Landscape Susceptibility in relation to Energy Generation, Storage and Transmission - SPD

Object

Representation ID: 4354

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Broads Authority

1.2.1 – needs to reference the Broads Landscape Character Assessment and the Broads Landscape Sensitivity Study – scheme proposals may be near to the Broads.

Object

Representation ID: 4355

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Broads Authority

1.5.2 this section sets out the study area and states ‘excluding areas within the Norwich City administrative boundary’. Should it add ‘and excludes the area within the Broads Authority Executive Area where the Broads Authority act as the Local Planning Authority’, to make clear why the area to the east is excluded?

Support

Representation ID: 4356

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Broads Authority

1.6.1 – landscape sensitivity study or landscape susceptibility study?

Support

Representation ID: 4357

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Broads Authority

2.2 Need to refer to NPPF 2024 para 189. This refers to the setting of the Broads.

Object

Representation ID: 4358

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Broads Authority

3.4.1 – there is no reference to the Broads Landscape Character Assessment or the Broads Landscape Sensitivity Study.

Object

Representation ID: 4359

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Broads Authority

Throughout - lighting associated with proposals needs to be addressed in this section. Justifying lighting in the first place and then if needed, well designed, on when needed

Object

Representation ID: 4360

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Broads Authority

4.5.8 – bullet point re agricultural land – could the land be used for grazing perhaps? If that is the case, is that worth mentioning? You mention that in 4.5.7…
4.5.8 – maybe not a landscape effect per se, but there could be potential for biodiversity enhancements. You could mention that.
In terms of solar, we have this criterion in our emerging policy, in case you wanted to mention it as well: Proposals within 300 m of a water body must demonstrate that they will not reflect polarised light that may attract aquatic insects or deceive them into laying eggs on the solar panels.
4.5.11 (and in other places) – what is ‘time depth’?
4.5.11 – is there an issue with shadow from planting, reducing the efficiency of some of the solar panels?

Support

Representation ID: 4361

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Broads Authority

4.6.8 – a handy bullet on lighting, but that needs to be included in solar section as well. But it should begin with only install lighting that is justified.
Have you thought about adding images to show, for example, what an AD plant or battery storage facility look like?

Support

Representation ID: 4362

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Broads Authority

4.7.6 – what does ‘a single scale of battery storage’ mean?
4.7.10 - cumulative effectives or cumulative effects?

Support

Representation ID: 4363

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Broads Authority

4.8.30 says - ‘There is a presumption that underground cable routes are more appropriate than overhead powerlines within protected or more sensitive landscapes. The effect of overhead powerlines within the setting of the National Park Broads will also have to be carefully considered to avoid effects on the designated landscape’.