Meadowlands LCT which is approximately 0.5km in width at this point. This is illustrated in Figure x.
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The landscape of the Plateau Estate Farmlands consists of a flat topography with large rectilinear fields consolidated from smaller fields through the removal of hedgerows. In common with the adjoining Rolling Estate Farmlands, field boundaries consist of hedgerows with occasional trees. As the onshore cable route heads north, the flat, elevated plateau changes to an undulating topography which drops towards the more intimate landscape of the Kirton Creek valley.
62.
In contrast to the rectilinear field structure, the Valley Meadowlands has a more informal landscape pattern, with flat wetland pasture formed from the use of wet ditches, within the sinuous curves of the valley sides and the meandering creek. Carr woodland plantations and native woodlands follow the upper edge of the valley, accentuating the informal curves and increasing the sense of intimacy within the low lying wetland valley.
63.
The largest settlement in the area is Kirton, which is a small village on the flat plateau landscape. Elsewhere there are scattered farmsteads and rural dwellings.
64. Access in the area is mainly through a network of minor roads, tracks and footpaths. While light traffic flows on the minor roads and activity of farm machinery in the open fields provides a dynamic element, a sense of remoteness and tranquillity is experienced within the Kirton Creek valley, where views along the valley connect the viewer to the undeveloped marshy reed beds and the River Deben beyond.
29.3.10.1 65.
Sensitivity of landscape receptors
This section of the onshore cable route is situated to the eastern edge of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. The Kirton valley is also designated as a Special Landscape Area (SLA) which denotes its local importance. The landscape in this section is mainly agricultural and influenced by human activity. However the predominantly rural location and the sense of tranquillity in the Kirton Creek valley, contribute to the value of the landscape which is assessed as medium. Susceptibility to change from the proposed Project is considered to be medium owing to the potentially localised impacts and the capacity to restore the landscape character, especially in respect of the proposal to use HDD construction through the more sensitive Kirton Creek valley in order to reduce the impacts on landscape character. The overall sensitivity to the proposed project is considered to be medium.
29.3.10.2 66.
Sensitivity of visual receptors
Footpaths, bridleways, a National Cycle Route and minor roads occur along this section of the route. The small settlements of Kirton and Newbourne, which are
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