Gotham to Keyworth

Gotham

LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 56 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/GOT/001 - Land to the rear of former British Legion DATE VISITED: 10/11/2016 SURVEYED BY: MB CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site NW01(Good) Landscape character within study area NW01 (Good), SN01 (Moderate), SN02 (Poor - Moderate) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover PZ Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Variable Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Variable Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Variable Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Variable Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Variable Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield PRoW immediately adjacent features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 14 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 10 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Varied across study area, site degraded and settlement edge, further out agricultural land is well maintained Med - 2 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Some attractive views of surrounding countryside, human influence and degradation detracts Med - 2 Indicators of value N/A Low - 3 Rarity N/a Low - 1 Other value N/A Low - 3 Representativeness Study area is mostly representative of the LCA characteristics High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 15 Conservation interests Handful of listed buildings Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value Some PRoW, recreational space to west of site appears well used Med - 2 Primary receptors Recreational - site is a part of the visual amenity and rural setting Med - 4 Perceptual aspects Tranquil away from settlement and detractors, but high degree of human influence particularly close to site boundary Low - 1 Secondary receptors Residential - site not important to visual amenity Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Village edge Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 17 Visibility of site Views directly into site particularly from west, no long views Med - 4 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction Slight loss of rural character but site is overall domesticated Low - 2 Addition Finger of development extending settlement edge Med - 4 Perception Increase in urbanisation and perceived density, finger of development extending urban edge into rural surroundings High - 6 Policy Conserve the nucleated character of larger villages. Med - 4 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 31 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 25 Overall medium landscape sensitivity derived from low landscape value and medium susceptibility Overall low visual sensitivity derive from low visual value and medium susceptibility Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Form of development Landscape buffer Site unable to be mitigated due to existing rural setting and change in character arising from development Local vernacular Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

On-site Access issues, PRoW Off-site

CONCLUSION The site comprises one field with rough/ equestrian characteristics. There are some PRoW's within the study area with Gotham BW3 running along the sites south-western boundary. There are few conservational interests within the study area, none of which which directly influence the site. There is an overall low landscape value within the study area due to some levels of degradation and a high degree of human influence. There is a medium susceptibility to change with a slight loss of rural character despite sites domesticated nature. The sensitivity of the landscape character is medium overall. Visually, there are no indicators of value. There is a medium number of potential receptors as the site is on the village edge. The overall visual susceptibility is medium due to the levels of visibility, particularly from the west and the site forming part of the settlement edge. Overall, there is low visual sensitivity.

* Scoring is applied on a description system of High / Medium / Low. Each of these descriptions is assigned a number for the categories of Landscape Value, Landscape Susceptibility, Visual Value, and Visual Susceptibility. This number enables each Landscape Value Landscape Susceptibility Landscape Sensitivity category to be weighted equally when feeding through into an overall score for the site. The overall site score is used for ranking the sites ONLY and therefore can only provide the relative sensitivity of each site when gauged against the others in this Visual Value Visual Susceptibility Visual Sensitivity assessment.

126 GOT/001 - Land to the rear of former British Legion Village Social Club Houses along Nottingham Road Arable/ domesticated land Woodland blocks upon valley tops Rushcliffe GOT001: Land to the rear of former British Legion PRoW Gotham BW3 PRoW Gotham BW3 LEGEND Gedling Proposed Development (7m High) 1km Study Area Zone of Theoretical Visibility Building (Modelled at 7m High) Nottingham Woodland (Modelled at 13m High) Local Authority Boundary

Broxtowe User Note

Modelled using OS Terrain 5m, woodland modelled at 13m and buildings at 7m high. Site Photograph A - This view looks south-west along Gotham BW3 towards Site Photograph B - This view was obtained from further along the PRoW Gotham BW3. This image depicts the more rural character of the landscape It is assumed that the proposed development site would beNottingham cleared prior to development Road. so The view depicts the built up nature area. On the left of the image the as the bridleway moves further away from the busy Nottingham road. Despite the more rural nature of the image there are still some signs of domestication that the modelled height within the development boundary is barevillage earth plus social 7m. club plays an active role along the densely built up Nottingham Road. through a number of arable fields and pylons/ overhead lines. In the background of the image is a prominent ridgeline with a dense woodland character. Erewash

Electricity pylons Domesticated Sports Complex Areas of unmanaged/ PRoW Gotham BW3 PRoW Gotham FP22 well apple trees degraded scrub screened by vegetation

North West Leicestershire

Reproduced from Ordnance Survey digital map data © Crown copyright 2016. All rights reserved. Licence number 0100031673. Charnwood Melton Contains Ordnance Survey Data 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 © Crown copyright and database right 2016. km ± National ForestSite Inventory: Photograph Open C - This 180° panorama look eastwards towards the site from a point along Gotham BW3. The image portrays the comparison between some areas of degradation (overgrown scrubland) and areas of maintenance (domesticated Charnwood Government areasLicence v3.0. with apple tree planting). Some built up elements can be seen beyond the site to the east (sports complex). On the left of the image electricity pylons further heighten the domesticated character. Zone of Theoretical Visibility of the site - Yellow denotes potential visibility

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35m 35m 40m 40m 0 100 200 400 All maps: 0 100 200 400 All maps: © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. GOTHAM Metres Metres Footpath 5 ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. RBC/GOT/008 Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 127 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 62 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/GOT/002 - Land north of Kegworth Road / Home Farm (west) DATE VISITED: 10/11/2016 SURVEYED BY: MB CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site NW01(Good) Landscape character within study area NW01 (Good), SN02 (Poor - Moderate) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover PZ Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Medium - framed Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Grassland / grazing Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Variable Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield Recreational walkway to north of site features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 16 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 18 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Some areas of well maintained and degraded land Med - 2 Recognition of value N/a Low - 3 Scenic quality Human detractors, pleasant rural views Med - 2 Indicators of value Adjacent recreational walkway has benches and picnic areas, as well as recent improvements and signs of usage High - 8 Rarity N/a Low - 1 Other value Value as part of rural setting Med - 6 Representativeness Study area mostly representative of LCA High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 17 Conservation interests Handful of listed buildings, site is part of the setting to the grade II listed Gotham Primary School Med - 2 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value Some PRoW and recreational walkway Med - 2 Primary receptors Residential, site forms part of visual amenity Med - 4 Perceptual aspects Tranquil despite settlement edge Med - 2 Secondary receptors Recreational, site forms part of visual amenity Med - 4 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Part of settlement edge Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 11 Visibility of site Open views from south Med - 4 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction Loss of part of rural setting to village Med - 4 Addition Extension to urban edge Low - 2 Perception Perceived as infill, overlooking recreational walkway Low - 2 Policy Conserve the nucleated character of larger villages Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 27 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 35 Overall low landscape sensitivity due to medium landscape value and low susceptibility Overall medium visual sensitivity due to medium visual value and medium susceptibility Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Retain existing boundary vegetation Form of development Landscape buffer Buffer to northern half of site to protect recreational walkway Local vernacular Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

On-site Off-site

CONCLUSION The site comprises one field sub-divided for equestrian purposes with areas of well and poorly managed character. There are some PRoW with Gotham FP2 running along the western boundary of the site and intersecting FP22 which runs adjacent to the sites northern boundary. There are few conservational interests within the study area. There is an overall medium landscape value within the study area due to a combination of well managed and degraded spaces. There is a low susceptibility to change with the perception of development as infill. The sensitivity of the landscape character is low overall. Visually, there are some benches and picnic areas along FP22, as well as signs of recent improvements and usage. There is a medium number of potential receptors as the site is part of the settlement edge. The overall visual susceptibility is medium partly due to open views from the south. Overall, there is medium visual sensitivity.

128 GOT/002 - Land north of Kegworth Road / Home Farm (west) PRoW Gotham FP22 Screened Housing along Kegworth Road PRoW Gotham FP2 Rushcliffe GOT002: Land north of Kegworth Road / Home Farm (west) by landform and vegetation LEGEND Holm Farm Gedling Proposed Development (7m High) 1km Study Area Zone of Theoretical Visibility Building (Modelled at 7m High) Nottingham Woodland (Modelled at 13m High) Local Authority Boundary

Broxtowe User Note

Modelled using OS Terrain 5m, woodland modelled at 13m and buildings at 7m high. - This viewpoint is taken from PRoW Gotham FP2 looking south-east through the site. The view illustrates the rising land of site GOT/002. The site itself is a field sub-divided for equestrian purposes. On the left of the image It is assumed thatSite the proposed Photograph development A site would be clearedGotham prior to developmentFP22 is so well screened by vegetation upon the rising landform. To the right of the image there are built up elements including a number of residential areas along Kegworth Road. that the modelled height within the development boundary is bare earth plus 7m. Erewash

Kegworth Road PRoW Gotham FP2 PRoW Gotham FP22 Screened Holm Farm by landform and vegetation

North West Leicestershire

Reproduced from Ordnance Survey digital map data © Crown copyright 2016. All rights reserved. Licence number 0100031673. Contains OrdnanceSite Survey Photograph Data B - This panoramic view, taken from a field gate along Kegworth Road, portrays the rough/ equestrian character of the site with some areas of degradation. The view also shows the rising topography towards the north with Charnwood0 1 2 3 4 5 Melton6 © Crown copyright and database right 2016. km ± National ForestGotham Inventory: Open FP22 almost entirely screened by vegetation and landform. Charnwood Government Licence v3.0.

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40m RBC/GOT/005 RBC/GOT/008 40m RBC/GOT/005 5m 3 5m 3 RBC/GOT/006 All maps: All maps: 0 100 RBC/GOT/006200 400 0 100 200 400 © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. Metres © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. RBC/GOT/009 Metres RBC/GOT/009 ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 129 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 62 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/GOT/003 - Land north of Kegworth Road / Home Farm DATE VISITED: 10/11/2016 SURVEYED BY: MB CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site NW01(Good) Landscape character within study area NW01 (Good), SN02 (Poor - Moderate) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover PZ Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Variable Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Grassland / grazing Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Variable Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield Recreational walkway to north of site features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 16 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 18 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Some areas of well maintained and degraded land Med - 2 Recognition of value N/a Low - 3 Scenic quality Human detractors, pleasant rural views Med - 2 Indicators of value Adjacent recreational walkway has benches and picnic areas , as well as recent improvements and signs of usage High - 8 Rarity N/a Med - 2 Other value Value as part of rural setting Med - 6 Representativeness Study area mostly representitive of LCA High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 17 Conservation interests Handful of listed buildings Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value Some PRoW and recreational walkway Med - 2 Primary receptors Residential, site forms part of visual amenity Med - 4 Perceptual aspects Tranquil despite settlement edge Med - 2 Secondary receptors Recreational, site forms part of visual amenity Med - 4 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Part of settlement edge Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 11 Visibility of site Open views from south to some of site, more restricted from other directions Med - 4 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction N/a Low - 2 Addition Extension of urban edge towards rural setting Low - 2 Perception Perceived as infill, overlooking recreational walkway Med - 4 Policy Conserve the nucleated character of larger villages. Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 27 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 35 Overall low landscape sensitivity derived from medium landscape value and low susceptibility Overall medium visual sensitivity due to medium visual value and medium susceptibility Notes Notes

On-site Off-site

CONCLUSION The site is made up of two fields with rough/ equestrian characteristics and evidence of subdivision. There are some PRoW's with Gotham FP2 running along the western boundary of the site and intersecting FP22 which runs adjacent to the sites northen boundary, as well as Gotham BW3 running along the sites eastern boundary. There are few conservational interests within the study area, none of which which directly influence the site. There is an overall medium landscape value within the study area due to a combination of well managed and degraded spaces.There is a low susceptibility to change with the perception of development as infill. The sensitivity of the landscape character is low overall. Visually, there are some benches and picnic areas along FP22, as well as signs of recent improvements and ussage. There is a medium number of potential receptors as the site is part of the settlement edge. The overall visual susceptibility is medium partly due to open views from the south. Overall, there is medium visual sensitivity.

130 GOT/003 - Land north of Kegworth Road / Home Farm PRoW Gotham FP22 Screened Housing along Kegworth Road Rushcliffe GOT003: Land north of Kegworth Road / Home Farm by landform and vegetation LEGEND Holm Farm Gedling Proposed Development (7m High) 1km Study Area Zone of Theoretical Visibility Building (Modelled at 7m High) Nottingham Woodland (Modelled at 13m High) Local Authority Boundary

Broxtowe User Note

Modelled using OS Terrain 5m, woodland modelled at 13m and buildings at 7m high.

It is assumed that the proposed development site would be cleared prior to development so that the modelledSite height withinPhotograph the development A - This view looks south-east into the site from PRoW Gotham FP2. The view shows the rough/ equestrian character of the site and the rise in Site Photograph B - Signs of ecological interest along PRoW Gotham boundary is bare earth plus 7m. Erewash landform towards the north. On the right of the image some residential properties along Kegworth Road are visible. FP22 running along the sites northern boundary.

North West Leicestershire

Reproduced from Ordnance Survey digital map data © Crown copyright 2016. All rights Melton reserved. Licence number 0100031673. Charnwood Contains Ordnance Survey Data 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 © Crown copyright and database right 2016. km ± National ForestSite Inventory: Photograph Open C - This view, taken from a point along PRoW Gotham BW3, illustrates the enclosed nature of the Site Photograph D - This view, taken from PRoW FP22, portrays some indicators of recreational value, with park/ Charnwood Government Licence v3.0. eastern section of the site. Strong vegetated boundary with some glimpsed views through gaps in vegetation. picnic benches along the route. The image portrays the well screened nature of the route. Zone of Theoretical Visibility of the site - Yellow denotes potential visibility

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5 RBC/GOT/005 RBC/GOT/005 40m m 40m m All maps: 0 RBC/GOT/006100 200 400 All maps: 0 100 200 400 © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. RBC/GOT/006 © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. Metres RBC/GOT/009 Metres RBC/GOT/009 ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 131 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 46 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/GOT/004 - The Orchards, Leake Road DATE VISITED: 10/11/2016 SURVEYED BY: MB CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site NW01(Good) Landscape character within study area NW01 (Good), SN02 (Poor - Moderate) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover PZ Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Variable Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Grassland / grazing Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Variable Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Variable Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 14 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 10 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Some well managed elements, but also areas of degradation Med - 2 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Urban fringe character, some attractive rural views but human influence generally detracts Low - 1 Indicators of value N/A Low - 3 Rarity N/a Low - 1 Other value N/A Low - 3 Representativeness Study are shows similar characteristcs to LCA High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 11 Conservation interests A few listed buildings including one on south-eastern corner of site Med - 2 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value Network of PRoW, nothing particularly related to site Med - 2 Primary receptors Residential - site not important to visual amenity Low - 2 Perceptual aspects Human influence dominates, especially settlement edge and bypass road, industrial character Low - 1 Secondary receptors Transport - site not important to visual amenity Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Village edge Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 11 Visibility of site Views constrained by vegetation and built form Low - 2 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction No notable loss of key characteristics Low - 2 Addition Extension of urban edge Low - 2 Perception Potential for increased perception of urbanisation from rural edge to west Med - 4 Policy Conserve the nucleated character of larger villages. Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 25 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 21 Overall low landscape sensitivity due to low landscape value and low susceptibility Overall low visual vsensitivity derived from low visual value and low susceptibility Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Retain strong vegetated boundaries, particularly along Gypsum Way Form of development Landscape buffer Local vernacular Site features Retain listed building Other CONSTRAINTS

On-site Listed building Off-site

CONCLUSION The site is made up of two fields with rough/ equestrian characteristics. There are some PRoW within the study area but none which directly influence the site. There are few conservational interests within the study area, with one listed building situated on the south-eastern corner of the site boundary. There is an overall low landscape value within the study area due to a combination of some degraded spaces and high levels of human influence.There is a low susceptibility to change with no notable loss of key characteristics and an extension of the urban fringe. The sensitivity of the landscape character is low overall. Visually, there are no indicators of value present. There is a medium number of potential receptors as the site is part of the settlement edge. The overall visual susceptibility is low partly due to the site being unimportant to visual amenity. Overall, there is low visual sensitivity.

132 GOT004 - The Orchards, Leake Road Site Dense scrubby vegetation screening Gypsum Way Bypass Rushcliffe GOT004: The Orchards, Leake Road site from Gypsum Way to the east LEGEND Gedling Proposed Development (7m High) 1km Study Area Zone of Theoretical Visibility Building (Modelled at 7m High) Woodland (Modelled at 13m High)

Nottingham Local Authority Boundary

User Note

Broxtowe Modelled using OS Terrain 5m, woodland modelled at 13m and buildings at 7m high. - Heavily screened views looking eastwards from a layby/ degraded field gate along Gypsum Way Bypass. Dense vegetation It is assumed thatSite the proposed Photograph development A Site Photograph B - This view looks north along Gypsum Way Bypass. The road is site would be clearedscreens prior to developmentthe site so from any vehicular traffic along the road. that the modelled height within the development heavily used by vehicular traffic including industrial usage. Any views eastwards towards the boundary is bare earth plus 7m. site are screened by a densely vegetated boundary.

Rough/ equestrian character Dense vegetation on southern

Erewash and eastern boundaries

Reproduced from Ordnance Survey digital map data © Crown copyright 2016. All rights reserved. LicenceSite number Photograph 0100031673. C - This panoramic view looks south-west through the site from a field access along Hall Drive. The site has a rough/ equestrian character with dense vegetation on its southern and eastern boundaries. There are open views of Contains Ordnance Survey Data 0 1 2 3 4 5 © Crown copyrightthe and site database from right 2016.houses along Hall Drive and Pygall Avenue (right of image) along the sites northern boundary, however the site would appear to be an extension of the residential area. km ± National Forest Inventory: Open Government Licence v3.0.

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50m 50m 4 4 0m All maps: 40m 0m 0 100 200 400 All maps: 40m 0 100 RBC/GOT/007200 400 GOTHAM Bridleway 14 © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. Metres © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. RBC/GOT/007 Metres ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 133 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 46 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/GOT/005 - Land east of Gypsum Way /The Orchards DATE VISITED: 10/11/2016 SURVEYED BY: MB CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site NW01(Good) Landscape character within study area NW01 (Good), SN02 (Poor - Moderate) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover PZ Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Variable Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Grassland / grazing Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Variable Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Variable Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 14 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 10 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Some well managed elements, but also areas of degradation Med - 2 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Urban fringe character, some attractive rural views but human influence generally detracts Low - 1 Indicators of value N/A Low - 3 Rarity N/a Low - 1 Other value N/A Low - 3 Representativeness Study area characteristics mostly represent those of LCA High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 11 Conservation interests A few listed buildings including one on eastern edge of site Med - 2 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value Network of PRoW, nothing particularly related to site Med - 2 Primary receptors Residential - site not important to visual amenity Low - 2 Perceptual aspects Human influence dominates, especially settlement edge and bypass road, industrial character Low - 1 Secondary receptors Transport - site not important to visual amenity Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Village edge Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 11 Visibility of site Views constrained by vegetation and built form Low - 2 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction No notable loss of key characteristics Low - 2 Addition Extension of urban edge Low - 2 Perception Potential for increased perception of urbanisation from rural edge to west Med - 4 Policy Conserve the nucleated character of larger villages. Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 25 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 21 Overall low landscape sensitivity due to low landscape value and low susceptibility Overall low visual sensitivity due to low visual value and low susceptibility Notes Notes

On-site Listed building Off-site

CONCLUSION The site comprises several field boundaries with a mixture of pastoral, rough/equestrian and urban characteristics. There are some PRoW's within the study area but none which directly influence the site. There are few conservational interests within the study area, with one listed building situated on the eastern edge of the site boundary. There is an overall low landscape value within the study area due to a combination of some degraded spaces and high levels of human influence.There is a low susceptibility to change with no notable loss of key characteristics and an extension of the urban fringe. The sensitivity of the landscape character is low overall. Visually, there are no indicators of value present. There is a medium number of potential receptors as the site is part of the settlement edge. The overall visual susceptibility is low partly due to the site being unimportant to visual amenity. Overall, there is low visual sensitivity.

134 GOT/005 - Land east of Gypsum Way /The Orchards Vegetation screening Rushcliffe GOT005: Land east of Gypsum Way /The Orchards Hoe Hill southern section of LEGEND the site Gedling Proposed Development (7m High) 1km Study Area Zone of Theoretical Visibility Building (Modelled at 7m High) Nottingham Woodland (Modelled at 13m High) Local Authority Boundary

User Note Broxtowe Modelled using OS Terrain 5m, woodland modelled at 13m and buildings at 7m high. - View from field access along Hall Drive. The site has a rough/ equestrian character with dense It is assumed thatSite the proposed Photograph development A - This view looks westwards into the site from Leake Road. This part of the site is mainly industrial Site Photograph B site would be cleared prior to development so vegetation on its southern and eastern boundaries. Open views of the northern section of the site from houses along Hall that the modelledin heightcharacter within the development with a listed building related to Nottinghamshire Bus Depot. The majority of the site is screened by built up boundary is bareelements earth plus 7m. from this location. Drive and Pygall Avenue to the north, however the majority of the site is screened from this location by vegetation.

Erewash Rough/ equestrian land cover House on Eyres Lane

Reproduced from Ordnance Survey digital map data © Crown copyright 2016. All rights reserved. Licence number 0100031673. Contains Ordnance Survey Data 0 1 2 3 4 5 © Crown copyright and database right 2016. km ± National Forest Inventory: Open Government Licence v3.0. Site Photograph C - View of a small part of the southern section of the site from the entrance to Eyres Lane (Private) along Gypsum Way. The site appears to have a rough/ equestrian and pastoral character in this location. Views of the site Zone of Theoretical Visibility of the site - Yellow denotes potential visibility from Gypsum Way Bypass are limited to gaps in vegetation along the western boundary.

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Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover PZ Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Medium - open Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Farmland (arable) Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Hedges Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 13 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 10 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Some areas with good levels of management, others more degraded. Good condition of domestic setting Med - 2 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Pleasant rural views often interrupted by pylons and industry (particularly gypsum works). Urban fringe feeling at site Low - 1 Indicators of value N/A Low - 3 Rarity N/a Low - 1 Other value N/A Low - 3 Representativeness Study area is mostly representative of the LCA High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 17 Conservation interests Couple of listed buildings but little else Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value Network of PRoW, particularly to east of village Med - 2 Primary receptors Residential - site is a part of the visual amenity Med - 4 Perceptual aspects Several elements of human influence which detract from rural qualities. Of note are pylons, flight path and industry Low - 1 Secondary receptors Recreational - site is not important to visual amenity Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Village edge Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 13 Visibility of site Some long views available towards east and south, little screening of site High - 6 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction No notable loss of key characteristics Low - 2 Addition Extension of settlement edge Low - 2 Perception Potential disruption of linear settlement pattern Med - 4 Policy Conserve the impression of a lack of built form within the DPZ Med - 4 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 26 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 27 Overall low landscape sensitivity due to low landscape value and low landscape susceptibility Overall low visual sensitivity due to low visual value and low visual susceptibility Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Form of development Row of houses facing onto road to mirror existing. Possible scope for housing behind but linear pattern needs to be retained Landscape buffer To south so that development line mirrors existing and forms strong urban edge to settlement Local vernacular Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

On-site Off-site

CONCLUSION The site comprises one arable field and lies immediately east of Leake Road. There is a good network of PRoW within the study area, particularly to the east of Gotham, but none which directly influence the site. There are very few conservational interests within the study area comprising a handful of listed buildings but little else. There is an overall low landscape value within the study area due to a combination of some degraded spaces, scenic quality interrupted by industry and an urban fringe feeling surrounding the site. There is a low susceptibility to change with no notable loss of key characteristics and an extension of the urban fringe, with some potential for disruption of linear settlement form. The sensitivity of the landscape character is low overall. Visually, there are no indicators of value present. There is a medium number of potential receptors as the site is part of the village edge. The overall visual susceptibility is medium due to the site being part of the visual amenity with some long distance views towards the east and south. Overall, there is low visual sensitivity.

136 GOT/006 - Land east of Leake Road Leake Road towards Gotham village centre Long distance views of industry Hedgerow along sites Rushcliffe GOT006: E/O Leake Road western boundary but site LEGEND still feels open Gedling Proposed Development (7m High) 1km Study Area Zone of Theoretical Visibility Building (Modelled at 7m High)

Nottingham Woodland (Modelled at 13m High) Local Authority Boundary

User Note Broxtowe Modelled using OS Terrain 5m, woodland modelled at 13m and buildings at 7m high.

It is assumed that the proposed development site would be cleared prior to development so that the modelled height within the development boundary is bareSite earth plus Photograph7m. A - This viewpoint looks eastwards across the site from a gap in the boundary hedgerow. Site comprises relatively well managed arable land and is relatively open. There are some long distance views of the surrounding landscape, with human influences detracting from the rural quality. Pylons, overhead lines, flight path and the gypsum works are particularly of note. The ribbon development along Leake Road to the west of the site (left of image) create a sense of

Erewash urbanity, limiting any rural feeling.

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5 m 1 6 60 M 0 m m A y 70m 70m a H 7 50m 7 T w 50m 80m 5m m 5 e m 0 m l 4 BridlewayGOTHAM 12 40 d GO i r 3 GOTHAM Bridleway 9 3 55m 5 8 B 55m 5 6 0m 65m m 5m m All maps:85m 0 100 200 400 600 All maps: 7 0 100 200 400 600 70m 45m 85m 0m 45m © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. Metres © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. Metres 40m 40m ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 137 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 62 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/GOT/007 - Land East of Hill Road DATE VISITED: 10/11/2016 SURVEYED BY: MB CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site NW01(Good) Landscape character within study area NW01 (Good), SN02 (Poor - Moderate) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover PZ Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Medium - framed Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Grassland / grazing Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Variable Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Variable Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / Pylons within site, bridleway along High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features western boundary High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 13 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 13 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Some well maintained and some degraded elements Med - 2 Recognition of value N/a Low - 3 Scenic quality Rural village, attractive surrounding ridge lines, pylons and localised mineral industry detracts Med - 2 Indicators of value N/a Low - 3 Rarity N/a Low - 1 Other value Part of rural setting, recreational value Med - 6 Representativeness Study area shows a lot of the same key characteristics of the LCA High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 15 Conservation interests Some listed buildings Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value Network of PRoW Low - 1 Primary receptors Recreational, site is part of rural setting Med - 4 Perceptual aspects Feels rural but not necessarily tranquil due to traffic and industry Low - 1 Secondary receptors Residential, part of rural visual amenity Med - 4 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Village edge, removed from majority of settlement Low - 2 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 21 Visibility of site Relatively well screened by boundary vegetation, some views from south east Med - 4 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction Loss of part of rural quality Med - 4 Addition Large extension of village edge Med - 4 Perception Changing the shape of development, disrupting linear settlement pattern, increased perception of urbanisation High - 6 Policy Conserve the nucleated character of larger villages. High - 6 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 34 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 28 Overall medium landscape sensitivity due to low landscape value and high landscape susceptibility Overall low visual sensitivity due to low visual value and medium susceptibility Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Retain boundary vegetation Form of development Linear single row development along western boundary opposite existing Landscape buffer Majority of site to protect rural setting Local vernacular Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

On-site Off-site

CONCLUSION The site comprises a medium sized parcel of land with pastoral characteristics situated adjacent to the junction between Leake Road and Gypsum Way bypass. There is a network of PRoW within the study area, particularly to the east of Gotham, with Gotham BW14 running along the sites western boundary. There are very few conservational interests within the study area comprising a handful of listed buildings but little else. There is an overall low landscape value within the study area due to a combination of some degraded spaces, scenic quality interrupted by industry and busy road network. There is a high susceptibility to change with a perceived change in the shape of development, disrupting the existing linear settlement pattern with increased urbanisation. The sensitivity of the landscape character is medium overall. Visually, there are no indicators of value present. There is a low number of potential receptors as the site is removed from the majority of the settlement. The overall visual susceptibility is medium due to the site being part of the rural setting and visual amenity. Overall, there is low visual sensitivity.

138 GOT/007 - Land East of Hill Road Planting obscuring views of Gypsum Site relatively Leake Road Rushcliffe GOT007: Land East of Hill Road Way Bypass degraded LEGEND pastoral land Gedling Proposed Development (7m High) 1km Study Area Zone of Theoretical Visibility Building (Modelled at 7m High) Woodland (Modelled at 13m High) Nottingham Local Authority Boundary

User Note

Broxtowe Modelled using OS Terrain 5m, woodland modelled at 13m and buildings at 7m high.

It is assumed that the proposed development site would be cleared prior to development so that the modelled height within the development - This viewpoint is situated on the junction between Gypsum Way Bypass and Leake Road. From this location the site is relatively open with views across the pastoral fields. The pylon in the centre of the image is representative boundary is bareSite earth plus Photograph 7m. A of the industrial nature of the area. In the background some mitigatory planting has been put in place to mitigate views of the Gypsum Way Bypass beyond. The area seems rural but not necessarily tranquil due to the heavy levels of traffic.

Erewash Leake Road towards Views limited by boundary vegetation Site is degraded pastoral land gypsum works

Reproduced from Ordnance Survey digital map data © Crown copyright 2016. All rights reserved. Licence number 0100031673. Contains OrdnanceSite Survey Photograph Data B - View looks south-east towards the gypsum works. The site is relatively well Site Photograph C - Viewpoint looks east through the northern section of the site through gaps in vegetation along Hill Road. This 0 1 2 3 4 5 © Crown copyright and database right 2016. km ± National Forestscreened Inventory: Open from this location and views are limited to gaps in boundary vegetation. view portrays the levels of vegetation along the sites boundary. Government Licence v3.0.

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Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover PZ Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Medium - framed Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Grassland / grazing Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Variable Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 12 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 10 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Some areas well managed some degraded areas Med - 2 Recognition of value N/a Low - 3 Scenic quality Urban and infrastructure detracts, and equestrian usage Low - 1 Indicators of value N/a Low - 3 Rarity N/a Low - 1 Other value N/a Low - 3 Representativeness Study area appears mostly representative of the key characteristics of the LCA High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 11 Conservation interests Some listed buildings Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value Some PRoW Low - 1 Primary receptors Residential, not important to visual amenity Low - 2 Perceptual aspects Urban fringe, industrial and human detractors Low - 1 Secondary receptors Transport, not important to visual amenities Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Part of village edge Low - 2 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 9 Visibility of site Raised sections visible from road to west, some visibility from south Med - 4 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction N/a Low - 2 Addition Extension of urban form Low - 2 Perception Perceived as infill Low - 2 Policy Conserve the impression of a lack of built form within the DPZ Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 21 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 21 Overall low landscape sensitivity due to low landscape value and low susceptibility Overall low visual sensitivity due to low visual value and low susceptibility Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Retain boundary vegetation Form of development Landscape buffer Local vernacular Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

On-site Potential access issues Off-site

CONCLUSION The site comprises one pastoral field located immediately west of Moor Lane. There is a network of PRoW's within the study area, particularly to the east of Gotham, none of which directly influence the site. There are very few conservational interests within the study area comprising a handful of listed buildings but little else. There is an overall low landscape value within the study area due to infrastructure usages and equestrian characteristics detracting from scenic quality. There is a low susceptibility to change with the perception of infill development and an extension of existing urban form. The sensitivity of the landscape character is low overall. Visually, there are no indicators of value present. There is a low number of potential receptors. The overall visual susceptibility is low as the site is unimportant to the visual amenity. Overall, there is low visual sensitivity.

140 GOT/008 - Land south of Moor Lane New housing development Vegetation along eastern boundary Moor Lane Rushcliffe GOT008: Land south of Moor Lane, Erewash LEGEND Gedling Proposed Development (7m High) 1km Study Area Zone of Theoretical Visibility Building (Modelled at 7m High) Nottingham Woodland (Modelled at 13m High) Local Authority Boundary Broxtowe

User Note

Modelled using OS Terrain 5m, woodland modelled at 13m and buildings at 7m high.

It is assumed that the proposed development Site Photograph A - Viewpoint taken from a field gate on the corner of Moor Lane looking north-west into the site. The site consists of pastoral land and is situated site would be cleared prior to development so that the modelled height within the development between housing along Moor Lane and new development on the north-western boundary. Erewash boundary is bare earth plus 7m.

Views through gaps in vegetation New housing development Moor Lane High Court Drive Pastoral land cover

Reproduced from Ordnance Survey digital map North data © Crown copyright 2016. All rights West Melton reserved. Licence number 0100031673. Leicestershire Charnwood Contains Ordnance Survey Data 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 © Crown copyrightSite and databasePhotograph right 2016. B - This viewpoint is situated along Moor Lane and represents the residents view through gaps in vegetation along the Site Photograph C - Looking south-east from a field gate along Moor Lane towards the residential km ± National Forest Inventory: Open Charnwood Government Licencesites v3.0. eastern boundary. In the centre of the image, beyond the site, is a new housing development. area along the roadside. This view represents the potential access issues.

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0 100 200 400 All maps: 0 100 200 400 All maps: 40m 40m RBC/GOT/007 © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. GOTHAM Bridleway 14 © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. Metres RBC/GOT/007 Metres ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 141 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 55 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/GOT/009 - E/O Leake Road (2) DATE VISITED: 22/06/2017 SURVEYED BY: RW CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site SN02 (Poor - Moderate) Landscape character within study area NW01 (Good), SN02 (Poor - Moderate) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover PZ Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Medium - open Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent q Indicative ground vegetation Farmland (arable) Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Hedges Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 13 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 10 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Some areas with good levels of management, others more degraded. Good condition of domestic setting Med - 2 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Pleasant rural views interrupted by pylons and industry (particularly gypsum works). Urban fringe feeling at north of site Low - 1 Indicators of value N/A Low - 3 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value Rural approach from south of village, but little else Low - 3 Representativeness Study area is mostly representative of the LCA High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 17 Conservation interests Couple of listed buildings but little else Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value Network of PRoW, particularly to east of village Med - 2 Primary receptors Residential - site is a part of the visual amenity Med - 4 Perceptual aspects Several elements of human influence which detract from rural qualities. Of note are pylons, flight path and industry Low - 1 Secondary receptors Recreational - site is not important to visual amenity Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Village edge Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 15 Visibility of site Some long views available towards east and south, little screening of site High - 6 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction Loss of a part of the rural fringe Med - 4 Addition Extension of settlement edge Low - 2 Perception Potential disruption of linear settlement pattern Med - 4 Policy Conserve the impression of a lack of built form within the DPZ Med - 4 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 28 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 27 Overall low landscape sensitivity due to low landscape value and medium landscape susceptibility Overall low visual sensitivity due to low visual value and medium visual susceptibility Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Retain mature boundary vegetation, particularly in the south of the site to retain the perception of a rural approach to the village Form of development Row of houses facing onto road to mirror existing. Possible scope for housing behind but linear pattern needs to be retained Landscape buffer To south so that development line mirrors existing and forms strong urban edge to settlement Local vernacular Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

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CONCLUSION The site comprises an arable field which lies immediately east of Leake Road and to the south of the main village of Gotham. On of the key characteristics of the site is the role that it plays in forming both part of the rural setting to and southern approach of Gotham village. The study area has a low landscape value, due in part to the detractors in the surrounding area such as the gypsum works and pylons. However, there is a medium landscape susceptibility, which is due to the development of the site extending the village into its strong rural setting, and erosion of the rural southern approach to the village itself. Overall, the landscape sensitivity is low. in visual terms, there is little of visual value. However, the site forms part of the rural outlook for adjacent residential properties and is fairly open - these factors feed into a medium visual susceptibility. The visual sensitivity is overall low in this location.

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LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 49 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/HOL/001 - Simkins Farm DATE VISITED: 09/09/2016 SURVEYED BY: EV CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site Landscape character within study area LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover PZ Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Medium - framed Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Grassland / grazing Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Variable Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Scattered Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield Other characteristics / features Adjacent play area and listed building High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 15 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 10 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Well maintained settlement, some small areas of degraded land Med - 2 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Attractive local vernacular, but one or two localised detractors Med - 2 Indicators of value N/A Low - 3 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value Playing fields adjacent Low - 3 Representativeness Some characteristics representative of LCA, others less so Med - 2 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 13 Conservation interests Listed building close to site, TPO Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value PRoW and cycle route along river Trent, as well as some public open space Med - 2 Primary receptors Residential - site small part of the rural outlook Low - 2 Perceptual aspects High degree of human of human influence but relatively high degree of tranquility Med - 2 Secondary receptors Recreation - site forms small part of the experience Low - 2 Associations Holme Pierrepont is home to the National Watersports Centre Med - 2 Number of receptors Edge of settlement, a town close to Nottingham City High - 6 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 11 Visibility of site Strong vegetated site boundaries Low - 2 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction No loss of key characteristics Low - 2 Addition Urban extension slightly removed from settlement edge Low - 2 Perception Landscape setting of farmstead (listed building) altered, slight perceived urbanisation Med - 4 Policy Conserve the naturalistic character of the area by ensure views to development in higher ground surrounding the DPZ are limiLow - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 26 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 23 Medium landscape value and low susceptibility. Overall low landscape sensitivity Overall low visual sensitivity derived from low visual value and low visual susceptibility Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Restore and enhance existing vegetation Form of development Base development on local grid pattern street layout Landscape buffer Local vernacular Base development on local Victorian vernacular Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

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CONCLUSION Site HOL/001 comprises two pastoral fields on the edge of West Bridgford. The study area is of medium landscape, with victorian houses adding interest to the edge of West Bridgford and several recreational assets present in the area; there is an overall sense of tranquillity. Development of the site would result in a slight increase in perceived urbanisation in the eastern half of the study area, as the settlement is extended towards the rural setting to West Bridgford; there is no loss of key characterisitcs and overall the landscape susceptibility is low. The landscape sensitivity is also low. There is a low visual value, although the adjacent playing fields have recreational value. In terms of visual susceptibility, the site has little influence on the visual amenity of both residential and recreational receptors and an overall low susceptibility. The visual sensitivity is low.

146 HOL/001 - Simkins Farm Houses on Adbolton Grove Adbolton Simkins Barns at Lane flood Simkins Farm embankment

Site Photograph A - This panorama looks north-west from the entrance to Simkins Farm on Adbolton Lane on the eastern edge of Adbolton. Within the view can be seen houses on Adbolton Grove, as well as Simkins Barns at Simkins Farm. The site itself is comprised of rough pasture with patches of mature vegetation, with Adbolton Lane flood embankment forming its northern boundary.

Adbolton Lane Simkins Barns at Houses on flood embankment Simkins Farm Adbolton Grove

Site Photograph B - Looking east along the Adbolton Lane flood embankment, this panorama looks directly into the site from Adbolton Lane Playing Site Photograph C - This view looks west along the Adbolton Lane flood Fields. To the right hand side of the view can be seen Simkins Barns at Simkins Farm, but there are few other discernible features within the view. embankment into the Adbolton Lane playing fields, demonstrating the context to the site. Houses on Adbolton Grove can be seen in the rear of the view. Zone of Theoretical Visibility of the site - Yellow denotes potential visibility Legend Legend

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142 143 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 48 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/KEY/001 - Land east of Willow Brook DATE VISITED: 07/09/2016 SURVEYED BY: EV CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site NW03 (Good) Landscape character within study area NW03 (Good) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover LCA Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Medium - framed Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Grassland / grazing Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Hedges Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Linear Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 14 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 10 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Well managed domestic setting, some degraded areas Med - 2 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Large amount of human influence, a few positive aspects Low - 1 Indicators of value N/A Low - 3 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value Recreational value Low - 3 Representativeness Displays most of the key characteristics High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 13 Conservation interests N/A Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value A network of PRoW particularly to north, allotments Med - 2 Primary receptors Residential - site does not form part of the experience Low - 2 Perceptual aspects Site feels part of the settlement, several urbanising influences Med - 2 Secondary receptors Recreational - site forms small part of the experience Low - 2 Associations Nothing of relevance to the study area Low - 1 Number of receptors Within village boundary High - 6 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 11 Visibility of site Heavily screened on all sides Low - 2 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction No loss of key characteristics Low - 2 Addition Infill within urban edge Low - 2 Perception Potential to improve degraded site Med - 4 Policy Ensure any infill respects the local vernacular, minimise the influence of larger settlements through woodland planting Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 25 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 23 Overall low landscape sensitivity as a result of low value and low susceptibility Low visual value and susceptibility, overall low visual sensitivity Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Retain and enhance vegetated boundary where possible Form of development Landscape buffer Local vernacular Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

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CONCLUSION

KEY/001 is a pastoral field nestled between development on the eastern edge of Keyworth. Within the study area, there is a low landscape value, owing in part to the high degree of human influence and lack of conservation interests. Development of the site would be perceived as infill within the urban edge, giving no loss of key characteristics. Overall the landscape sensitivity is low. Visually there is a low value aside from a slight recreational value arising from the PRoW. The site does not have much relevance to residential and recreational receptors and is generally visually contained; the susceptibility is low. Overall the visual sensitivity is also low.

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150 KEY/001 - Land east of Willow Brook Willow Brook Primary School

Site Photograph A - This viewpoint looks south-easterly from a field gate into the site just off Willow Brook. The site at this location is rough ground with heavily vegetated boundaries. The main discernible feature in the view is Willow Brook Primary School, although the hedges to the left of the view adjoin neighbouring properties.

Stanton on the Wolds South-eastern site Footpath 1 boundary

Site Photograph B - View looking south-west along Stanton-on-the-Wolds Footpath 1 on the south-eastern site boundary. This view further demonstrates the strongly vegetated boundaries of the site. Zone of Theoretical Visibility of the site - Yellow denotes potential visibility

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Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover LCA Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Small Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Grassland / grazing Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Variable Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Linear Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 14 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 13 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Well managed arable farmland and domestic setting High - 3 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Some positive aspects but settlement often detracts Med - 2 Indicators of value Bench adjacent to site but forming part of the view Med - 6 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value Long views towards the Leicestershire Wolds in the south west Low - 3 Representativeness Some key characteristics represented Med - 2 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 13 Conservation interests N/A Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value A few PRoW, allotments Low - 1 Primary receptors Recreational - PRoW through site and forms part of the footpath experience Med - 4 Perceptual aspects Relatively tranquil despite proximity to settlement Med - 2 Secondary receptors Residential - site does not form part of experience Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Slightly outside village boundary Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 13 Visibility of site Heavily screened on south east and south western boundaries Low - 2 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction No loss of key characteristics Low - 2 Addition Adjacent to existing properties but slightly outside perceived village boundary Low - 2 Perception Loss of strong vegetated boundary increases perception of urbanisation beyond village edge Med - 4 Policy Minimise the influence of larger settlements such as Keyworth through small-scale woodland planting along fringes Med - 4 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 27 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 26 Low landscape value and susceptibility. Overall low landscape sensitivity Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Definitely retain strong vegetated boundary Form of development Landscape buffer Local vernacular Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

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CONCLUSION Site KEY002 is a pastoral field situated on the eastern extent of Keyworth; it has a strongly vegetated boundary at present which helps to screen the settlement from the east. There is a low landscape value in the study area arising in part from the lack of conservation and recreational interests. Landscape susceptibility is also low; development of the site would result in no loss of key characteristics, but loss of the strong vegetated boundary has the potential to increase prominence of the settlement. Overall the landscape sensitivity is low. In terms of visual amenity, there is low value - despite the long views towards the Leicestershire Wolds - and the susceptibility is also low as the site is heavily screened and does no contribute to the visual amenity experienced by residential receptors. The visual sensitivity is overall low.

152 KEY/002 - Land at the corner of Selby Lane and Willowbrook Willow Brook Site Widmerpool Lane

Site Photograph A - Looking east towards the site from the corner of Willow Brook, Selby Lane and Widmerpool Lane. The view demonstrates the contrast between the urban edge (left hand side) and the rural fringe (right hand side). There are few other discernible features within the view.

St Margaret Clitherow Church Stanton on the Wolds Footpath 1

Site Photograph B - From this location, views are obtained directly into the site where Stanton on the Wolds Footpath 1 meets Widmerpool Lane / Selby Lane. The site comprises a pastoral field with very heavily vegetated boundaries. To the left of the view is St Margaret Clitherow Church and in the centre of the view is Stanton on the Wolds Footpath 1, which crosses the site.

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Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover LCA Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Large Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Farmland (arable) Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Hedges Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Linear Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 14 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 16 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Well managed arable farmland and domestic setting High - 3 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Some positive aspects but settlement often detracts Med - 2 Indicators of value Bench adjacent to site but forming part of the view Med - 6 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value Long views towards the Leicestershire Wolds in the south, site is rural setting to Keyworth Med - 6 Representativeness Some key characteristics representative of LCA Med - 2 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 17 Conservation interests N/A Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value A few PRoW, allotments Low - 1 Primary receptors Residential - land forms part of the rural outlook to houses to the west and north Med - 4 Perceptual aspects Relatively tranquil despite proximity to settlement Med - 2 Secondary receptors Recreational - ends of two PRoW adjacent to site and views across the site form part of the experience Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Slightly outside village boundary Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 13 Visibility of site High visibility especially in long views from the Leicestershire Wolds due to its elevated position High - 6 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction Erosion of rural edge to the village Low - 2 Addition Continuation of settlement line Low - 2 Perception Finger of development into rural edge of settlement, increased prominence of settlement Med - 4 Policy Minimise the influence of larger settlements such as Keyworth through small-scale woodland planting along fringes Med - 4 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 27 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 33 Low landscape sensitivity derived from low value and low susceptibility Medium visual value and susceptibility. Overall medium visual sensitivity Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Retain mature vegetation boundary, create strong vegetated edge to soften views from the south Form of development Follow existing line of development along road Landscape buffer To the east of the site to retain the rural character Local vernacular Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

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CONCLUSION The site comprises the northern parts of two arable fields on the eastern edge of Keyworth; it benefits from long views towards the Leicestershire Wolds in the south. Despite the good condition of the landscape resource within the study area, it has a low landscape value. This is contributed to in part by the lack of conservation interests and recreational interests. The landscape susceptibility is also low, although the increased prominence of the settlement arising from development of the site and erosion of the rural setting is an issue. The landscape sensitivity is low. In terms of visual amenity there is a medium value attached to the site, in part attributed to the bench just to the north of the site which indicates value, as well as the site's value as the rural setting to the village and the long views to the Leicestershire Wolds. The susceptibility is also medium as a result as the medium number of potential receptors and high degree of visibility of the site. Overall, there is a medium visual sensitivity.

154 KEY/003 - Land South of Selby Lane Nottinghamshire Properties in Ratcliffe Site Widmerpool Wolds Keyworth’s Power Lane Conservation Area Station

Site Photograph A - This viewpoint looks southerly from Widmerpool Lane directly into the site and demonstrates the interface of the site with the Site Photograph B - Looking west along Widmerpool Lane towards the south- south-eastern edge of Keyworth (on the right hand side of the view), as well as the long views available from the site to the Nottinghamshire Wolds to the eastern edge of Keyworth. The view shows the rural context of the site (on the left) and its left of the view. Properties within Keyworth’s Conservation Area can be seen in the centre of the view, with Ratcliffe Power Station beyond. relation to the existing edge of the settlement.

Widmerpool Site Woodland near The Pastures Nottinghamshire Wolds Lane

Site Photograph C - Taken from the junction of Widmerpool Lane, Selby Lane and Site Photograph D - From this location, views are obtained looking south across the site towards woodland near The Pastures. The panorama Willow Brook, this view demonstrates the agricultural context visible from the south- particularly demonstrates the arable nature of the site, as well as the sloping landform and long views. In the background, to the right of the view can be eastern edge of Keyworth. Widmerpool Lane is visible to the left of the view. seen the Nottinghamshire Wolds. Zone of Theoretical Visibility of the site - Yellow denotes potential visibility Legend Legend 85m 85m Site Boundary Site boundary 90m 90m 80m 80m Rushcliffe Rushcliffe Borough boundary

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m 90m 5m 90m 75 7 90m 90m All maps: 0 100 200 400 All maps: 0 100 200 400 © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. m m 0m 5 Metres 0m 5 Metres 65m 7 80m 8 65m 7 80m 8 ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 155 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 61 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/KEY/004 - Land off Barnfield Farm, Nicker Hill DATE VISITED: 07/09/2016 SURVEYED BY: EV CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site NW03 (Good) Landscape character within study area NW03 (Good), NW04 (Moderate) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover LCA Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Large Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Farmland (arable) Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Hedges Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 16 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 13 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Intensive arable agriculture, well managed domestic setting High - 3 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Long views add value, generally aesthetically pleasing Med - 2 Indicators of value N/A Low - 3 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value Long view to surrounding countryside, recreational value Med - 6 Representativeness Shows most key characteristics High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 19 Conservation interests N/A Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value Network of PRoW leading to rural surroundings, some public open space, allotments Med - 2 Primary receptors Recreational - PRoW run through site, site is a key part of the experience Med - 4 Perceptual aspects Village edge setting, tranquil and well maintained Med - 2 Secondary receptors Residential - rural outlook for houses on the north-eastern village boundary, site is relatively important to residential amenity Med - 4 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Edge of village Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 13 Visibility of site Long views of site from surrounding rural landscape High - 6 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction Loss of strong rural edge to settlement Med - 4 Addition Extension of urban edge Low - 2 Perception Drawing settlement away from its characteristic ridge top location (as mentioned in Conservation Area appraisal) Med - 4 Policy Minimise the influence of larger settlements such as Keyworth through small-scale woodland planting along fringes Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 29 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 32 Medium landscape value and low susceptibility, overall a low landscape sensitivity Low visual value and high susceptibility. Overall medium visual sensitivity Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Retain and enhance existing vegetated boundaries Form of development Landscape buffer Only develop in small section in south-western corner of site Local vernacular Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

On-site PRoW Off-site British Geological Survey Headquarters adjacent

CONCLUSION Situated on the north-eastern edge of Keyworth, the site is a series of both arable and pastoral fields which forms a key part of the rural setting for the village. There is a high landscape quality and close representativeness to the landscape character set out by Nottinghamshire County Council, both of which contribute to a medium landscape value. Despite the site's role as part of the rural setting to the village, there is a low landscape susceptibility to development of the site. The landscape sensitivity is also low. The site has a low visual value although the long views afforded to the north are a positive factor. There is a medium visual susceptibility which is as a result of the site being a part of the visual amenity for both recreational and residential receptors, as well as the high visibility of the site within its surroundings. Overall the sensitivity of the visual amenity is medium.

156 KEY/004 - Land off Barnfield Farm, Nicker Hill Keyworth Footpath 8 Barnfield Farm Barnfield Farm Clipston Cotgrave Forest Houses on Nicker Hill Hoe Hill Wolds Farm

Site Photograph A - This view looks south-west from Keyworth Footpath 8 in the Site Photograph B - Obtained from Nicker Hill and looking north-east towards the site, this panorama demonstrates the varied pastoral and equestrian north-western corner of the site. To the rear of the view can be seen houses on Nicker use of this section of the site, as well as the long views obtained from it. Barnfield Farm is visible in the left of the view. Other than this, the key features are Hill, as well as Barnfield Farm. There are few other discernible features in the view. in the background of the panorama - from left to right they are Hoe Hill, the village of Clipston, Wolds Farm and Cotgrave Forest.

Stanton on Houses on Nicker Hill British Geological Hoe Hill Wolds Farm with the Wolds Society headquarters Edge of Clipston beyond Bridleway 4 Nottingham

Site Photograph C - This 180° panorama looks north-west within the site from Stanton on the Wolds Bridleway 8 and demonstrates the arable nature and sloping landform in this section of the site. To the left of the view can be seen houses on Nicker Hill and beyond this the discernible features in the view are restricted to the background of the panorama. These include the British Geological Society headquarters, the edge of Nottingham, Hoe Hill, Wolds Farm and Clipston village. Zone of Theoretical Visibility of the site - Yellow denotes potential visibility

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85m RBC/KEY/001 85m 85m E All maps: 85m All maps: 0 100 200 400 600 0 100 200 400 600 5m STANTON ON TH 6 9 © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. WOLDS Footpath © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. Metres Metresm 5 RBC/KEY/002 Ordnance Survey 100019453. 9 ± ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 157 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 45 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/KEY/005 - Hill Top Farm, Platt Lane (1) DATE VISITED: 07/09/2016 SURVEYED BY: EV CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site NW03 (Good) Landscape character within study area NW03 (Good), NW04 (Moderate), SN04 (Moderate) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover LCA Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Variable Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Grassland / grazing Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Hedges Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 12 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 13 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Study area mixed condition, degraded in parts, site is partly unmanaged pasture Med - 2 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Settlement edge, lots of human detractors Low - 1 Indicators of value Community sports facilities Med - 6 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value N/A Low - 3 Representativeness Some key characteristics present Med - 2 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 9 Conservation interests N/A Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value Sports pitches adjacent to site, PRoW , skate park Med - 2 Primary receptors Recreation - site has minimal impact on experience Low - 2 Perceptual aspects Urban fringe, distinct urban influence Low - 1 Secondary receptors Residential - site has minimal impact on rural outlook from main settlement Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Slightly separate from settlement edge, limited numbers of receptors Low - 2 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 11 Visibility of site Site screened by a strong vegetated boundary, as well as landform Low - 2 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction Minimal loss of key characteristics Low - 2 Addition Extension of perceived urban edge albeit slightly separate from existing residential development Med - 4 Perception Opportunity to improve degraded character Low - 2 Policy Minimise the influence of larger settlements such as Keyworth through small-scale woodland planting along fringes Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 23 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 22 Low landscape sensitivity as a result of low value and low susceptibility Overall low visual sensitivity as a result of low value and susceptibility Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Restore and enhance vegetated boundary Form of development Landscape buffer Contain development to below 60m AOD to avoid impact on surrounding rural landscape Local vernacular Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

On-site Off-site PRoW adjacent, British Geological Survey headquarters adjacent

CONCLUSION The site includes a pastoral field and the farmstead of Hill Top Farm and slopes upwards towards its eastern corner giving the impression of a valley on the western site boundary. The landscape of the study area has a tendency to be degraded in parts and has a high degree of human influence, both of which contribute to a low landscape value. Development of the site would result in minimal loss of key characteristics and a perceived extension to the urban edge, albeit within urban fringe rather than adjacent to existing development. Overall the landscape sensitivity is low. The community sports facilities to the north-west of the site indicate some form of visual value, but this is limited and overall low. The site has minimal impact on the visual amenity of both recreational and residential receptors and as a result, the visual susceptibility is also considered to be low. The visual sensitivity is also therefore low.

158 KEY/005 - Hill Top Farm, Platt Lane (1)

Site Photograph A - View from Keyworth Footpath 7 looking north-east into the site, this panorama Site Photograph B - Looking north-east into the site from Keyworth Footpath 7. As shown demonstrates the scrappy nature of the site’s boundaries, particularly to the south. in this view, the site comprises rough pasture and has low visibility from the surrounding areas.

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7 All maps: 7 All maps: 0 100 200 400 0 100 200 400 5 75m 5 75m m 75m m 75m © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. 0m Metres 80m Metres 8 ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 159 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 47 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/KEY/006 - Hill Top Farm, Platt Lane (2) DATE VISITED: 07/09/2016 SURVEYED BY: EV CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site NW03 (Good) Landscape character within study area NW03 (Good), NW04 (Moderate), SN04 (Moderate) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover LCA Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Medium - framed Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Grassland / grazing Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Hedges Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 12 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 13 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Study area is of mixed condition with several degraded elements, partly unmanaged pasture Med - 2 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Settlement edge with several human detractors Low - 1 Indicators of value Community sports facilities Med - 6 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value N/A Low - 3 Representativeness Some key characteristics present Med - 2 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 11 Conservation interests N/A Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value Sports pitches adjacent to site, PRoW, skate park Med - 2 Primary receptors Recreation - site has minimal impact on experience Low - 2 Perceptual aspects Urban fringe, distinct urban influence Low - 1 Secondary receptors Residential - site has minimal impact on rural outlook from main settlement Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Slightly separate from settlement edge, a handful of residential and recreational receptors Low - 2 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 11 Visibility of site Site screened somewhat by landform and vegetation Med - 4 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction Minimal loss of key characteristics Low - 2 Addition Extension of perceived urban edge, albeit separate from existing residential development Med - 4 Perception Opportunity to improve degraded site character Low - 2 Policy Minimise the influence of larger settlements such as Keyworth through small-scale woodland planting along fringes Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 23 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 24 Low landscape value and low susceptibility. Overall low landscape sensitivity Low visual value and susceptibility contributing to a low visual sensitivity Notes Notes

On-site Off-site PRoW adjacent, British Geological Survey headquarters adjacent

CONCLUSION Situated to the north-east of Keyworth, Site KEY006 comprises pastoral land as well as the farmstead for Hill Top Farm. As KEY005, the study area is in mixed condition and locally degraded around the site itself with a strong urban fringe influence. With this in mind, the landscape value is considered to be low. Development of the site would result in an extension of the perceived urban edge, altering the urban fringe character to a stronger urban character. However, there would be no loss of key characteristics and the landscape susceptibility would be overall low. Visually, the community sports facilities opposite the site have value, but there is little else; resulting in a low visual value. The site has little bearing on the visual amenity of both recreational and residential receptors and as a result the visual susceptibility is also low. Overall both the landscape and visual sensitivities are considered to be low.

160 KEY/006 - Hill Top Farm, Platt Lane (2) Pastoral land use of site Shelton Farm / Hill Top Farm

Site Photograph A - This view looks south-east into the site from Platt Lane. The site is pastoral and undulating in this location, with a clear hill at the east of the site. To the right of the view is Shelton Farm / Hill Top Farm, but there are no other discernible features within the panorama.

Keyworth Recreation Ground Site KEY/006 and KEY/007 Site KEY/005

Site Photograph B - This view illustrates the rising land of site KEY/006 as viewed from a field gate on Station Road in the north of Keyworth. Immediately behind the site is the Keyworth Recreation Ground, with sites KEY/005, KEY/006 and KEY/007 forming the backdrop to the view on the right hand side.

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75m 75m m m 70m 0 70m 0 7 8 7 8 0 0m m 7 7 0m 0m 70m 70m All maps: All maps: 75m 0 100 200 400 75m 0 100 200 400 © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. Metres © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. Metres 75m 70m 75m 75m 70m 75m ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 161 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 52 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/KEY/007 - Shelton Farm, Platt Lane DATE VISITED: 07/09/2016 SURVEYED BY: EV CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site NW03 (Good) Landscape character within study area NW03 (Good), NW04 (Moderate), SN04 (Moderate) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover LCA Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Medium - framed Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Grassland / grazing Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Hedges Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 13 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 13 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Mixed condition within study area with degraded areas, site is partly unmanaged pasture Med - 2 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Settlement edge, lots of human detractors Low - 1 Indicators of value Community sports facilities Med - 6 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value N/A Low - 3 Representativeness Most key characteristics present High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 13 Conservation interests Conservation area to north of site but unrelated, TPOs Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value Sports pitches adjacent to site, PRoW, skate park Med - 2 Primary receptors Recreation - site has minimal impact on experience Low - 2 Perceptual aspects Urban fringe with a distinct urban influence Low - 1 Secondary receptors Residential - site has minimal impact on rural outlook from main settlement Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Slightly separate from settlement edge Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 13 Visibility of site Site sometimes screened by vegetation and landform, visible from west in places Med - 4 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction Minimal loss of key characteristics Low - 2 Addition Urban extension forming finger of development perpendicular to settlement line, slightly removed from settlement edge Med - 4 Perception Opportunity to improve degraded character within the site, site forms finger of development perpendicular to urban edge Med - 4 Policy Minimise the influence of larger settlements such as Keyworth through small-scale woodland planting along fringes Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 26 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 26 Overall low landscape sensitivity arising from low landscape value and susceptibility Low visual value and susceptibility, overall low visual sensitivity Notes Notes

On-site Off-site PRoW adjacent, British Geological Survey headquarters adjacent

CONCLUSION Similar to KEY/006, KEY/007 comprises a series of pastoral fields on the north-eastern edge of Keyworth. The study area is of low landscape value due to the high degree of human influence and lack of tranquillity, as well as the lack of conservation interests. The landscape susceptibility is also low due to the minimal loss of loss characteristics, although the creation of a finger of built development perpendicular to the urban edge is an issue. The landscape sensitivity is overall low. Visually, there is a low visual value despite the contribution of the adjacent community sports facilities as an indicator of value. There is also a low visual susceptibility; this is derived from the minimal impact that the site has on the visual amenity of receptors, both recreational and residential. Overall there is a low visual sensitivity.

162 KEY/007 - Shelton Farm, Platt Lane Scrubby vegetation on site boundary Old Dalby Test Track

Platt Lane

Site Photograph A - Looking south-east from Platt Lane immediately adjacent to the railway line which bounds the northern edge of the site. Site Photograph B - The view looks north from the site boundary on Platt Lane. In this location, the site comprises scrubby vegetation with pasture beyond. The land clearly rises within the site, potentially causing an issue with Prominent in the view is the Old Dalby Test Track railway line which forms the northern site prominence of any development. The character in this area is quasi-industrial despite the agricultural land use. boundary and is used for testing new locomotives.

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Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover LCA Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Large Variable Site Photograph A - The view looks north-east into the site from a field gate on Station Road in the north of Keyworth. Either side of the field gate are dense mature hedges which restrict visibility into the site itself. Immediately behind the site is Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Farmland (arable) Variable the Keyworth Recreation Ground, with sites KEY/005, KEY/006 and KEY/007 forming the backdrop to the view on the right hand side. To the left of the view in the background can be seen Hoe Hill. Sheltons Houses are also discernible features in Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Hedges Variable the view, with Sheltons Farm and Hill Top Farm behind. Keyworth Footpath 12 skirts around the site, following the line of trees which adjoin Keyworth Recreation Ground. Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Houses on Station Road and the Keyworth Recreation Ground Keyworth Footpath 12 Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield northern edge of Keyworth features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 14 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 13 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Urban edge with varied condition, some well managed aspects with some degraded areas Med - 2 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Settlement edge, a number of human detractors but site itself and some areas within the study area are pleasant Med - 2 Indicators of value Community sports facilities Med - 6 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value Some limited recreational and residential amenity Low - 3 Site Photograph B - From this location, views are obtained directly into the site from Keyworth Footpath 12, which can also be seen in the right hand side of the view. Also to the right hand view is Keyworth Recreation Ground. Along the left Representativeness Most key characteristics present High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 13 hand side of the view can be seen house on both Station Road and the northern edge of Keyworth. Conservation interests Conservation area to north of site but unrelated, TPOs Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value Sports pitches adjacent to site, PRoW , skate park Med - 2 Primary receptors Recreational - site is a small part of the visual amenity Low - 2 Zone of Theoretical Visibility of the site - Yellow denotes potential visibility Perceptual aspects Urban fringe, distinct urban influence Low - 1 Secondary receptors Residential - site has an impact on rural outlook from main settlement Med - 4 Legend Legend 45m 45m 55m 55m

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Factor Assessment Score* Contours Contours 55m 55m E E Subtraction Loss of attractive arable farmland Med - 4 8 R h 5 T t 55m Conservation Area 5m Conservation Area M a p U t m m L o 0 0 Addition Extension of urban edge Low - 2 P o 5m 6 5m 6 45m F 5 45m 5 m Listed Building m Listed Building 0 0 5 5 m m Perception Extension of the urban edge, almost perceived as infill Low - 2 5 5 5 Footpath 5 Footpath Minimise the influence of larger settlements such as Keyworth through small-scale woodland planting along fringes m 0m m 0m Policy Low - 2 0 6 50 6 5 Tree Preservation Order Tree Preservation Order OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 25 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 26 50m 50m 60m 60m Landscape buffer Low landscape sensitivity derived from low value and susceptibility Low visual value and susceptibility resulting in an overall low visual sensitivity 55m THF 55m R oo O tp W a LCA Policy Zones 55m Y th 55m 5 E 1 50 Notes Notes 0 m K 2 m m 65m 0m 65m 60 6 NW03, Conserve

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6 60m 6 60m 8 8 0 5 0m 5 m CONCLUSION m m The site is a pleasant arable field nestled on the northern edge of Keyworth. The study area has a variable landscape condition and a lack of conservation interests as well as a distinct human influence; for these reasons there is a low landscape value. In terms of susceptibility, other than the loss of attractive and well-managed farmland, 80m 80m there are few other issues. The site would be perceived as an infill / extension to the urban edge and the susceptibility would overall be low. The landscape sensitivity would also be low. The adjacent community sports facilities are indicators that there is visual value within the study area, but other than that there are few other factors that 6 65 m 5 m K E Fo Y point to the site having any visual value. The site forms part of the visual amenity for residential receptors, but has a minor impact on the experience for recreational receptors. The visual sensitivity is overall low. O ot W p 75m a R 75m 75m 75m 75m 75m th TH 70m 8 70m 70m 70m 70m RBC/KEY/004 7 70m RBC/KEY/004 7 0m * Scoring is applied on a description system of High / Medium / Low. Each of these descriptions is assigned a number for the categories of Landscape Value, Landscape Susceptibility, Visual Value, and Visual Susceptibility. This number enables each 75m 0m 75m Landscape Value Landscape Susceptibility Landscape Sensitivity m category to be weighted equally when feeding through into an overall score for the site. The overall site score is used for ranking the sites ONLY and therefore can only provide the relative sensitivity of each site when gauged against the others in this 5m 75 5m 7 65m assessment. 6 Visual Value Visual Susceptibility Visual Sensitivity 80m 80m 75m 0 100 200 400 75m 600 All maps: 0 100 200 400 600 All maps: © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. Metres 80m Metres 80m ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 164 KEY/008 - Platt Lane Keyworth Recreation Ground Site KEY/006 and KEY/007 Sheltons Houses Hoe Hill Site KEY/005

Platt Lane

Site Photograph A - The view looks north-east into the site from a field gate on Station Road in the north of Keyworth. Either side of the field gate are dense mature hedges which restrict visibility into the site itself. Immediately behind the site is the Keyworth Recreation Ground, with sites KEY/005, KEY/006 and KEY/007 forming the backdrop to the view on the right hand side. To the left of the view in the background can be seen Hoe Hill. Sheltons Houses are also discernible features in the view, with Sheltons Farm and Hill Top Farm behind. Keyworth Footpath 12 skirts around the site, following the line of trees which adjoin Keyworth Recreation Ground.

Houses on Station Road and the Keyworth Recreation Ground Keyworth Footpath 12 northern edge of Keyworth

Site Photograph B - From this location, views are obtained directly into the site from Keyworth Footpath 12, which can also be seen in the right hand side of the view. Also to the right hand view is Keyworth Recreation Ground. Along the left hand side of the view can be seen house on both Station Road and the northern edge of Keyworth.

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m 65m 60 m 65m 60 NW04, Enhance 65m 65m m m 0 55m 0 55m 55m 7 55m 7 70m 70m A SN04, Enhance RBC/KEY/007 F K RBC/KEY/008 60m o E RBC/KEY/008 60m RBC/KEY/007 o Y 75m 75m t p W 65m a 65m O 6 7

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6 65 m 5 m K E Fo Y O ot W p 75m a R 75m 75m 75m 75m 75m th TH 70m 8 70m 70m 70m 70m RBC/KEY/004 7 70m RBC/KEY/004 7 0m 75m 0m 75m m 5m 75 7 65m 65m 80m 80m 75m 0 100 200 400 75m 600 All maps: 0 100 200 400 600 All maps: © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. Metres 80m Metres 80m ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 165 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 46 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/KEY/009 - Land north of Debdale Lane (1) DATE VISITED: 08/09/2016 SURVEYED BY: EV CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site SN04 (Moderate) Landscape character within study area SN04 (Moderate), NW03 (Good) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover LCA Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Medium - open Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Farmland (arable) Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Hedges Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 12 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 10 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Some areas unmanaged and in poor condition, domestic setting in better condition Med - 2 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Some degraded elements and strong human influence Low - 1 Indicators of value N/A Low - 3 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value N/A Low - 3 Representativeness Most key characteristics represented High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 15 Conservation interests 2 TPOs in study area Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value 1 PRoW Low - 1 Primary receptors Residential - site forms a part of the rural outlook Med - 4 Perceptual aspects Edge of settlement and poor management detracts, no real sense of tranquillity Low - 1 Secondary receptors N/A Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Edge of settlement Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 9 Visibility of site Often screened by landform and vegetation, longer views from the north Med - 4 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction No real loss of key characteristics Low - 2 Addition Extension of urban edge Low - 2 Perception Extension of urban edge, albeit slight increase in prominence of settlement Low - 2 Policy Development along village fringes should aim to provide a dispersed character rather than a sharp line Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 21 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 25 Low landscape value and susceptibility. Overall low landscape sensitivity Low visual value but medium susceptibility. Overall low visual sensitivity Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Restore and enhance exiting vegetation Form of development Landscape buffer Local vernacular Site features Opportunity to create PRoW along southern boundary Other CONSTRAINTS

On-site Access Off-site Severn Trent Water facility immediately to southern boundary

CONCLUSION The site is an arable field which rises from south to north abutting existing housing on the north-western edge of Keyworth. There is a low landscape value within the study area, contributed to by a lack of conservation interests, low perceived tranquillity and low scenic quality. The site would form an extension to the existing urban edge although the ridgeline at the north of the site would mean that there is a slight increase in prominence of the settlement. There would be no loss of key characteristics and overall the landscape susceptibility to change within the study area as a result of development of the site would be low. The landscape sensitivity would also be low. The site does not have any visual value, but there is a medium visual susceptibility. This is partly due to the site forming the rural outlook for residential receptors and having a medium visibility within the study area with slightly longer views available from the north. Overall the visual sensitivity is low.

166 KEY/009 - Land north of Debdale Lane (1) Dense vegetation on the edge of the site Houses on Radcliffe Avenue and Debdale Lane, which the northern edge of Keyworth becomes an informal (dead-end) path on southern site boundary

Site Photograph A - This viewpoint looks northerly from Debdale Lane on the south-western corner of the site; demonstrating the arable usage of the site, as well as the strong vegetated boundaries and variable level of management. The site sits on the north-western edge of Keyworth, and adjacent houses on Rancliffe Avenue can be seen to the right of the panorama. They are not particularly prominent in the view, which feels relatively rural although degraded through lack of management.

Dense vegetation on the edge of the site Houses on Rancliffe Avenue and the northern edge of Keyworth

Site Photograph B - From this location, views are obtained from Debdale Lane looking north into the site. The view demonstrates the rising land within the site as well as the current arable usage. To the right of the view can be seen houses on Rancliffe Avenue, as well as the northern edge of Keyworth.

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All maps: All maps: 0 100 200 m 400 0 100 200 m 400 0 8 0 © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. 8 Metres © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. 80m Metres 80m ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 167 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 48 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/KEY/010 - Land south of Debdale Lane (1) DATE VISITED: 08/09/2016 SURVEYED BY: EV CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site NW03 (Good), SN04 (Moderate) Landscape character within study area NW03 (Good), SN04 (Moderate) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover LCA Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Medium - framed Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Grassland / grazing Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Hedges Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Scattered Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 14 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 10 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Rural edge is poorly managed and degraded Low - 1 Recognition of value Conservation area in study area, no direct views to site Low - 3 Scenic quality Some scenic long views across rural countryside however there are several areas of human influence Med - 2 Indicators of value N/A Low - 3 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value N/A Low - 3 Representativeness Most key characteristics represented High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 15 Conservation interests Conservation area, number of listed buildings, TPOs Med - 2 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value A few PRoW, some public open space Low - 1 Primary receptors Residential - site forms part of rural edge but not necessarily attractive views Med - 4 Perceptual aspects Long views are pleasant but localised degraded character and human influence impact perception of the landscape Med - 2 Secondary receptors Transport - site not important to experience Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Edge of village settlement Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 9 Visibility of site Views tend to be limited by landform and vegetation, more open to south Med - 4 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction No loss of key characteristics Low - 2 Addition Urban extension to settlement Low - 2 Perception Urban extension to settlement Low - 2 Policy Minimise the influence of larger settlements such as Keyworth through small-scale woodland planting along fringes Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 23 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 25 Overall low landscape sensitivity derived from low landscape value and low susceptibility Low visual value and medium susceptibility. Overall low visual sensitivity Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Retain and enhance existing vegetation Form of development Strong urban edge required Landscape buffer Local vernacular Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

On-site Potential for access issues Off-site

CONCLUSION The site is a series of field comprising rough ground and pasture on the western edge of Keyworth village; the site forms a block extending the existing settlement line. Within the study area, there is a low landscape value owing in part to the poorly managed and degraded rural edge and the lack of recreational opportunities. As mentioned previously, the site forms a block of development extending the urban edge with no loss of key characteristics. With this in mind the landscape susceptibility and also the landscape sensitivity are both considered to be low. Visually, there is limited value in the study area; the only element of value is the Keyworth conservation area and this is visually removed from the site itself. In terms of visual susceptibility, the site forms part of the rural outlook for residential properties, although the view is not necessarily aesthetically pleasing due to the degraded nature of the site itself. The visual susceptibility is therefore medium owing to this, the medium number of receptors and the medium visibility of the site. Overall the visual sensitivity is considered to be low.

* Scoring is applied on a description system of High / Medium / Low. Each of these descriptions is assigned a number for the categories of Landscape Value, Landscape Susceptibility, Visual Value, and Visual Susceptibility. This number enables each category Landscape Value Landscape Susceptibility Landscape Sensitivity to be weighted equally when feeding through into an overall score for the site. The overall site score is used for ranking the sites ONLY and therefore can only provide the relative sensitivity of each site when gauged against the others in this assessment. Visual Value Visual Susceptibility Visual Sensitivity

168 KEY/010 - Land south of Debdale Lane (1) Greenhays Farm Site is degraded High Court Drive

Site Photograph A - This viewpoint is situated on High Court Drive and looks westerly into the site through a gap in the hedge running along the road. The site in this location is rough unmanaged grassland in a poor condition, with fly tipping seen in the foreground of the view. Built development is visible in both the left and right hand sides of the view - Greenhays Farm to the left of the view and houses on High Court Drive to the right.

Pastoral grazing on site Greenhays Farm Site is degraded

Site Photograph B - View that looks west from Croft Road on the western edge of Keyworth. There Site Photograph C - View that looks north-west from the junction of Bunny Lane and High Court Drive. This view again are few discernible features as the view is glimpsed through a hedge. Pastoral land of the site is in better demonstrates the degraded and unmanaged nature of the site. To the left of the view is Greenhays Farm. condition in this location than further south. Zone of Theoretical Visibility of the site - Yellow denotes potential visibility

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50m 70m 50m 70m LCA Policy Zones 60m 60m 5m 5m 70m 6 70m 6 75m 75m m NW03, Conserve 0m 75m 0 75m 6 6 7 7 5 5 6 5m 75m m 6 5m 75m m SN04, Enhance 70m 55m 70m 55m 8 m 8 m 0 0 0 8 0 8 80m 80m m m 0 m 0 m 6 RBC/KEY/010 6 RBC/KEY/010

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m m 75m 65 5 75m 65m 7 5 m 7 70m 70m m 70m 5m 70m 65 6 KEYWORTH t Fo o path 4 RBC/KEY/014 RBC/KEY/013 RBC/KEY/014 RBC/KEY/013 60m 60m m m 6 0 6 0 5 5 8 m 8 m 5 65m 5 65m m 55m 55m m m 60m 0 60m 0 7 7 m m 5 5 7 7 5m 85m 55m 8 H All maps: All maps: KEYWOR T 0 100 200 400 600 0 100 200 400 600 KEYWORTH Footpath 4 © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. Footpath 4 Metres © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. Metres 55m 55m ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 169 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 54 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/KEY/011 - Land south of Debdale Lane (2) DATE VISITED: 08/09/2016 SURVEYED BY: EV CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site NW03 (Good), SN04 (Moderate) Landscape character within study area NW03 (Good), SN04 (Moderate) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover LCA Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Medium - framed Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Grassland / grazing Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Hedges Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Variable Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield Views to Ratcliffe Power Station features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 14 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 10 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Rural edge is poorly managed and degraded Low - 1 Recognition of value Conservation area in study area, no direct views to site Low - 3 Scenic quality Some scenic long views across rural countryside however there are several areas of human influence Med - 2 Indicators of value Bench near south west corner of site, facing away from site Low - 3 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value N/A Low - 3 Representativeness Most key characteristics represented High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 15 Conservation interests Conservation area, number of listed buildings, TPOs Med - 2 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value A few PRoW, some public open space Low - 1 Primary receptors Residential - site forms of rural edge but not necessarily attractive view Med - 4 Perceptual aspects Long views are pleasant but degraded character and human influence impact perception of the landscape Med - 2 Secondary receptors Transport - site not important to experience Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Edge of village settlement Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 15 Visibility of site Views limited by landform and vegetation in places, longer views from south Med - 4 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction No loss of key characteristics Low - 2 Addition Large urban extension to settlement Med - 4 Perception Perceived urbanisation in west of site and study area, eroding rural edge and drawing of settlement over localised ridge line High - 6 Policy Minimise the influence of larger settlements such as Keyworth through small-scale woodland planting along fringes Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 29 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 25 Low landscape sensitivity arising from low visual value and medium susceptibility Low visual value and medium susceptibility, overall low visual sensitivity Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Retain and enhance existing vegetation Form of development Strong urban edge required Landscape buffer Western half of site to retain strong rural edge to village and prevent encroachment over ridgeline Local vernacular Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

On-site Potential for access issues Off-site

CONCLUSION The site forms a large block of development on pastoral land, rough ground and woodland on the western edge of Keyworth. Within the study area there is a low landscape value arising in part from the lack of recreational assets and the generally degraded nature of the rural edge. The landscape susceptibility is medium as the site will form a large urban extension and has the potential to increase the perceived urbanisation in the western half of the study area by drawing the settlement over a localised ridgeline. Overall the landscape sensitivity is low. In terms of visual amenity there is a low visual value inherent in the site. Again, the visual susceptibility is medium due to the site forming part of the rural edge for a medium number of residential receptors, as well as the site having a medium visibility within the study area.

* Scoring is applied on a description system of High / Medium / Low. Each of these descriptions is assigned a number for the categories of Landscape Value, Landscape Susceptibility, Visual Value, and Visual Susceptibility. This number enables each category Landscape Value Landscape Susceptibility Landscape Sensitivity to be weighted equally when feeding through into an overall score for the site. The overall site score is used for ranking the sites ONLY and therefore can only provide the relative sensitivity of each site when gauged against the others in this assessment. Visual Value Visual Susceptibility Visual Sensitivity

170 KEY/011 - Land south of Debdale Lane (2) Rancliffe Wood Site is pastoral land

Site Photograph A - Situated towards the western end of the site, this viewpoint looks north from a field gate on Bunny Lane. To either side of the viewpoint, the boundary vegetation is relatively dense, restricting views into the site, but the height of the hedge decreases as you travel west along Bunny Lane. The panorama illustrates the rural nature of this section of the site, feeling clearly removed from the settlement. To the left of the view can be seen Rancliffe Wood.

Greenhays Farm Site is degraded with fly-tipping Site in background of view High Court Drive

Site Photograph B - This viewpoint is situated on High Court Drive and looks westerly into the site through a gap in the hedge running Site Photograph C - Looking south-westerly from Debdale Lane, this viewpoint demonstrates the along the road. The site in this location is rough unmanaged grassland in a poor condition, with fly tipping seen in the foreground of the view. landform change in the northern end of the site. The site is visible in the background of the view. The Greenhays Farm is visible to the left of the view. land rises towards a ridgeline within the site and then falls towards Bunny Lane (not pictured). Zone of Theoretical Visibility of the site - Yellow denotes potential visibility

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7 5 m m 7 5 m 0m 60 6 65m 65m 7 W 75m 70 75m 0m KEY ORTH m Footpa th 4 65m RBC/KEY/013 65m 8 8 5 RBC/KEY/013 5 m m 60m 5 60m 60m 5 m 60m 5m 5 65m 65m

55m 55m m m 0 0 7 m 7 m 5 5 RBC/KEY/014 7 RBC/KEY/014 7 60m 60m 65m 65m H KEYWOR T All maps: All maps: KEYWORTH Footpath 4 0 1004 200 400 600 0 100 200 400 600 Footpath m m 0 © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. 0 © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. 55m 8 55m 8 Metres Metres 50m 50m ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 171 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 50 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/KEY/012 - Land north of Debdale Lane (2) DATE VISITED: 08/09/2016 SURVEYED BY: EV CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site SN04 (Moderate) Landscape character within study area SN04 (Moderate), NW03 (Good) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover LCA Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Medium - open Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Farmland (arable) Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Hedges Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 12 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 10 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Some parts of study area unmanaged, others are domestic setting Med - 2 Recognition of value N/A Low - 3 Scenic quality Some degraded elements and human influence to east Low - 1 Indicators of value N/A Low - 3 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value N/A Low - 3 Representativeness Most key characteristics represented High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 15 Conservation interests Couple of TPOs, small section of conservation area, one listed building Low - 1 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value 1 PRoW, limited public open space Low - 1 Primary receptors Residential - site forms a part of the rural outlook Med - 4 Perceptual aspects Edge of settlement and poor management detracts, no real sense of tranquillity Low - 1 Secondary receptors N/A Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Edge of settlement Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 13 Visibility of site Screened by landform and vegetation in places, longer views from the north Med - 4 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction No real loss of key characteristics Low - 2 Addition Illogical extension of urban edge Med - 4 Perception Extension of urban edge, forming finger of development perpendicular to existing settlement boundary Med - 4 Policy Development along village fringes should aim to provide a dispersed character rather than a sharp line Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 25 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 25 Low landscape value and susceptibility, overall low landscape sensitivity Low visual value and medium susceptibility. Overall low visual sensitivity Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Restore and enhance existing vegetation Form of development Landscape buffer Local vernacular Site features Opportunity to create PRoW along southern boundary Other Brought forward with site KEY/010 in order to avoid finger of development CONSTRAINTS

On-site Access issues Off-site Severn Trent Water facility immediately to southern boundary

CONCLUSION The site comprises two arable fields on the north-western edge of Keyworth. There is an inherent low landscape value within the study area due to the degraded elements and human influence, as well as the limited conservation and recreational interests. The site forms an extension of the existing urban edge with no loss of key characteristics, but the extension is a finger of development which appears illogical. The landscape susceptibility is considered to be low, but it is recommended that this site is brought forward with site KEY/010 in order to minimise the effect. Overall the landscape sensitivity is low. In terms of visual amenity, the value is low with no indicators of value, recognition of value or other value. The susceptibility in visual amenity terms is medium; the site forms part of the landscape setting for residential receptors and has a medium visibility, particularly from the north. Overall the visual sensitivity is low.

* Scoring is applied on a description system of High / Medium / Low. Each of these descriptions is assigned a number for the categories of Landscape Value, Landscape Susceptibility, Visual Value, and Visual Susceptibility. This number enables each category Landscape Value Landscape Susceptibility Landscape Sensitivity to be weighted equally when feeding through into an overall score for the site. The overall site score is used for ranking the sites ONLY and therefore can only provide the relative sensitivity of each site when gauged against the others in this assessment. Visual Value Visual Susceptibility Visual Sensitivity

172 KEY/012 - Land north of Debdale Lane (2) Cottons Plantation Arable land use Densely vegetated field boundaries

Site Photograph A - This view is taken from Debdale Lane where it has become an informal path on the southern boundary of the site. The panorama demonstrates the undulating landform and arable usage of the site, as well as the dense boundary vegetation. The character at this end of the site is rural with little built development.

Densely vegetated field boundaries Houses on Rancliffe Avenue and Debdale Lane, which the northern edge of Keyworth becomes an informal (dead-end) path on southern site boundary

Site Photograph B - This viewpoint looks northerly from Debdale Lane on the southern site boundary; again demonstrating the arable usage of the site, as well as the strong vegetated boundaries and variable level of management. The site sits on the north-western edge of Keyworth, and adjacent houses on Rancliffe Avenue can be seen to the right of the panorama. They are not particularly prominent in the view, which feels relatively rural although degraded through lack of management.

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5m 60m 6 7 60m 6 7 5 5 70m m 70m m 0 100 20080m 400 600 All maps: 0 100 20080m 400 600 All maps: © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. Metres © Crown copyright and database rights 2016. 75m Metres 75m ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. ± Ordnance Survey 100019453. Aerial view of the site Landscape designations / Potential development mitigation recommendations 173 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT CLIENT: Rushcliffe Borough Council Aggregate Score (/100): 44 SITE REFERENCE: RBC/KEY/013 - Hillside Farm DATE VISITED: 08/09/2016 SURVEYED BY: EV CHECKED BY: NW EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER Landscape character within site NW03 (Good), SN04 (Moderate) Landscape character within study area NW03 (Good), SN04 (Moderate) LIVING LANDSCAPES METHODOLOGY OTHER

Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover LCA Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Medium - framed Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Farmland (arable) Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Hedges Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 14 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 10 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Rural edge is generally poorly managed and degraded Low - 1 Recognition of value Conservation area in study area, no direct views to site Low - 3 Scenic quality Some scenic long views across rural countryside however there are several areas of human influence Med - 2 Indicators of value N/A Low - 3 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value N/A Low - 3 Representativeness Most key characteristics represented High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 11 Conservation interests Conservation area, number of listed buildings Med - 2 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value A few PRoW including one along southern boundary, some public open space Low - 1 Primary receptors Residential - site forms very minor part of rural edge Low - 2 Perceptual aspects Long views are pleasant but degraded character and human influence impact perception of the landscape Med - 2 Secondary receptors Transport and recreation - site not important to experience Low - 2 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Edge of village settlement Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 9 Visibility of site Views limited by landform and vegetation Low - 2 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction No loss of key characteristics Low - 2 Addition Urban extension to settlement Low - 2 Perception Urban extension to settlement Low - 2 Policy Minimise the influence of larger settlements such as Keyworth through small-scale woodland planting along fringes Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 23 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 21 Low landscape value and susceptibility, low landscape sensitivity overall Overall low visual sensitivity derived from low visual value and susceptibility Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Retain and enhance existing vegetation Form of development Landscape buffer Local vernacular Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

On-site Potential for access issues Off-site PRoW

CONCLUSION Site KEY/013 is a field of rough pasture situated on the western edge of the village of Keyworth; the site has limited visibility form its surroundings and slopes downwards from the northern boundary. Within the study area, the low landscape quality and lack of recreational value contribute to a low landscape value. The site would appear as an urban extension to the settlement boundary with no loss of key characteristics and as such would have a low landscape susceptibility as well. Visually, there is little value related to the site, which does not form part of the visual amenity for any receptors; the visual susceptibility is low. Overall there is a low landscape and visual sensitivity.

174 KEY/013 - Hillside Farm Site is rough ground Windmill Hill Bunny Old Wood

Site Photograph A - Looking south-west from Bunny Lane on the western edge of Keyworth towards the site. Views into the site are generally limited by vegetation and this is one of the few locations where a view into the site is possible. As can be seen in the panorama, the site is rough ground which slopes southwards. In the background of the view can be seen Windmill Hill and Bunny Old Wood - a large tract of ancient woodland.

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Study Study Study Study Landform LCA Site Settlement Pattern LCA Land Cover LCA Site Tree Cover LCA Site Descriptive Attribute Site Study Area Area Area Area Area Vales & valley bottoms Nucleated Arable farms Wooded - ancient Spatial character Medium - open Variable Rolling / undulating Clustered Mixed farms Wooded - recent Indicative ground vegetation Variable Variable Low plateau Settled Pastoral farms Trees & woods Boundary treatments Hedges Variable Sloping (low hills) Dispersed Woodland Coverts & tree groups Enclosure pattern Sub-regular Variable Coastal dunes / shingle Waste ground / derelict Rough / wild / equestrian Other trees Tree pattern Linear Variable Marine levels Unsettled Disturbed Open / unwooded Other characteristics / High plateau (>300m) Coalfields Urban / brownfield Views to Ratcliffe Power Station features High hills (>600m) Urban Parkland / leisure LANDSCAPE VALUE Total Score (/25) 16 VISUAL VALUE Total Score (/25) 13 Factor Assessment Score* Factor Assessment Score* Landscape quality Some degraded areas, others well managed Med - 2 Recognition of value Conservation area in study area, no direct views to site Low - 3 Scenic quality Some scenic long views across rural countryside however there are several areas of human influence Med - 2 Indicators of value Adjacent cemetery, site is rural setting Low - 3 Rarity N/A Low - 1 Other value Recreational value and value as rural setting to village Med - 6 Representativeness Most key characteristics represented High - 3 VISUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 17 Conservation interests Conservation area, number of listed buildings, TPO Med - 2 Factor Assessment Score* Recreation value Network of PRoW, some public open space Med - 2 Primary receptors Recreational - site is part of the visual amenity experienced by receptors Med - 4 Perceptual aspects Long views are pleasant but degraded character and human influence impact perception of the landscape in parts Med - 2 Secondary receptors Residential - site forms part of rural edge Med - 4 Associations N/A Low - 1 Number of receptors Edge of village settlement Med - 4 LANDSCAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY Total Score (/25) 15 Visibility of site Views available from a number of locations Med - 4 Factor Assessment Score* Subtraction Loss of strong rural edge Med - 4 Addition Large urban extension to settlement Med - 4 Perception Urban extension to settlement into rural setting, increased urbanisation and prominence of settlement Med - 4 Policy Development along village fringes should aim to provide a dispersed character rather than a sharp line Low - 2 OVERALL LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 31 OVERALL VISUAL SENSITIVITY (Combined Value and Susceptibility) Total Score (/50) 30 Medium landscape value and susceptibility, overall medium landscape sensitivity Low visual value but medium visual susceptibility. Overall a medium visual sensitivity Notes Notes

MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES / RECOMMENDATIONS Landscape planting Retain and enhance existing vegetation Form of development Strong urban edge required Landscape buffer Western and southern edges in order to contain development Local vernacular Development in keeping with nearby conservation area Site features Other CONSTRAINTS

On-site PRoW, potential access issues Off-site

CONCLUSION Situated on the south-western edge of Keyworth, site KEY/014 comprises a series of arable and pastoral fields which slope away from the village and form part of its rural setting. The value of the landscape resource within the study area is considered to be medium - this is partly a result of the medium levels of landscape and scenic quality, as well as the conservation interests available. Susceptibility to development is also medium as the site constitutes a large urban extension which will cause a loss of the strong rural setting to the village, as well as a perception of increased urbanisation and prominence of the settlement. The landscape sensitivity is also medium. In terms of the visual amenity, there is a low value despite the site's role as part of Keyworth's rural setting. However, there is a medium susceptibility arising from the site's role as part of the visual amenity experienced by both recreational and residential receptors, as well as the medium visibility of the site within its surroundings. Overall, the visual sensitivity is medium.

176 KEY/014 - Land south of Bunny Lane Access to Keyworth Keyworth Sewage Works Lynwood Houses on Brook View Drive Sewage Works Windmill Hill

Site Photograph A - This panorama is taken from the junction of Bunny Lane with access to Keyworth Sewage Site Photograph B - Looking east from the junction of Bunny Lane and the access to Keyworth Sewage Works into Works and looks southwards into the valley associated with Fairham Brook. Windmill Hill can be seen to the right of the site. The view has a strong rural quality despite its proximity to the western edge of Keyworth. Development in the view the view and structures associated with Keyworth Sewage Works can be glimpsed in the valley bottom. includes Lynwood and also houses on Brook View Drive, both towards the rear of the view.

Houses on Brook View Drive Windmill Hill Keyworth Footpath 4 New Holme Car park for Keyworth Cemetery Bunny Old Farm Windmill Hill Wood Bunny Old Wood

Site Photograph C - Taken from Keyworth Footpath 4 looking south-east into the site. The site in this location is less elevated than Site Photograph D - Taken from the car park for Keyworth Cemetery, just off Wysall Lane on the in photographs A and B and has arable land use. To the left of the view can be seen houses on Brook View Drive, there is no other built south of Keyworth. The landform is elevated in this location, with long views. In the left of the view is development in the panorama. To the rear of the view can be seen Windmill Hill and Bunny Old Wood. New Holme Farm, with Windmill Hill and Bunny Old Wood visible in the background. Zone of Theoretical Visibility of the site - Yellow denotes potential visibility

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