Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Hanmer Arms, Hanmer Wrexham, Flintshire for Carlton Holdings MAN.244.002.LA.R.001.00
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Hanmer Arms, Hanmer, Wrexham Carlton Holdings Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Hanmer Arms, Hanmer Wrexham, Flintshire for Carlton Holdings MAN.244.002.LA.R.001.00 MAN.255.002.L.R.001.00 Page | 1 August 2019 Hanmer Arms, Hanmer, Wrexham Carlton Holdings Contact Details: Enzygo Ltd, tel: +44 [0] 161 413 6444 3 Hardman Square, email: [email protected] Manchester, web: www.enzygo.com M3 3EB Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Project: Hanmer Arms, Hanmer Wrexham Flintshire For: Carlton Holdings Status: FINAL Date: August 2019 Author: Paul W Beswick BA [Hons] Dip LA IEMA – Director Reviewer: Carolyn Gratty BA [Hons] Dip LA CMLI– Associate Director Disclaimer: This report has been produced by Enzygo Limited within the terms of the contract with the client and taking account of the resources devoted to it by agreement with the client. We disclaim any responsibility to the client and others in respect of any matters outside the scope of the above. This report is confidential to the client and we accept no responsibility of whatsoever nature to third parties to whom this report, or any part thereof, is made known. Any such party relies on the report at their own risk. Enzygo Limited Registered in England No. 6525159 Registered Office Stag House Chipping Wotton-Under-Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7AD MAN.255.002.L.R.001.00 Page | 1 August 2019 Hanmer Arms, Hanmer, Wrexham Carlton Holdings 1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 4 Background ...................................................................................................... 4 The Application Site .......................................................................................... 4 The Proposed Development ............................................................................. 5 Structure of the Study ....................................................................................... 5 Structure of the Report ..................................................................................... 5 2 Method ....................................................................................................... 6 Introduction to Method ...................................................................................... 6 Distinction between Landscape and Visual Effects ........................................... 6 Published Guidance ......................................................................................... 6 Approach to the LVIA ....................................................................................... 6 Sensitivity of Receptors, Magnitude of Change and Significance of Effects ...... 7 Study Area........................................................................................................ 7 Visual Envelope ................................................................................................ 7 Representative Viewpoints ............................................................................... 8 Temporal Scope ............................................................................................... 8 Desk Studies .................................................................................................... 8 Field Studies ..................................................................................................... 9 3 Desk Based Study ................................................................................... 10 Introduction to Policy Review .......................................................................... 10 European Landscape Convention, Council of Europe, 2000 ........................... 10 Welsh Government Planning Policy ................................................................ 10 Local Planning Policy ..................................................................................... 10 Public Rights of Way ...................................................................................... 13 Conservation Areas and Listed Buildings ....................................................... 13 Statutory Designations.................................................................................... 15 4 Landscape and Visual Baseline Description ........................................... 17 Baseline Landscape Character ....................................................................... 17 Published Landscape Character Assessment ................................................. 17 Local Landscape Character ............................................................................ 18 Landscape Overview ...................................................................................... 20 Landscape Receptors ..................................................................................... 22 Visual Baseline ............................................................................................... 22 5 Assessment of Effects ............................................................................. 25 Landscape Effects .......................................................................................... 25 Visual Effects .................................................................................................. 27 Summary of Visual Effects .............................................................................. 30 MAN.255.002.L.R.001.00 Page | 2 August 2019 Hanmer Arms, Hanmer, Wrexham Carlton Holdings 6 Mitigation ................................................................................................. 32 Mitigation Generally ........................................................................................ 32 Inherent Mitigation .......................................................................................... 32 Secondary Mitigation ...................................................................................... 32 Residual Effects Generally ............................................................................. 34 Residual Landscape Effects ........................................................................... 34 Residual Visual Effects ................................................................................... 34 8 Summary and Conclusions...................................................................... 35 Summary ........................................................................................................ 35 Conclusions .................................................................................................... 35 9 References .............................................................................................. 36 Appendix A – Methods of Assessment ........................................................... 37 Appendix B –Landscape and Visual Assessment Tables ............................... 43 Appendix D -Drawings and Images ................................................................. 52 MAN.244.002.L.D.001 – Existing Site Conditions MAN.244.002.L.D.002 – Landscape Strategy Design [Masterplan] MAN.244.002.L.D.003 – Linework [Contours] MAN.244.002.L.D.004 – Cut and Fill Plan MAN.244.002.L.D.005 - Zone of Theoretical Visibility [ZTV] MAN.244.002.L.D.006 – Viewpoint Location Plan MAN.244.002.L.D.007 – Viewpoint 1 MAN.244.002.L.D.008 - Viewpoint 2 MAN.244.002.L.D. 009 - Viewpoint 3 MAN.244.002.L.D.010 - Viewpoint 4 MAN.244.002.L.D.011 - Viewpoint 5 MAN.244.002.L.D.012 - Viewpoint 6 MAN.244.002.L.D.013 - Viewpoint 7 MAN.244.002.L.D.014 - Viewpoint 8 MAN.244.002.L.D.015 - Viewpoint 9 MAN.244.002.L.D.016 - Viewpoint 10 MAN.244.002.L.D.017 - Viewpoint 11 MAN.255.002.L.R.001.00 Page | 3 August 2019 Hanmer Arms, Hanmer, Wrexham Carlton Holdings 1 Introduction Background Enzygo Limited [Enzygo] has been commissioned by Carlton Holdings to prepare a Landscape Visual Impact Assessment [LVIA] in support of a planning application for a proposed lodge development on the outskirts of the village of Hanmer, Flintshire, 9.5 km west of Whitchurch, centred on national grid reference [NGR] SJ 45434 399731. The development has been subject to a previous outline application [Ref. HANP/2018/0965] which was refused by the local planning authority Wrexham County Borough Council [WCBC] in January 2019 on the following landscape and visual grounds: Reason for Refusal No.2 “The proposal would introduce a significant amount of built form to the site, altering the character of the site and locality, which would be exacerbated by virtue of the sites prominence in the landscape. The proposal as a result is considered would harm existing visual amenities of the area. Insufficient information has been submitted with the application to demonstrate otherwise. The proposal would conflict with UDP Policy GDP1 and CLF9.” The information contained in the reasons for refusal have been taken into account in preparing this assessment and a landscape strategy for the site, [see Appendix C]. The Application Site The site is in the county of Clwyd approximately 8.5km west of Whitchurch [England] and 16.0km southeast of Wrexham [Wales]. The site is centred approximately on National Grid Reference [NGR] SJ 45434 39973. The site location is shown on the figures accompanying this report. The site adjoins the existing Hanmer Arms country inn, which is located on the northern edge of Hamer village on Striga Lane. The propose development extends north of the existing inn car park and Hanmer Bowls Club towards the A539. The site occupies a single agricultural pasture field which slopes northwards