Whiddon Down Link Road Planning Application Volume 3 – Figures

May 2012

Whiddon Down Link Road Planning Application

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PREFACE

This Environmental Statement (ES) has been prepared to support a planning application for the development of a new link road in Whiddon Down, Devon.

The ES is contained within three separate volumes:

Volume I – is a Non Technical Summary of the Environmental Statement. Volume II – contains the Environmental Impact Assessment containing technical and supporting information in appendices Volume III – contains figures and plans referred to in the text of Volume II.

The ES has been prepared by RES Developments Ltd (RES) in collaboration with the following specialist consultants:

Landscape, Drainage and Ecology Assessments SLR Consulting Limited 69 Polsloe Road Exeter EX1 2NF Tel: 01392 490152

Copies of the full Planning Application may be viewed during normal opening hours at the following locations:

Chagford Library Post Office Jubilee Hall 4 The Square Chagford North Tawton Devon Okehampton TQ13 8DP Devon EX20 2ER Tel: 01647 433651 Tel: 0845 722 3344

West Devon Borough Council Kilworthy Park Drake Road Tavistock Devon PL19 0BZ Tel: 01822 813600

Printed copies of the full ES are available from RES priced £75 each. A loan copy of the full ES can be supplied free of charge for limited duration. CD Copies of full application are available free of charge while stocks last. The full planning application can also be viewed on the Den Brook project web page www.den-brook.co.uk. Requests for printed copies should be made in writing, including payment if purchase of the full ES is required, to Renewable Energy Systems UK Ltd at the address above.

RES have an Environmental Management System which actively encourages the reduction of paper consumption and recycling where possible. Volumes I and II of this ES and the Planning Policy Statement are printed on recycled paper.

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DRAWING NUMBER 01531D2405-07 KEY

NOTE A A TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION DETAILS TO BE

SPECIFIED AT DETAIL DESIGN STAGE WEARING WHICH WILL BE AGREED WITH HIGHWAY COURSE AUTHORITY. DESIGN WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DESIGN MANUAL FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (DMRB).

SUB BASE (COMPACTED TYPE 1) BASE LANDSCAPING DESIGN TO BE SPECIFIED COURSE AT DETAIL DESIGN STAGE WHICH WILL TYPICAL SECTION THROUGH NEW ROAD (NTS) BE AGREED WITH THE LOCAL

B AUTHORITY. B

REQUIRED SIGHT LINES FOR 30 MPH ROADS ARE 70 METERS.

C C

61.5m 12.4m

155.9m

COL SP MH SP CC 246.04

MH BT 246.01

D B D 8.0m

SP SP 70.0m B LP 07 MM 100212 NJB 200212 LOCATION PLAN ADDED

LP 06 SB 160911 NJB 160911 BORDER AMENDED GV

MKR

SP INDICATIVE LOCATION 05 TW 150911 NJB 150911 VISION SPLAYS AMENDED 4.2m OF RELOCATED 04 BC 070510 TJS 100510 ADDED SURVEY DATA

LP 03 MPW 210508 GATE & VISIBILITY ADDED POSSIBLE SIDE LP DIRECTIONAL SIGN SP 9.0m 02 SB 171207 TJS 171207 ROAD DIMENSIONS AMENDED 21.9m ROAD WARNING 70.0m MIN. ACHIEVABLE

COL SP 01 SB 190905 TJS 200905 FIRST ISSUE

COL 252.91

Canopy MH 249.63 FH SIGN 48.5m SIGHT LINE MKR COL CC ISSUE DRAWN DATE APPD DATE REVISION NOTES E E

LP NEW GATE 6 m WIDE SP LAYOUT DWG T-LAYOUT NO. Steps BT POSSIBLE SIDE N/A N/A

FH TO INCLUDE 253.05 ROAD WARNING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS DRAWING NUMBER MKR SIGN 01531D2405-07

253.19 Tank MIN. ACHIEVABLE LOCATION PLAN

MH Steps 250.72 SIGHT LINE COORDS SP SCALE - 1:25,000 BRITISH NATIONAL GRID 1936

INDICATIVE LOCATION EV 256.49 PURPOSE OF REVISED SP PRELIMINARY

SP DIRECTIONAL SIGN SCALE ORIGINAL PLOT SIZE BT 1:1500 @ A3 A3

F BT PROJECT TITLE F

SP DEN BROOK

SP WIND FARM

MH 251.97

SP DRAWING TITLE

Layby SP LOCATION DRAWING WHIDDON DOWN

THIS DRAWING IS THE PROPERTY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS LIMITED AND NO REPRODUCTION MAY BE MADE IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION

G G

BEAUFORT COURT, EGG FARM LANE, KINGS LANGLEY, HERTS WD4 8LR. TEL +44 (0) 1923 299200 FAX +44 (0) 1923 299299 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 LEGEND REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION OF ORDNANCE SURVEY ON BEHALF OF HMSO. CROWN COPYRIGHT AND DATABASE RIGHT N

TOPOGRAPHY ELEVATION (AOD)

187M - 190M 240M - 245M

190M - 195M 240M - 250M

195M - 200M 250M - 255M

200M - 205M 250M - 260M

205M - 210M 260M - 265M

210M - 215M 265M - 270M

215M - 220M 270M - 275M

220M - 225M 275M - 280M

225M - 230M 280M - 285M

230M - 235M 285M - 290M

235M - 240M

0 WW AC APR 12 Revision By Chk'd By Date Comments

MYTTON MILL FORTON HEATH MONTFORD BRIDGE SHREWSBURY SY4 1HA T: 01743 850170 F: 01743 850868 www.slrconsulting.com

Site DEN BROOK Minor Ridge Line WIND FARM Project Curtails Views PROPOSED NEW ROAD LAYOUT Towards Site AT WHIDDON DOWN Drawing Title SITE ANALYSIS

Scale Date 1:5,000 @ A3 APRIL 2012 0 250 500 Drawing Number Revision FIGURE 1A 0 Metres

02606.00019.16.1ASite Analysis PLANNING APPLICATION NOTES REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION OF ORDNANCE SURVEY ON N BEHALF OF HMSO. CROWN COPYRIGHT AND DATABASE RIGHT 1. THE ZTV IS BASED ON A BARE EARTH LANDFORM AND OS DATA LICENCE EXPIRATION: 27/03/2013 DOES NOT REFLECT THE SCREENING EFFECTS OF VEG- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. LICENCE NUMBER AL100012293 ETATION OR BUILDINGS. THE ZTV WAS CREATED BY THE W E MEASUREMENT OF VERTICAL ANGLES SUBTENDED BY THE PROPOSED ROAD WITHIN THE SURROUNDING S LANDSCAPE AS SHOWN HERE IN SECTION.

Example - A 5.9m tall two storey house i) at 100m distance equates to 3.33 degrees ii) at 0.5 km equates to 0.67 degrees

LEGEND

RADII CENTRED ON PROPOSED ROAD

VP 1 VIEWPOINT POSITION

ZONE OF THEORETICAL VISIBILITY

Over 6.4 degrees - HIGHEST 3.2 - 6.4 degrees 1.6 - 3.2 degrees 0.8 - 1.6 degrees 0.4 - 0.8 degrees 0.2 - 0.4 degrees 0.1 - 0.2 degrees Insert 0.009 - 0.1 degrees 0.0 - 0.009 degrees - LOWEST

PROPOSED ROAD NOT VISIBLE

Comment 0 MCJ MCJ APR 12 Revision By Chk’d By Date Comments

2.5km VP 5 4 THEMYTTON ROUNDAL MILL RODDINGLAWFORTON BUSINESS HEATH MONTFORDPARK, BRIDGEGOGAR SHREWSBURYEDINBURGH EH12 SY4 1HA9DB T:T: 013101743 335 850170 6830 F:F: 013101743 335 850868 6831 VP 4 www.slrconsulting.com

Site DEN BROOK WIND FARM

Project PROPOSED NEW ROAD LAYOUT VP 3 5km AT WHIDDON DOWN Drawing Title VP 1 ZONE OF THEORETICAL VISIBILITY VP 2 FOR PROPOSED ROAD SURFACE

Scale Date 0 500m 1km 2km 3km 4km 5km 1:50,000@A3 APRIL 2012 Drawing Number Revision Enlarged Insert Metres FIGURE 2 0 1:50,000 PLANNING APPLICATION 406.02606.00019.16.WDL-1 ZTV 3E LEGEND REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION OF ORDNANCE SURVEY ON BEHALF OF HMSO. CROWN COPYRIGHT AND DATABASE RIGHT N 3E

OS DATA LICENCE EXPIRATION: 27/03/2013 SITE BOUNDARY

LANDSCAPE DESIGNATIONS DARTMOOR NATIONAL PARK

3C AREAS OF GREAT LANDSCAPE VALUE

REGISTERED PARKS AND GARDENS

5A GRADE I 3G 5A GRADE II* 3C j[ WOOD HOUSE DEVON CC LANDSCAPE CHARACTER TYPES (DRAFT MARCH 2012) 1F: FARMED LOWLAND MOORLAND AND CULM GRASSLAND 1K: UNSETTLED HIGH UPLAND MOORLAND

1L: UPLAND MOORLAND WITH TORS

2D ( ! 2D: MOORLAND EDGE SLOPES 5 #

3D 3C: SPARSELY SETTLED FARMED (

! VALLEY FLOORS 4 #

3D: UPLAND RIVER VALLEYS

(

! 3E: LOWLAND PLAINS

3 #

! # # 1 ( 3G: RIVER VALLEY SLOPES (!2 AND COMBES 1L 5A: INLAND ELEVATED UNDULATING LAND Data provided by Devon County Council 02/04/2012

0 WW AC APR 12 Revision By Chk'd By Date Comments

CASTLE DROGO

j[ MYTTON MILL FORTON HEATH 2.5km 3D MONTFORD BRIDGE 1K SHREWSBURY SY4 1HA T: 01743 850170 F: 01743 850868 www.slrconsulting.com

Site DEN BROOK WIND FARM

Project PROPOSED NEW ROAD LAYOUT 1L AT WHIDDON DOWN Drawing Title 2D LANDSCAPE CHARACTER 5km AND DESIGNATIONS

Scale Date 2D 1:50,000 @ A3 APRIL 2012 2D 0 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 Drawing Number Revision FIGURE 3 0 Kilometres

02606.00019.16.3 Landscape Character and Designations PLANNING APPLICATION Existing View

0 AF MJ 26/04/12

PHOTOMONTAGE VIEWPOINT 1 EXISTING VIEW

N.T.S @ A3 Viewpoint Location Plan FIGURE 4A 02606.00019.16.4a VP1 Existing View Proposed View As Built

0 AF MJ 26/04/12

PHOTOMONTAGE VIEWPOINT 1 PROPOSED VIEWS AS BUILT AND 10YR

N.T.S @ A3 Proposed View after 10 years FIGURE 4B Note - Hedgerows/ planting would be planted and maintained to retain all required sightlines at new junctions 02606.00019.16.4b VP1Proposed View Existing View

0 AF MJ 26/04/12

PHOTOMONTAGE VIEWPOINT 2 EXISTING VIEW

N.T.S @ A3 Viewpoint Location Plan FIGURE 5A 02606.00019.16.5a VP2 Existing View Proposed View As Built

0 AF MJ 26/04/12

PHOTOMONTAGE VIEWPOINT 2 PROPOSED VIEWS AS BUILT AND 10YR

N.T.S @ A3 Proposed View after 10 Years FIGURE 5B Note - Hedgerows/ planting would be planted and maintained to retain all required sightlines at new junctions 02606.00019.16.5b VP2Proposed View Existing View

0 AF MJ 26/04/12

PHOTOMONTAGE VIEWPOINT 3 EXISTING VIEW

N.T.S @ A3 Viewpoint Location Plan FIGURE 6A 02606.00019.16.6a VP3 Existing View Proposed View As Built

0 AF MJ 26/04/12

PHOTOMONTAGE VIEWPOINT 3 PROPOSED VIEWS AS BUILT AND 10YR

N.T.S @ A3 Proposed View after 10 Years FIGURE 6B Note: Hedgerows/ planting would be planted and maintained to retain all required sightlines at new junctions 02606.00019.16.6b VP2Proposed View Existing View

0 AF MJ 26/04/12

PHOTOMONTAGE VIEWPOINT 4 EXISTING VIEW

N.T.S @ A3 Viewpoint Location Plan FIGURE 7 02606.00019.16.7 VP4 Existing View Existing View

0 AF MJ 26/04/12

PHOTOMONTAGE VIEWPOINT 5 EXISTING VIEW

N.T.S @ A3 Viewpoint Location Plan FIGURE 8 02606.00019.16.8 VP5 Existing View