11/00713/F - Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk

Norfolk Wildlife Trust: OBJECT Avoidance rates greater than 98% are not appropriate in
this location and calculations based on 98% pose a likely significant impact on the Norfolk
Coast SPA. From our observations these birds may fly large distance at wind turbine height
when searching for new foraging areas and it is hard to predict exact routes even if cropping
patterns are stable. Large numbers of geese fly regularly at night in this area and there
doesn't appear to be a clear pattern in relation to feeding areas. Feeding does not
predominantly take place during daylight hours and large numbers remain inland at night,
often in periods of low visibility. It is concluded that it would therefore be difficult to mitigate
for collision risk to these species.
Norfolk Coast Partnership: NO OBJECTION From the information submitted the
development will be clearly visible from a number of areas within the AONB which have
valuable qualities of wilderness and absence of human development. High numbers of
visitors look landward from the coast path. The impact, however, is not significant enough to
register a strong objection. Concern is also expressed in relation to the cumulative effects of
onshore and offshore wind developments. The information submitted demonstrates the
significant impact of the ring of offshore wind farms and how the arc is significantly extended
into the onshore views by the addition of Barwick Hall Farm development.
English Heritage: OBJECT the turbines are in open countryside with the potential to cause
harm to the settings of multiple designated heritage assets. Further information submitted by
the applicant has allowed us to conclude that impact on several heritage assets will not
result in significant harm to their settings. However, three sites remain of concern; Church of
All Saints, (Barmer), Houghton Park, and Bloodgate Hillfort. PPS5 policy HE10. 1 requires a
local planning authority to favour proposals that preserve those elements of an historic
assets setting that contribute to or better reveal the significance of the assets. In this case
three highly important historic assets have not achieved this - harm to those aspects of their
settings will result from the proposal.
PPS5 policy HE1.3 states that the LPA should weigh the public benefit of mitigating the
effects of climate change against harm to the significance of heritage assets. In light of the
significance of the heritage assets concerned and the individual and cumulative harm to their
settings we would object to the application.
Historic Environment Service (formally Norfolk Landscape Archaeology: NO
OBJECTION the archaeological desk based assessment submitted with the application has
identified some potential for archaeological remains, particularly of Anglo-Saxon to medieval
date, to be present within the development area. A brief for a geophysical survey has been
produced by NCC Historic Environment Service. Further archaeological evaluation in the
form of trail trenching will be required. A condition is suggested if consent is approved.
Norfolk Archaeological Trust: OBJECT on the grounds it will adversely affect the setting
of an ancient monument. The sense of place and setting of the Iron Age Hill Fort at South
Creake and will be significantly disturbed by this development if it were to go ahead.
Photomontages with the proposed turbines in site on display at the public exhibitions were
misleading.
Norfolk County Council – Local Highways Authority: NO OBJECTION The route for
abnormal load deliveries involves the use of the A47, the A149 and the A148 to Tattersett, to
the junction with the B1454. The B1454 will be used as far as Hyde Park and along Burnham
Road. No highway works are needed to cater for these loads except at the junction between
the A148/B1454 at Tattersett and along the C479 Hyde Park. The improvements to C479
Burnham Road involve widening to accommodate the traffic associated with the project and,
in particular the abnormal loads. The works are extensive and involve the provision of
kerbing with a 100mm upstand separating the existing carriageway from the widening works.
10/01419/FM Development Control Board
25 July 2011
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