Appendix D.1 Visual Effects Schedule

Collaborative Delivery Framework M27 Junction 4 to 11 Smart Motorways Environmental Assessment Report Appendix D.1 Visual Effects Schedule Page 13 No. Key Representative Approximate Existing view and Magnitude of impact and Magnitude of impact and Magnitude of impact and Viewpoint distance from sensitivity significance of effect during significance of effect Winter significance of effect description Highway construction Year 1 Summer Year 15 1 View from Roman 30m Close views towards the There would be a close distance There would be small increase Established mitigation planting Road looking corridor contained by highway view of construction activity on close views of the upgraded would conceal views of traffic southeast boundary planting with filtered following minor localised gantry at CH13875 as a result flow and views of the proposed winter views of existing gantry vegetation removal as proposed of minor boundary vegetation gantry. and lighting. gantry remains on existing MS3 clearance. The upgraded Impact: No change base. Vegetation clearance gantry would be seen slightly would still be within a view that more from eastern property but Sensitivity: High contains additional screening views otherwise would remain Effect: Neutral vegetation. largely contained and similar to the existing view. Impact: Negligible adverse Impact: Negligible adverse Effect: Slight adverse Effect: Slight adverse 2 View from Monks 25m Close distance concealed There would be close distance There would be a close Replacement mitigation Wood Close views of existing gantry and views of construction activity distance filtered view to the planting within the highway overbridge looking motorway in cutting. due to noise barrier installation proposed noise barrier installed boundary when in leaf would southeast to the southern side of highway on the highway boundary as a assist with replacing vegetation boundary, adjacent to properties result of intervening vegetation. lost as a result of noise barrier Sensitivity: High which may increase views of construction activity. existing gantry and motorway corridor during construction. Impact: Minor adverse Impact: Negligible adverse However, this would be within a view that contains additional Effect: Slight adverse Effect: Slight adverse screening vegetation. Impact: Minor adverse Effect: Slight adverse No. Key Representative Approximate Existing view and Magnitude of impact and Magnitude of impact and Magnitude of impact and Viewpoint distance from sensitivity significance of effect during significance of effect Winter significance of effect description Highway construction Year 1 Summer Year 15 3 View from Itchen 300m Mid to long range views to the There would be a range of There would be a range of Established mitigation planting Valley Country Park to motorway corridor are views experienced by Country views experienced by Country along the highway boundary the north of the concealed by intervening Park users. There would be a Park users. There would be an would filter views of traffic flow motorway looking vegetation and soft estate close distance view of increase in close distance and views of proposed double southeast. vegetation on the motorway construction activity and traffic views of gantries at CH 17778 gantries from the adjacent embankment. Close distance movement following vegetation and CH 17800 from adjacent footpath. Mid to long range filtered views of motorway removal and increased views of the motorway footpath as a views to proposed gantries and exist from path adjacent to lighting from areas adjacent the result of highway boundary motorway would be largely motorway. motorway. However, this would vegetation clearance. Mid to concealed. be seen within the context of the long range views from rest of motorway corridor that is park will be within a view that Sensitivity: High currently visible from the contains additional screening Impact: Negligible adverse adjacent footpath. Mid to long and therefore heavily filtered. Effect: Slight adverse range views from rest of park would be heavily filtered. Impact: Negligible adverse Impact: Negligible adverse Effect: Slight adverse Effect: Slight adverse 4 View from Public Right 10m Mid to long range views to the There would be a range of There would be a range of Established mitigation planting of Way DPROW1 motorway corridor are views experienced by footpath views experienced by footpath along the highway boundary looking northeast concealed by soft estate users. There would be a close users. There would be an would filter views of traffic flow vegetation and intervening distance view of construction increase in close distance and views of proposed double vegetation located outside of activity and traffic movement views of gantries at CH 17778 gantries from the adjacent the highway boundary. Close following vegetation removal and CH 17800 from the footpath. Mid to long range distance partial open and and increased views of lighting adjacent footpath as a result of views to proposed gantries and filtered views of motorway from footpath adjacent the highway boundary vegetation motorway would be largely exist from path adjacent to motorway. However, this would clearance. Mid to long range concealed. motorway. be seen within the context of the views from the rest of the motorway corridor that is footpath will be within a view currently visible from the that contains additional Sensitivity: High adjacent footpath. Mid to long screening and therefore heavily Impact: Negligible adverse range views from the rest of the filtered. Effect: Slight adverse footpath would be screened by intervening vegetation. Impact: Negligible adverse Impact: Minor adverse Effect: Slight adverse Effect: Slight adverse No. Key Representative Approximate Existing view and Magnitude of impact and Magnitude of impact and Magnitude of impact and Viewpoint distance from sensitivity significance of effect during significance of effect Winter significance of effect description Highway construction Year 1 Summer Year 15 5 View from Mill 50m Close to mid distance view There would be a slight increase There would be an increase in Replacement mitigation Gardens overlooking towards the carriageway are in the close to mid distance view close to mid distance upper vegetation within highway northeast mostly concealed by existing of construction activity following storey views of the proposed boundary when in leaf would visual barrier. Possible upper vegetation removal. However, gantry at CH18425 and traffic largely filter views to the top of storey partial views above most of construction activity movement awareness as a proposed gantry. barrier to existing gantry. views would be concealed by result of highway boundary the existing visual barrier. Some vegetation clearance. However, Impact: Negligible adverse views from the upper storey of the majority of views would be Sensitivity: High properties would experience an screened by the existing Effect: Slight adverse increased view of construction barrier. activity. Impact: Minor adverse Impact: Minor adverse Effect: Slight adverse Effect: Slight adverse 6 View from Quob Farm 40m Close distance filtered views There would be increased close Increased close to mid distance Established mitigation planting Close overlooking to the highway corridor and distance views of construction filtered views to proposed noise would filter further views of north existing gantry. activity due to noise barrier barrier and potentially filtered traffic flow and views of the installation and associated views to motorway and proposed gantry. vegetation removal, and minor proposed gantry at CH20190 Sensitivity: High increase of views to top of from upper storey properties. Impact: Negligible adverse existing gantry and motorway However, the general character corridor. However, this would be of the view would remain Effect: Slight adverse set behind an existing bund and unchanged and visual effects within a view that contains would not be significant. additional screening vegetation. Impact: Negligible adverse Impact: Minor adverse Effect: Slight adverse Effect: Slight adverse No. Key Representative Approximate Existing view and Magnitude of impact and Magnitude of impact and Magnitude of impact and Viewpoint distance from sensitivity significance of effect during significance of effect Winter significance of effect description Highway construction Year 1 Summer Year 15 7 View from the bus 100m Long distance views towards There would be an increase in There would be an increase in Replacement mitigation stop near the pub at the motorway corridor are the mid to long distance views the mid to long distance views planting within the highway Moorgreen Road screened by intervening of construction activity and of the highway corridor and boundary when in leaf would (East). The view is vegetation and fragmented traffic movement as a result of filtered views to proposed assist with replacing vegetation representative of soft estate vegetation. vegetation removal for the ERA. gantry at CH20945 due to lost as a result of construction those experienced by vegetation removal. ERA would activities. The proposed gantry the properties at not be readily perceptible within will be heavily screened. Sensitivity: High Impact: Minor adverse Moorgreen Road. existing vegetation framework. Impact: Negligible adverse Effect: Slight adverse Impact: Negligible adverse Effect: Slight adverse Effect: Slight adverse 8 at 130m Middle distance screened There would be middle distance Vegetation

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