FINNINGLEY QUARRY EXTENSION Finningley Proposed 56 hectare Extension Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment December 2013 FINNINGLEY QUARRY EXTENSION Finningley Proposed 56 hectare Extension Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment December 2013 Prepared by: Sarah Brooks CMLI Brooks Landscape Architecture Tel: 07582 470459 Email:
[email protected] Prepared for: Lafarge Tarmac Southfield Lane Whitwell Worksop Nottinghamshire S80 3LJ © Sarah Brooks 2013 No part of this document may be reproduced by any means without the prior permission of the author. Finningley Quarry Extension - Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment BLA _______________________________________________________________________________________ FINNINGLEY QUARRY EXTENSION Finningley Proposed 56 hectare Extension Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment December 2013 CONTENTS 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Approach and Methods 1 1.3 Site Description and Development Proposals 4 1.4 Regulatory / Policy Framework 7 1.5 Baseline Conditions 12 1.6 Potential Effects and Mitigation 22 1.7 Significance of Landscape and Visual Effects 24 1.8 Summary 27 Appendix 1 Landscape and Visual Assessment Criteria Appendix 2 Landscape Impact Assessment Table Appendix 3 Visual Impact Assessment Table Appendix 4 Figures and Plates Figure 1 Landscape Context Figure 2 Landscape Character Figure 3 Visual Impact Assessment Plates 1 to 5 Viewpoints 1 to 10 _____________________________________________________________________________________ LVIA report (finala)/ December 2013 Finningley Quarry Extension - Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment BLA _______________________________________________________________________________________ 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 A landscape and visual impact assessment (LVIA) has been undertaken as part of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to accompany a planning application by LafargeTarmac (the Applicant) for a 56 hectare (ha) extension to the existing Finningley Quarry sand and gravel pit (also referred to as the ‘Application Area’) near Doncaster.