south of the area, and the scenic quality of views over the River Deben to the east and north of the route 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 Martlesham Creek, in order to reduce the impacts on landscape character. The overall sensitivity to the proposed project is considered to be medium.
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Sensitivity of visual receptors
Footpaths, bridleways, a National Cycle Route and minor roads occur along this section of the route. The small settlement of Waldringfield is situated to the east of the study area and will experience few visual impacts from the proposed project due to landform and intervening trees, hedgerows and other landscape features.
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Public footpaths and bridleways within the study area are generally situated along field boundaries to the south of Waldringfield, where they have views across the agricultural landscape, and to the south of Martlesham Creek where they have rural views across agricultural fields and elevated views over Martlesham Creek. There are a mixture of fields bounded by fragmented hedgerows with gaps in places, field boundaries with no hedgerows and fields with full hedgerows. Mature trees and tall hedgerows restrict or filter views in places. To the south, footpaths and bridleways link the settlement of Waldringfield to the wooded valley and rural dwellings to the west and south-west of the settlement. To the north of this section, the footpaths form a dense network around Martlesham Hall, on the north and east facing slopes of Martlesham Creek.
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Recreational users of footpaths and bridleways are assessed as having a medium susceptibility to change from the proposed project. The views, although in an AONB, are mainly over agricultural fields in the south around Waldringfield and are not demarcated as valued views on an OS map. The value of the views is assessed as medium. To the north, the views over Martlesham Creek are extensive in places and have a slightly higher value, assessed as medium to high. The proposed Project will result in the temporary loss of some of the field boundaries in localised areas along the footpaths, but will be mainly routed through agricultural fields where bare earth is a common seasonal feature. Susceptibility to change for users of the footpaths and bridleways is considered to be medium. HDD routing will be used in the more sensitive Martlesham Creek area and views of the creek will be undisturbed. The overall sensitivity of users of the footpaths to the proposed project is considered to be medium.
Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014
East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm
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