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Norfolk Boreas Limited Document Reference: 6.1.30 RHDHV Reference: PB5640-006-030 Pursuant to APFP Regulation: 5(2)(A) Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm Chapter 30 Tourism and Recreation Environmental Statement Volume 1 Applicant: Norfolk Boreas Limited Document Reference: 6.1.30 RHDHV Reference: PB5640-006-030 Pursuant to APFP Regulation: 5(2)(a) Date: June 2019 Revision: Version 1 Author: Royal HaskoningDHV Photo: Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm Date Issue No. Remarks / Reason for Issue Author Checked Approved 27/02/2019 01D First draft for Norfolk Boreas Limited review KT CD/JL/CEJ AD/JL 21/03/2019 02D Second draft for Norfolk Boreas Limited review KT/BT CD/ CEJ/JL/VR AD/JL 01/05/2019 01F Final for DCO submission KT/BT CD JL Environmental Statement Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm 6.1.30 June 2019 Page i Table of Contents 30 Tourism and Recreation .......................................................................................... 1 30.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 30.2 Legislation, Guidance and Policy ............................................................................. 2 30.3 Consultation and Engagement .............................................................................. 10 30.4 Assessment Methodology ..................................................................................... 17 30.5 Scope ................................................................................................................... 22 30.6 Existing Environment ............................................................................................ 25 30.7 Potential Impacts.................................................................................................. 48 30.8 Cumulative Impacts .............................................................................................. 84 30.9 Inter-relationships .............................................................................................. 105 30.10 Interactions ........................................................................................................ 106 30.11 Summary ............................................................................................................ 110 30.12 References ......................................................................................................... 117 Environmental Statement Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm 6.1.30 June 2019 Page ii Tables Table 30.1 NPS assessment requirements 3 Table 30.2 Relevant local planning policies 5 Table 30.3: Local Liaison Officer meetings to date 11 Table 30.4 Consultation responses 12 Table 30.5 Sensitivity / value of tourism receptors 19 Table 30.6 Magnitude of effect on tourism receptors 19 Table 30.7 Sensitivity / value of recreation receptors 20 Table 30.8 Magnitude of effect on recreation receptors 20 Table 30.9 Impact significance matrix 21 Table 30.10 Impact significance definitions 21 Table 30.11 Data sources 23 Table 30.12 Tourism trends in Norfolk 26 Table 30.13 Business Confidence data 29 Table 30.14 Sailing clubs in North Norfolk 35 Table 30.15 Room stock in Norfolk districts by rooms 41 Table 30.16 Bed space stock in Norfolk districts by accommodation type 42 Table 30.17: Coastal assets with a view of offshore wind farms around England 45 Table 30.18: Reviews of coastal assets within sight of an offshore wind farm around England 45 Table 30.19: Opinions expressed by reviewers of coastal assets with a view of offshore wind farms 46 Table 30.20 Embedded mitigation 49 Table 30.21 Embedded mitigation for tourism and recreation 52 Table 30.22 Assumed number of employees at different locations of onshore project area 54 Table 30.23 Worst case assumptions Scenario 1 54 Table 30.24 Assumed number of employees at different locations of onshore project area 57 Table 30.25 Worst case assumptions Scenario 2 57 Table 30.26 Showing potential for increased peak demand on accommodation under Scenario 2 69 Table 30.27 Showing potential for increased peak demand on accommodation under Scenario 1 71 Table 30.28 High value PRoW within the onshore project area under Scenario 2 74 Table 30.29 Areas with moderate to major adverse Pedestrian Amenity impact due to traffic increase 77 Table 30.30 Potential cumulative impacts 85 Table 30.31 Summary of projects considered for the CIA in relation to tourism and recreation 88 Table 30.32 Showing potential for cumulative increased peak demand from Norfolk Boreas and Hornsea Project Three on accommodation under Scenario 2 101 Environmental Statement Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm 6.1.30 June 2019 Page iii Table 30.33 Tourism and recreation inter-relationships 105 Table 30.34 Interactions between impacts 107 Table 30.35 Potential Impacts Identified for tourism and recreation 111 Plates Plate 30.1 Seasonality of Norfolk visitors (Source: Destination Research, 2017) 28 Plate 30.2 Breakdown of Norfolk visitors (Source: Destination Research, 2016) 28 Plate 30.3 Average visits per district from 2014 to 2016 (Source: Visit Britain) 30 Plate 30.4 Average expenditure per district from 2014 to 2016 (Source: Visit Britain) 30 Plate 30.5 Cumulative onshore labour curve under Scenario 1 96 Figures (Volume 2) Figure 30.1 Coastal tourism and recreation assets Figure 30.2 Tourism and recreation assets in the vicinity of the onshore infrastructure Figure 30.3 Public Rights of Way, cycle routes and long distance trails Figure 30.4 Serviced accommodation locations Appendices (Volume 3) Appendix 30.1 Public rights of way and cycle routes Environmental Statement Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm 6.1.30 June 2019 Page iv Glossary of Acronyms AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty AMP Access Management Plan B&B Bed and Breakfast BSAC British Sub Aqua Club CoCP Code of Construction Practice CRoW Countryside and Rights of Way dB Decibels DCO Development Consent Order DECC Department of Energy and Climate Change DPD Development Plan Documents DTI Department of Trade and Industry EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EN-1 Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy ES Environmental Statement ETG Expert Topic Group FP Footpath HDD Horizontal Directional Drilling HVDC High Voltage Direct Current LCT Landscape Character Types LCU Landscape Character Units LEP Local Enterprise Partnership NNDC North Norfolk District Council NPPF National Planning Policy Framework NPS National Policy Statement NSIP Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects OLEMS Outline Landscape and Environmental Management Strategy O&M Operations and Maintenance PEIR Preliminary Environmental Information Report PPG Planning Policy Guidance Notes PPS Planning Policy Statement PRoW Public Right of Way RNLI Royal National Lifeboat Institution RYA Royal Yacht Association SAC Special Area of Conservation SoS Secretary of State SPA Special Protection Area SPD Supplementary Planning Document SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest TMP Traffic Management Plan WFD Water Framework Directive VWPL Vattenfall Wind Power Limited Environmental Statement Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm 6.1.30 June 2019 Page v Glossary of Terminology Array cables Cables which link wind turbine to wind turbine, and wind turbine to offshore electrical platforms. Cable pulling Installation of cables within pre-installed ducts from jointing pits located along the onshore cable route. Ducts A duct is a length of underground piping, which is used to house electrical and communications cables. Evidence Plan Process A voluntary consultation process with specialist stakeholders to agree the approach to the EIA and information to support the HRA. Jointing pit Underground structures constructed at regular intervals along the onshore cable route to join sections of cable and facilitate installation of the cables into the buried ducts. Landfall Where the offshore cables come ashore at Happisburgh South. Link boxes Underground chambers or above ground cabinets next to the cable trench housing low voltage electrical earthing links. Mobilisation area Areas approx. 100 x 100m used as access points to the running track for duct installation. Required to store equipment and provide welfare facilities. Located adjacent to the onshore cable route, accessible from local highways network suitable for the delivery of heavy and oversized materials and equipment. National Grid substation The permanent footprint of the National Grid substation extension. extension Necton National Grid The grid connection location for Norfolk Boreas and Norfolk Vanguard. substation Offshore cable corridor The corridor of seabed from the Norfolk Boreas site to the landfall site within which the offshore export cables will be located. Offshore electrical A fixed structure located within the Norfolk Boreas site, containing electrical platform equipment to aggregate the power from the wind turbines and convert it into a suitable form for export to shore. Offshore export cables The cables which transmit power from the offshore electrical platform to the landfall. Offshore project area The area including the Norfolk Boreas site, project interconnector search area and offshore cable corridor. Offshore service platform A platform to house workers offshore and/or provide helicopter refuelling facilities. An accommodation vessel may be used as an alternative for housing workers. Onshore cable route The up to 35m working width within a 45m wide corridor which will contain the buried export cables as well as the temporary running track, topsoil storage and excavated material during construction. Onshore cables The cables which take power and communications from landfall
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