB located on high topography that would receive limited views of the jetty development’s construction. The residual visual impact on the remaining viewpoints, including a number of AONB viewpoints, would be reduced to either minor adverse or negligible. 7.5.36 The visibility of the mitigated jetty development during operation, dismantling (but not restoration) or, if required, removal (but not reinstatement) would be the same as the visibility during the mitigated construction phase (same visual receptors would be affected). Hence the magnitude of change and the resulting significance of impact would be the same as during construction. The nature of visual impacts during operation would change from short-term to medium-term, although the impacts would remain temporary. 7.5.37 The significance of the residual visual impact of the restored landscape within the site would be largely negligible, as there would be no change in views from the majority of visual receptors. The only visual receptors which would experience visible change due to the implementation of a Landscape Restoration Plan would be Principal Viewpoints 1, 2 and 3, where permanent beneficial impacts would occur due to the mitigation measures. 7.5.38 Following the reinstatement phase, if required, and the maturation of landscape proposals, the significance of residual impact for all visual receptors is assessed as negligible in the long-term (15 years and beyond). Hinkley Point C Preliminary Works Non Technical Summary Temporary Jetty Development 34 November 2010
7.5.39 Table 5 below presents a summary of the significant landscape and visual impacts that would remain after the mitigation measures discussed above have been put into practice. Table 5 Summary of Significant Residual Impacts on Landscape and Visual Amenity Receptor Impact Mitigation Measures Residual Impact Construction, Operation, Dismantling (but not Restoration) and Removal (but not Reinstatement) Phases Seascape character units Moderate, adverse, temporary Landscape and lighting mitigation Moderate, adverse, temporary Local and site-specific landscape character Moderate, adverse, temporary Landscape and lighting mitigation Moderate, adverse, temporary Local and site-specific landform Moderate, adverse, temporary N/A Moderate, adverse, temporary Principal Viewpoint 1: PRoW no. WL23/110 West of Benhole Lane Major, adverse, temporary Landscape and lighting mitigation Major, adverse, temporary Principal Viewpoint 2: Coastal Footpath PRoW no. WL 23/95 Major, adverse, temporary Landscape and lighting mitigation Major, adverse, temporary Principal Viewpoint 3: Lilstock - PRoW no. WL 24/9 Major, adverse, temporary Lighting mitigation Major, adverse, temporary Principal Viewpoint 5: Pixies Mound (Wick Barrow) Major, adverse, temporary Landscape and lighting mitigation Major, adverse, temporary Principal Viewpoint 7: Quantock Hills AONB, Beacon Hill Moderate, adverse, temporary Lighting mitigation Moderate, adverse, temporary Principal Viewpoint 8: Quantock Hills AONB, Footpath between Woodland Hill and Dowsborough Moderate, adverse, temporary Lighting mitigation Moderate, adverse, temporary Hinkley Point C Preliminary Works Non Technical Summary Temporary Jetty Development 35 November 2010
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