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Planning Application for an Anaerobic Digestion Scheme LAND AT SNARLTON FARM SNARLTON LANE MELKSHAM LANDSCAPE APPRAISAL PREPARED BY PEGASUS GROUP | THORNFIELD 007 LIMITED | DECEMBER 2016 | BRS.6294 23/12/2016 | BRS.6294 PLANNING APPLICATION FOR AN ANAEROBIC DIGESTION SCHEME LANDSCAPE APPRAISAL SNARLTON FARM, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE ON BEHALF OF THORNFIELD 007 LIMITED Pegasus Group Pegasus House | Querns Business Centre| Whitworth Road | Cirencester | Gloucestershire | GL7 1RT T 01285 641717 | F 01285 642348 | W www.pegasuspg.co.uk Birmingham | Bracknell | Bristol | Cambridge | Cirencester | East Midlands | Leeds | London | Manchester ©Copyright Pegasus Planning Group Limited 2011. The contents of this document must not be copied or reproduced in whole or in part without the written consent of Pegasus Planning Group Limited Thornfield 007 Ltd Snarlton Farm, Melksham CONTENTS: Page No: 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. METHODOLOGY 2 3. BASELINE CONDITIONS 2 4. LANDSCAPE PLANNING POLICY 5 5. EFFECTS ON LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS 7 6. EFFECTS ON LANDSCAPE CHARACTER 9 7. EFFECTS ON VISUAL AMENITY 12 8. LANDSCAPE MITIGATION 18 9. SUMMARY 19 FIGURES: FIGURE 1: SITE LOCATION PLAN FIGURE 2: ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PLANT LAYOUT FIGURE 3: ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PLANT SECTIONS FIGURE 4: ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PLANT COMPONENTS FIGURE 5: ACCESS TRACK LAYOUT PLAN FIGURE 6: LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS PLAN FIGURE 7: TREE PROTECTION/RETENTION PLAN FIGURE 8: LANDSCAPE DESIGNATIONS PLAN FIGURE 9: LANDSCAPE CHARACTER AREAS PLAN FIGURE 10: SCREENED ZONE OF THEORETICAL VISIBILITY AND VIEWPOINT LOCATIONS FIGURE 11: PHOTOVIEWS 1 - 11 APPENDICES: APPENDIX 1: DETAILED METHODOLOGY APPENDIX 2: SUMMARY LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL EFFECTS SCHEDULE 23/12/2016 | BRS.6294 Thornfield 007 Ltd Snarlton Farm, Melksham 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 This Landscape Appraisal has been prepared by Pegasus Group on behalf of Thornfield 007 Ltd for a proposed anaerobic digestion (AD) scheme near Snarlton Farm, Melksham. This Landscape Appraisal considers the effects on landscape elements, landscape character and visual amenity. 1.2 This Landscape Appraisal has been undertaken with regard to best practice guidelines within GLVIA3 that states in paragraph 1.1 that “Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) is a tool used to identify and assess the…effects of change resulting from development on both the landscape as an environmental resource in its own right and on people’s views and visual amenity.”1 1.3 This Landscape Appraisal should be read in conjunction with the following Figures: Figure 1: Site Location Plan Figure 2: Anaerobic Digestion Plant Layout Figure 3: Anaerobic Digestion Plant Sections Figure 4: Anaerobic Digestion Plant Components Figure 5: Access Track Layout Plan Figure 6: Landscape Elements Plan Figure 7: Tree Protection/Retention Plan Figure 8: Landscape Designations Plan Figure 9: Landscape Character Areas Plan Figure 10: Screened Zone of Theoretical Visibility and Viewpoint Locations Figure 11: Photoviews 1 - 11 1.4 This Landscape Appraisal should also be read in conjunction with the following Appendices: Appendix 1: Detailed Methodology Appendix 2: Summary Landscape and Visual Effects Table 1.5 Further details regarding the proposals are provided in the Planning Statement supporting the application. The site location for the AD scheme is shown on Figure 1 and the AD scheme layout, sections, components and access track route are shown on Figures 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 respectively. 1 Para 1.1, Page 4, GLVIA, 3rd Edition 23/12/2016 | BRS.6294 Page | 1 Thornfield 007 Ltd Snarlton Farm, Melksham 2. METHODOLOGY 2.1 This Landscape Appraisal has been undertaken with regard to the latest published guidelines and the detailed methodology provided in Appendix 1. 3. BASELINE CONDITIONS 3.1 The site is located within an area of pastoral farmland to the east of Snarleton Farm, Melksham in Wiltshire as shown on Figure 1. The site is centred on Ordnance Survey Grid Reference ST 93316 63724 and is located within the Wiltshire Council administrative area. 3.2 The site comprises part of a single pastoral field located immediately adjacent to the Prater’s Lane bridleway MELW40 between the A3102 Sandridge Road and Tanhouse Farm. The site is enclosed by Eight Acre Plantation to the north, trees and hedgerows following the Prater’s Lane bridleway MELW40 to the east, semi- mature woodland and a small tributary to the south, and a triangular area of woodland to the south west of the site. Vehicular Access Routes 3.3 The vehicular access route to the site for construction purposes directly follows the Prater’s Lane bridleway MELW40 leading from the A3102 Sandridge Road to the north near Manor Farm. The vehicular access route for the feedstock supply vehicles follows the same farm track except for a new junction between the A3102 Sandridge Road and Prater’s Lane to the north of the Sandridge Solar Park as shown on Figure 5. Land Use and Field Pattern 3.4 The surrounding area generally comprises pastoral farmland within the gently undulating vale. Field boundaries are predominantly hedgerows with mature trees, however, there are also a number of treebelts and woodlands within the vale. The field patterns surrounding the site are typically medium scale and geometric in pattern. The Sandridge Solar Farm occupying 17 no. fields and approximately 80 hectares is located to the north east of the Prater’s Lane bridleway MELW40 and the site. Another small solar farm (1.5MW) occupies a single pastoral field near Craymarsh Farm to the south east of the site. Topography 3.5 The site is located within a gently undulating vale with ground levels varying between 40m and 50m AOD. The land rises to form defined ridgelines at 23/12/2016 | BRS.6294 Page | 2 Thornfield 007 Ltd Snarlton Farm, Melksham Sandridge Hill (100m AOD) to the north east and at Seend (96m AOD) to the south of the site. Woodlands, Hedgerows and Trees 3.6 The majority of field boundaries within the vale are formed by hedgerows and trees, generally in excess of 2m and often between 3-4m in height. There are also a number of deciduous woodlands surrounding the site at Eight Acre Woodland and Brickyard Plantation to the north, Eighteen Acre Plantation and Morass Wood to the north east, and Hundred Acre Plantation to the east of the site. Watercourses 3.7 A small tributary is located directly to the south of the site that flows west towards the River Avon at Melksham. This forms part of a network of small tributaries within the vale including Clackers Brook which feeds into the River Avon. The Kennet and Avon canal towpath is also located to the south of the site and runs in an east to west alignment between Seend Cleeve and Sells Green. Built Infrastructure 3.8 The Sandridge Solar Farm is located directly to the north east of the site with the small solar farm at Craysmarsh Farm located to the south east of the site. Pylons and transmission lines are also visible to the north east of the site crossing the Sandridge Solar Farm. There are numerous agricultural buildings surrounding the site within the vale at Snarleton Farm, Redstocks and Blackmore Farm. Landscape Designations 3.9 The AD scheme is not located within any statutory or non-statutory landscape designations as shown in Figure 8. The Spye and Bowood Parklands Special Landscape Area (SLA) is located beyond the A3102 and the ridgeline of Sundridge Hill to the north east of the site. Residential Properties 3.10 The settlement of Melksham is located approximately 1.5km to the west of the site near Snarleton Farm. The villages of Bromham is located 3.1km to the north east, Sells Green is 2.4km to the south east, and Seend is 2.7km to the south of the site. 3.11 There are a number of individual farms and residential properties surrounding the site including: 23/12/2016 | BRS.6294 Page | 3 Thornfield 007 Ltd Snarlton Farm, Melksham Sandridge Farm located 1.5km to the north east; Tanhouse Farm, Craysmarsh Farm and Redstocks located 0.6km, 1.1km and 0.56km to the south; Residential properties on Somerset Close, Dial Close and the Lye within Seend village located 2.68km to the south; Snarlton Farm located 0.95km to the west; Newly constructed residential properties on Skylark Road and Cranesbill Road in Melksham located 1.11km to the west; and Blackmore Farm located 1.0km north west of the site. 3.12 The landowners at Snarlton Farm have a vested interest in the planning application. Public Highways 3.13 There are a number of public highways surrounding the site including: A3102 Sandridge Road located 795m to the north; A365 Devizes Road located 1.5km to the south; and Snarlton Lane near the newly constructed residential properties in Melksham located 1.11km to the west of the site. Public Rights of Way (PROW) 3.14 There are a number of public rights of way (PROW) surrounding the site including: Prater’s Lane bridleway MELW40 directly to the east; Public footpath MELW26 located 0.2km to the west; Public bridleway MELW41 between Snarlton Farm and Redstocks. From here it becomes MELW43, passing to the south west of Craysmarsh Farm before turning south to meet with the A365. Bridleway MELW25 also runs from Prater’s Lane, south west to Craysmarsh Farm, and then onto the A365; Public footpath links MELW41 and Prater’s Lane, passing to the south of the site. It also continues north east, meeting MELW25A which links Broad Lane Farm and Sandridge Farm; Public footpath MELW22 passes from MELW41 travelling west towards the edge of Melksham; There are a number of footpaths in the vicinity of Redstocks – MELW 20, 23, 23A, 24 and 29; and Elevated PROWs between Seend village and the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath including SEEND 5, 6, 27, 29, 44 and 49. 23/12/2016 | BRS.6294 Page | 4 Thornfield 007 Ltd Snarlton Farm, Melksham 4.
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