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• The extent to which values are likely to be shared between the various communities or cultural groups. Any consultation should be coordinated through the Community and Stakeholder Consultation specialist. It should be noted that: • Consultation opportunities should be readily accessible by the local community and relevant stakeholder groups. They should also, where possible, be undertaken as part of a broader community engagement program for the project. • Various techniques can be used to establish community-held values about landscapes; however, preference should be given to techniques that include direct contact with community members. • Care needs to be taken to identify the range of communities and community sectors that may have particular associations with the landscape. It is not just the ‘local community’ that may have associations with a landscape. Nor can it be assumed that only people living within the viewshed of the wind farm will have an interest that should be recognised and explored. • It may be important to consult with relevant communities to determine the best ways for them to be involved, considering their resources, priorities and cultural protocols. Different methods may be needed for different stakeholders and communities. For example, seeking input from non-resident land owners is likely to require a different approach compared with consulting with local government representatives. • Information also needs to be provided to communities about the place (including its historical development, cultural heritage and natural values) as these will contribute to the community-held values of the landscape. C.4.1.5 Cumulative impacts analysis A map should be prepared to illustrate the base cumulative impact of the wind farm development (see Cumulative Impact Mapping Practice Note, Section C.7.9). This map, together with the photomontages and 3D simulations developed in the C.4.1.3 Viewshed and views analysis, should be used to illustrate the cumulative impacts resulting from the proposed wind farm development in conjunction with other developments in the region. This analysis should recognise that cumulative impact is fundamentally experienced as a traveller moving through the landscape affected, and is therefore particularly important for tourist and scenic routes and where a one view spot analysis is not adequate. C.4.1.6 Develop objectives/ strategies to manage landscape character Building on the outcomes of the Full Landscape and Visual Assessment, the proponent should develop objectives and/or strategies to manage the valued landscape character and features prior to the Visual Impact Assessment. Consider: • What are the appropriate landscape and visual management objectives for each landscape character unit; and how can they be achieved • What are the appropriate strategies to address landscape and visual management objectives for each character unit Objectives and strategies should include (but are not limited to): best practice siting and design (see Practice Note C.7.1), protection and maintenance of landscape character, restoration of degraded character, or enhancement of opportunities, for example, for viewing. Page 84 Draft National Wind Farm Development Guidelines – 2 July 2010
C.4.2 Visual Impact Assessment The output from the tasks below is a Visual Impact Assessment Report that: • Describes the wind farm proposal and surrounding landscape(s). • Describes the identified landscape and visual impacts, and the values on which they impact. • Evaluates the acceptability of individual landscape and visual impacts and of the wind farm as a whole. • Describes the method used to identify and rate impacts. • Includes supporting material including graphic depiction of impacts. The Visual Impact Assessment Report should clearly identify: • Any high-level negative impacts (e.g. those on landscapes of state or national significance, or which totally and irreversibly alter a value). • Any impacts on significant values for which there are unlikely to be any practical mitigation measures available. • Any impacts on significant values for which there are likely to be practical mitigation measures available. • Any positive landscape and/or visual impacts or benefits (e.g. enhanced scenic or visual values) of the wind farm, including those described by community-stakeholders. For a contentious project, the peer reviewer could test the results of the following tasks by using either the same method as the consultant or the peer reviewer’s recommended methodology. The decision to undertake a peer review is at the discretion of the relevant authority and proponent, if so required. C.4.2.1 Assessment of impacts on landscape character and significance The impacts (positive and/or negative) of the proposed wind farm (including all components) on the character and significance of the landscape should then be identified and described. Particular consideration should be given to: • Specific features of the wind farm development which impact on the identified values of the landscape. • The degree to which character or significance is lost or altered by the wind farm development. • The scale, nature, duration and reversibility of impacts. The impact of the proposed wind farm (including all components) on the character and significance of the landscape should then be evaluated. The following questions should be addressed in the evaluation: • How does the wind farm impact on identified on valued landscape character and features • Is the impact on values of local, state, national or international importance • Do the effected stakeholders and communities understand the potential impacts on the landscape and its surrounds • Is the landscape character and features completely/partially lost or altered • To what extent are the negative impacts balanced by positive landscape benefits • What is the likelihood for removal of the wind farm and reinstatement of the landscape following decommissioning Draft National Wind Farm Development Guidelines – 2 July 2010 Page 85
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