8.


The Management Plan for the Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB is created through a Joint Advisory Committee. The implementation of the Management Plan is achieved through the Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB Partnership which is made up of organisations with a particular interest in the AONB and is co-ordinated by a core team.


9.


The Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB extends approximately 60 kilometres along the coast of Suffolk from the Stour estuary in the south to Kessingland in the north. It is a low-lying coastal area including shingle beaches, crumbling cliffs, marshes, estuaries, heathland, forests and farmland. The AONB contains the few remaining fragments of Sandlings Heath and some of the least developed coastline in southern England. The countryside, towns and villages in the AONB have an unspoilt and tranquil atmosphere, and a distinctive character.


10.


The Management Plan states that ‘The unique quality of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB is defined by the rich mosaic of landscape types in a relatively small area. Coast, estuaries, heath, forest, farmland and coastal market towns together create an intimate pattern, an important part of Britain’s natural and cultural heritage. Other less tangible features, such as its tranquillity, lack of significant congestion and light pollution, and its relatively undeveloped nature, contribute to the special character of the area.’ There are 8 landscape character types within the AONB, these are listed in the table below and their special qualities are outlined. Those LCAs which feature in the study area of the landfall location and onshore cable route are highlighted in grey.


Landscape Character Type


Sand dunes and shingle ridges


Special Qualities


• Shingle features, some vegetated, notably Orford Ness;


• Short sections of crumbling soft cliffs – Dunwich, Covehithe, their landscape prominence and associated biodiversity and geodiversity through exposure of geological strata;


• Bodies of water (broads/saline lagoons) – Shingle Street, Benacre;


• Sense of space, isolation and tranquillity, long- distance walking routes;


• Coastal towns and villages – Aldeburgh, Southwold, Walberswick, Dunwich;


• Beach huts and fishermen’s huts; • Distinctive built heritage in the landscape such as Martello towers and Cold War buildings on Orford Ness, which add a sense of history to the landscape;


Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014


East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm


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