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

The latter will be formed of unbound compacted stone. It is the intention to provide a number
of passing places, all of which has been subject of and passed a safety audit. It is noted that
they will have a significant impact upon the environment of the highway corridor.
Norfolk County Council - Public Rights of Way: Bagthorpe with Barmer Restricted Byway
Number 1 is coincident with part of the access route to the site and make the following
points:
� Restricted Byways give the public a right of way on foot, riding or leading a horse,
and with non-mechanically propelled vehicles. There is no public right to drive a
motor vehicle on a restricted byway. This is separate to any private rights that may
exist.
� It must be ensured that each turbine has a minimum separation distance of turbine
‘fall down height’ (including blades) from any public right of way
� It is welcomed that alternative routes for the public are proposed to be provided and
maintained adjacent to access tracks, registered public rights of way must remain
open, safe and available for public use at all times, even during the construction
period- should this not be the case a temporary closure should be sought.
� If the surface of any public right of way is damaged during the course of any works, it
must be repaired.
� Although Jack’s Lane is not a recorded public right of way, it is likely that some form
of unregistered rights do exist- suggested that the above conditions relate to Jacks
Lane whilst this is investigated.
Campaign to Protect Rural England: OBJECT the applicant has not produced a separate
Cumulative Impact Assessment but used the 1-12 turbine capacity criteria to include the
Chiplow Wind Farm in their assessment. The site and environs are in a designated Area of
Important Landscape Quality ‘confined’ which is a material planning consideration. The
North Norfolk Heritage Coast and AONB are only about 4kn from the proposed site- there is
potential for significant visual and landscape effects. Heritage assets will be significantly
affected by the presence of the development in this landscape. The proposal will be in
conflict with the key characteristics and valued attributes of the landscape as clearly set out
in the Landscape Character Assessment- acknowledged in the Land Use Consultants’ (LUC)
Report on Wind Turbine Development (2003). There will be significant visual effects on
residents living in the surrounding villages, as well as negative effects from flicker and noise.
There is little scope to mitigate the visual impact. It is suggested that a Cumulative Impact
Assessment of all the permitted and planned wind farms within the 25km-30km radius of the
site.
Open Spaces Society: OBJECTION Jack’s Lane is clearly a public highway and this should
be borne in mind when determining this application. The proposed development due to its
size and scale would create a severe intrusion into the character and appearance of this
unspoilt landscape. Current dominant features are church/agricultural buildings, villages,
trees. Lights on the structure would also represent a visual intrusion. Concern is also
expressed in terms of noise; the cumulative impact with the Chiplow application, field
boundaries, and the proposal fails to adhere to the Borough Council’s Landscape
Assessment, safety concerns and impact upon over-wintering Pink Footed Geese.
Environment Agency: NO OBJECTION initially a condition was recommended in relation
to drainage details, however clarification was made that the access tracks will be
constructed using crushed stone; the tracks will therefore be permeable and will replicate the
existing greenfield surface water conditions. Therefore we have no concerns regarding the
proposed surface water drainage and a condition is not considered necessary.
10/01419/FM Development Control Board
25 July 2011
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