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Lafarge Cement Uk Ltd Proposed Extension To LAFARGE CEMENT UK LTD PROPOSED EXTENSION TO CAULDON LIMESTONE QUARRY STAFFORDSHIRE LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ISSUE DATE: 01.07.11 David Jarvis Associates Ltd 1 Tennyson Street Swindon Wiltshire SN1 5DT Tel: 01793 612173 Fax: 01793 613625 Email: [email protected] July 2011 Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Cauldon Limestone Quarry CONTENTS: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. METHODOLOGY 3. BASELINE SURVEY 4. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND MITIGATING MEASURES 5. PREDICTED LANDSCAPE IMPACTS 6. PREDICTED VISUAL IMPACTS 7. SUMMARY 8. CONCLUSION FIGURES: 1. Location Plan 2. Landscape Context 3. Local Landscape Character Areas (Schedule) 4. Local Landscape Features 5. Landscape Elements 6. Local Landscape Value 7. Representative Viewpoints Location Plan 8. Representative Viewpoint – Viewpoint 5, Common Lane/ ‘Sabrina Way’ 9. Representative Viewpoint – Viewpoint 13, Footpath Reference 21 10. Representative Viewpoint – Viewpoint 39, Footpath Reference 24, near Sycamore Cottage 11. Representative Viewpoint – Viewpoint 48, Footpath Reference 17, Lamber Low APPENDICES: 1. Assessment Methodology and Glossary of Terms. 2. Extract, Peak District National Park Authority - ‘Peak District Landscape Character Assessment’ 2009. 3. ZTV and ZVS Studies. 4. Photographic Field Survey Record. 5. Plans of Proposed Quarry Development: Phasing Plan Restoration Plan July 2011 1 David Jarvis Associates Limited Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Cauldon Limestone Quarry 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Name and Qualifications 1.1.1 This report has been prepared by Kevin Argent DipLA CMLI David Jarvis Associates Limited (DJA), a town planning and landscape consultancy. 1.2 Scope 1.2.1 The assessment concerns the predicted landscape and visual affects of a proposed extension to Cauldon Works Limestone Quarry, Waterhouse, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire. 1.2.2 The site location is shown on Figure 1. 2. METHODOLOGY The baseline work has been prepared in accordance with published guidance1 and includes: • Research to determine landscape character including patterns and scale of landform, landcover, landuse and built development. • Consideration of landscape value, including statutory and non statutory designations and special interest. • Field survey to assess the effects of development on visual amenity, define the approximate extents of visibility, identify visual receptors and define representative viewpoints. • Consideration of the likely scale, nature, magnitude and duration of effects. A description of the methodology and a glossary of terms are provided at Appendix 1. 2.1 Limitations 2.1.1 Field survey was carried out during July–August 2010 and excludes a record of the scene during winter. 3. BASELINE SURVEY 3.1 General 3.1.1 This section describes the prevailing landscape character of the application site and its setting. 3.1.2 The assessment of these elements provides the baseline against which potential effects of development can be assessed. Once this exercise has been performed, the sensitivity 1Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment and the Landscape Institute - ‘Guidance for the Assessment of Landscape and Visual Impacts’ Second Edition 2002. July 2011 2 David Jarvis Associates Limited Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Cauldon Limestone Quarry of the landscape to change is assessed. This is done by consideration of the landscape receptors. 3.2 Published Landscape Character 3.2.1 The site is located to the south east of the Staffordshire village of Cauldon, approximately 9.5km north west of the centre of Ashbourne, Derbyshire in the vicinity of National Grid Reference SK 087485. 3.2.2 The landscape context for the site is shown on Figure 2. Landscape character assessment has been carried out at a national and district level by the Countryside Agency2 (now Natural England) and the Peak District National Park Authority3. 3.2.3 The extension site falls within: • National Character Area 52 - ‘White Peak’. • District Character Type ‘Limestone Hills and Slopes’. 3.2.4 The national descriptions provide only a very broad framework for the more recent and detailed district level studies. Consequently the latter are referenced for the purposes of this assessment. 3.2.5 Within the district character assessment the National Park and its surrounding area has been subdivided into unique character types. These character type descriptions are the most recent, detailed and relevant record of the landscape context. 3.2.6 A copy of the character type description is provided at Appendix 2. A summary description is provided below: ’Limestone Hills and Slopes’: • High, undulating, in places steeply sloping topography. • Frequently rock outcrops on steeper ground. • Rich wildlife habitats including large patches of limestone grassland and limestone heath on the highest ground. • A regular pattern of medium to large walled fields. • Occasional groups and belts of trees. • Prehistoric monuments, often on hilltops. • Relict lead mining remains. • Wide open views to distant skylines. 2The Countryside Agency - ‘Countryside Character – Volume 4: East Midlands’ 1999. 3Peak District National Park Authority - ‘Peak District Landscape Character Assessment’ 2009. July 2011 3 David Jarvis Associates Limited Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Cauldon Limestone Quarry 3.2.7 Published assessment identifies the character type as an elevated, remote pastoral landscape comprising predominantly areas of improved grassland, rough grazing land with smaller concentrations of unimproved pastures and localised hay meadows. Field boundaries are largely defined by limestone walls which create a regular rectilinear field pattern. The fairly exposed, and in places treeless landscape allows open views to distant skylines. Quarrying has been a feature from the 17th century onwards, with certain areas heavily influenced by large scale quarries. The study notes that these industrial features are very important aspects of the wider White Peak landscape character. 3.2.8 Guidelines for the character type focus on conserving the remote nature of the landscape by retaining the historic field pattern and surviving areas of natural landscape as well as strengthening the diversity of existing agricultural land. The guidelines promote the creation of semi-natural landscapes characteristic to the area to help screen and integrate intrusive development such as mineral workings more successfully with the surrounding countryside. 3.2.9 The adjoining Peak District character types of ‘Limestone Plateau Pastures’, ‘Limestone Dales’, ‘Limestone Village Farmlands’, ’Upland Pastures’ and ‘Upper Valley Pastures’ are affected by the wider quarry operations and have contextual relevance to the broader river valley setting. 3.2.10 The key characteristics of these character type descriptions are described below: ‘Limestone Plateau Pastures’ • A rolling upland plateau. • Pastoral farmland enclosed by limestone walls. • A regular pattern of small to medium sized rectangular fields. • Localised field dewponds and farm limekilns. • Discrete tree groups and belts of trees. • Isolated stone farmsteads and field barns. • Medieval granges surrounded by older fields. • Relict lead mining and quarry remains. • Prehistoric monuments, often on hilltops. • Open views to surrounding higher ground. 3.2.11 The District character assessment describes a planned upland pastoral landscape. The regular pattern of rectangular fields bounded by limestone walls is a prominent element in this landscape, creating a strong sense of scale and visual unity. For the most part, the Limestone Plateau Pastures have a fairly open character where tree cover is largely restricted to discrete tree groups, associated with isolated stone barns and farmsteads. July 2011 4 David Jarvis Associates Limited Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Cauldon Limestone Quarry ‘Limestone Dales’ • Steep sided limestone dales. • Craggy outcrops, cliffs and scree slopes. • Extensive patches of limestone grassland. • Interlocking blocks of ancient semi-natural woodland, secondary woodland and scrub. • Largely unsettled, apart from occasional small mill settlements. • Historic mineral working (quarrying, lead mining). 3.2.12 The ‘Limestone Dales’ is characterised by steeply sloping valley sides cut deep into the underlying limestone bedrock. Extensive areas of unimproved limestone grassland and semi-natural woodlands dominated by ash and hazel are key features of the dales. Levels of enclosure vary. The study notes that in some smaller dales there is an intimate, secluded landscape where views are tightly controlled by landform and tree cover, in others the dales are wide and open. ‘Limestone Village Farmlands’ • A gently undulating plateau. • Pastoral farmland enclosed by drystone walls made from limestone. • A repeating pattern of narrow strips of field originating from medieval open fields. • Scattered boundary trees and tree groups around buildings. • Discrete limestone villages and clusters of stone dwellings. • Relict mine shafts and associated lead mining remains. • Localised field dewponds. 3.2.13 The study notes a small-scale settled agricultural landscape characterised by nucleated limestone villages connected by a network of narrow rural lanes, set within a repeating pattern of narrow strip fields bounded by drystone walls. Tree cover is largely restricted to small groups of trees and a scattering of trees along boundaries around village margins, often creating quite intimate rural scenes. Elsewhere the landscape is described as more open, but even
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