Appendix O2 - Biophysical Report.pdf - Zitholele.co.za

February 2011 101 12619Table 10-5: Key Visual PointsView Points Description Alt 1 Visibility Alt 2 Visibility Alt 3 VisibilityCamdenAmersfoortErmeloVolksrustThis is the starting point of the line for allthree alternativesSmall settlement with several existing powerlines and stations in the areaMain town in the northern region just to thenorthwest of CamdenTown along the N11 to the west of Alternative1Wakkerstroom Eco-Tourism and Retirement village tobetween the two routes along Alternative 1.SheepmoorAmsterdamSmall town on the edge of the large-scaleplantations that dominate this regionForestry town to the north of the proposedAlternative 2 and 3 alignmentsPiet Retief Large town along the Alternative 2 and 3aligments with forestry surrounding the town.Highly visible from the power station as this is the origin of all the routes. This area is however heavily impacted by a number of existing powerlines.The proposed power line should have a low visibilityfrom the Amersfoort area; however it stretches over arelatively large area.Not visibleIsolated spots to the north of the town, but should not be visible from the town itselfHigh-lying areas around Voolksrust should have lowvisibility of the line.The BK route should not be visible from the town;however there are numerous tourist facilities on theoutskirts of the town and the high-lying areas to thesouth that should have a high visibility of the power line.Not visibleNot visibleNot visibleNot visibleNot visibleNot visibleNot visibleNot visibleNeither alternative should be visible from the town, but the high-lying areas to thenorth and south of the town should have high visibility of the lines. It should be notedthat Alternative 3 has a lower visibility than Alternative 2.Highly visible from Piet Retief and thesurrounding areas as the town is higherthan the proposed route.Visible from isolated spots around thetown but should not be visible from thetown itself.Dirkiesdorp Small settlement close to Heyshope Dam Not visible Not visible from town, but very visible from the high mountain just to the southeast.Luneburg Small forestry settlement Not visible Visible from isolated spots to the north oftownPaul Pietersburg Town inbetween forestry areas alongAlternative 2 and 3Not visibleClaremont Small settlement to the west of Alternative 1 Alternative 1, especially route CD should be very visiblefrom this area.UtrechtFarming and tourism town between tworoutes of Alternative 1Alternative 1, especially route CD should be slightlyvisible from this area.Groenvlei Small settlement along Alternative 1 Alternative 1, especially route KD should be visible fromthis area.Rutland Small settlement to the west of Alternative 1 Alternative 1 will be highly visible from the surroundingareas but should not be visible from the town.Visible from isolated high-lying areasaround town.Not visibleNot visibleNot visibleNot visibleNot visibleVery visible from the high ridge to theeast of town, but not from the town itself.Not visibleNot visibleNot visibleNot visibleEmondlo Small settlement to the east of Alternative 1 Alternative 1 should be slightly visible from this area Not visible Not visibleNqutu Rural town to the west of Alternative 1. Alternative 1 should be visible from this area, and itshould be note that route EF2 has a lower impact thanEF1VryheidLarge town in the centre between thealternativesOnly visible from high-lying areas to the north and eastof the townNot visibleNot visibleGluckstadt Small community along Alternative 2 Not visible Should be very visible as the routetraverses right next to the settlementNot visibleNot visibleNot visibleZITHOLELE CONSULTING