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intervening woodland.


215. The initial assessment shows that potential for significant cumulative impacts to arise, occurs at Viewpoint 10: PRoW Bramford 47, near Fidgeon’s Farm. The cumulative assessment for this viewpoint is presented below in relation to the construction, operation and decommissioning phases of the proposed project.


29.8.2 Cumulative Impacts of Converter Station Construction


29.8.2.1 Cumulative Scenario 1 and 2: Cumulative Impacts of Converter Station Construction on Physical Elements


216.


In Scenario 1 it is assumed that East Anglia ONE and FOUR projects are operational, while in Scenario 2 it is assumed that East Anglia FOUR project is operational.


217. Each of the converter stations would have similar impacts on the physical elements of the site where they are constructed, relating to the loss of agricultural land and the potential removal of select hedgerow and trees. There would be a cumulative impact on physical elements, as the addition of East Anglia THREE converter station to East Anglia FOUR converter station or East Anglia ONE and FOUR converter stations, would increase the loss of agricultural land and the potential removal of select hedgerows and trees.


218. The cumulative impact of both cumulative scenario 1 and 2 on the physical elements would be not significant. The main loss would be of agricultural land, however owing to the low sensitivity of the agricultural land and its extent across the wider landscape, the impact of the loss would be not significant.


219. The extent of hedgerow loss would be very small in proportion to the wider provision, even taking into account the cumulative loss in relation to East Anglia ONE and East Anglia FOUR converter stations. Furthermore, much more extensive replanting would occur as part of mitigation planting around the site.


29.8.2.2 Cumulative Impacts of Converter Station Construction on Landscape Character 220. The proposed East Anglia ONE and East Anglia FOUR converter stations are located in the same Ancient Plateau Claylands LCT in which the proposed East Anglia THREE converter station is located. The three converter stations are located in close proximity and there is the potential for a cumulative impact to arise on the landscape character of the Ancient Plateau Claylands LCT.


29.8.2.2.1 Cumulative Scenario 1 221. The addition of East Anglia THREE converter station to East Anglia ONE and FOUR converter stations would generally give rise to not significant impacts. This is as a result of the screening of the construction works by the existing buildings in


Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014


East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm Chapter 29 Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Page 5


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