22.7.1.6 Cumulative Impact 6: Impacts to PRoW and cycle routes 196. Any PRoW affected will be diverted and no cycle routes impacted by the project (see section 22.6.1.6). The impact fromthe first project and any subsequent projects would be negligible as the same mitigation would be employed for all. There are potential impacts upon different PRoW from Adastral Park and potentially from Bramford-Twinstead works. However, as there is no overlap of impacts upon PRoW it is considered that the cumulative impact would be negligible.


22.7.1.7 Cumulative Impact 7: Impacts to utilities 197. Under all scenarios, utilities would be identified prior to construction and impacts either avoided or mitigated in agreement with their owners (see section 22.6.1.7). Therefore cumulatively there would be no impact.


22.7.1.8 Cumulative Impact 8 Impacts to open access and common land 198. No open access or common land would be affected by East Anglia ONE, East Anglia THREE and East Anglia FOUR projects (see section 22.6.1.8). Therefore cumulatively there would be no impact.


22.7.2 Potential Cumulative Impacts during Operation 199. During operation, impacts would be restricted to those required for maintenance. In the event that East Anglia ONE, East Anglia THREE and East Anglia FOUR are all constructed these impacts are likely to be within the converter station compound or at discrete points along the onshore cable route where cable testing is required.


22.7.2.1 Cumulative Impact 1: Permanent change to land use The land areas of up to three converter stations would be taken permanently out of


200.


use (up to 8.07ha). Bramford-Twinstead may affect land to the west of the converter station location although no detail is available. Together this impact would be minor adverse at the local level, given that the land at the converter station is ALC grade 2 and 3, but is not considered significant at the wider scale.


201. With regard to the onshore cable route, the permanent easement would cover


cables for up to three projects and would only affect land owners when access is required. Therefore the cumulative impact would not increase above minor adverse.


22.7.2.2 Cumulative Impact 2: Environmental Stewardship Schemes 202. Along the onshore cable route, previous use would be reinstated during operation, with no impact predicted.


203.


At the converter station, land is within entry level stewardship and not considered of high sensitivity. Bramford-Twinstead may also affect land in entry level stewardship


Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014


East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm


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