LANDSCAPE SENSITIVITY AND CAPACITY STUDY LAND AROUND LOCAL SERVICE CENTRES A report to Rutland County Council by Bayou Bluenvironment with The Planning and Environment Studio Document Ref: BBe2011/05: Final Report: Issue 1: July 2012 Document Ref: BBe2011/05: Final Report: Issue 1: July 2012 Drafted by: Anthony Brown Checked by: Graham Bradford Authorised by: Anthony Brown 30.07.12 Bayou Bluenvironment Limited Cottage Lane Farm Cottage Lane Collingham Newark Nottinghamshire NG23 7LJ Tel. +44(0)1636 555006 [email protected] Contents Page 1. Executive Summary ......................................................................................................... 1 2. Background, Outline of the Brief and Format of the Report .......................................... 7 3. Methodology ................................................................................................................. 11 4. Assessment & Analysis – Cottesmore ................................................................. 23 4.1 Landscape Character Context ................................................................................. 23 4.2 Assessment & Analysis of Land around Cottesmore .............................................. 26 Zone C1 ......................................................................................................................... 27 Zone C2 ......................................................................................................................... 31 Zone C3 ......................................................................................................................... 35 Zone C4 ......................................................................................................................... 39 Zone C5 ......................................................................................................................... 43 Zone C6 ......................................................................................................................... 46 Zone C7 ......................................................................................................................... 49 Zone C8 ......................................................................................................................... 53 5. Assessment & Analysis – Edith Weston .............................................................. 57 5.1 Landscape Character Context ................................................................................. 57 5.2 Assessment & Analysis of Land around Edith Weston ........................................... 63 Zone EW1 ...................................................................................................................... 65 Zone EW2 ...................................................................................................................... 67 Zone EW3 ...................................................................................................................... 71 Zone EW4 ...................................................................................................................... 73 Zone EW5 ...................................................................................................................... 77 Zone EW6 ...................................................................................................................... 79 Zone EW7 ...................................................................................................................... 83 Zone EW8 ...................................................................................................................... 87 Zone EW9 ...................................................................................................................... 91 6. Assessment & Analysis – Empingham ................................................................ 93 6.1 Landscape Character Context ................................................................................. 93 6.2 Assessment & Analysis of Land around Empingham .............................................. 97 Zone E1 .......................................................................................................................... 99 Zone E2 ........................................................................................................................ 103 Zone E3 ........................................................................................................................ 105 Zone E4 ........................................................................................................................ 109 Zone E5 ........................................................................................................................ 113 Zone E6 ........................................................................................................................ 117 Zone E7 ........................................................................................................................ 119 Zone E8 ........................................................................................................................ 121 7. Assessment & Analysis – Greetham ................................................................. 125 7.1 Landscape Character Context ............................................................................... 125 7.2 Assessment & Analysis of Land around Greetham ............................................... 128 Zone G1 ....................................................................................................................... 129 Zone G2 ....................................................................................................................... 133 Zone G3 ....................................................................................................................... 137 Zone G4 ....................................................................................................................... 139 Zone G5 ....................................................................................................................... 143 Zone G6 ....................................................................................................................... 147 Zone G7 ....................................................................................................................... 151 8. Assessment & Analysis – Ketton ...................................................................... 155 8.1 Landscape Character Context ............................................................................... 155 8.2 Assessment & Analysis of Land around Ketton .................................................... 159 Zone K1 ....................................................................................................................... 161 Zone K2 ....................................................................................................................... 165 Zone K3 ....................................................................................................................... 169 Zone K4 ....................................................................................................................... 171 Zone K5 ....................................................................................................................... 177 Zone K6 ....................................................................................................................... 175 Zone K7 ....................................................................................................................... 177 Zone K8 ....................................................................................................................... 183 Zone K9 ....................................................................................................................... 187 9. Assessment & Analysis – Market Overton ........................................................ 191 9.1 Landscape Character Context ............................................................................... 191 9.2 Assessment & Analysis of Land around Market Overton ..................................... 194 Zone MO1 ................................................................................................................... 195 Zone MO2 ................................................................................................................... 199 Zone MO3 ................................................................................................................... 203 Zone MO4 ................................................................................................................... 207 Zone MO5 ................................................................................................................... 211 10. Assessment & Analysis – Ryhall ............................................................................ 215 10.1 Landscape Character Context ............................................................................. 215 10.2 Assessment & Analysis of Land around Ryhall .................................................... 217 Zone R1........................................................................................................................ 219 Zone R2........................................................................................................................ 221 Zone R3.......................................................................................................................