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Chelveston airfield is located on a plateau in an area of open, flat
countryside.
The area is not subject to any special landscape designations.
The wind turbines will be visible some distance from the site because of their height and the flat, open nature of the landscape around. Twelve viewing points have been selected to assess the visual impact of the turbines within the surrounding landscape.
These are representative of the main public views of the site from the surrounding villages, roads and public footpaths.
The views illustrate the likely effect of the wind turbines from the locations outlined below.
| Caldecott / Chelveston |
View 1 |
| Chelveston |
View 2 |
| Hargrave |
View 5 |
| Irthlingborough / Crow Hill |
View 12 |
| Lower Dean |
View 6 |
| Newton Bromswold |
View 11 |
| Raunds |
View 4 |
| Rushden / Higham Ferrers |
View 3 |
| Three Shires |
Views 8, 9 and 10 |
| Yelden |
Views 7 and 8 |
The likely visual impact of the turbines is being assessed by Verified Visual Models (VVM’s) from each of these view points. Verified Visual Models are an objective, verifiable method for representing the visual impact of a proposed structure. They are created by constructing a digital model of the turbines and the surrounding landscape. This is derived from
- accurate topographical surveys of the site itself, the
viewpoints chosen and the main landscape features within
and around the site
- digital photographs from the view points, taken with a
camera which accurately represents the naked eye's focal
length and field of vision
- detailed plans of the turbines proposed
The images show the existing views from each of the
view points and the view if the Renewable Energy Park is
constructed. An additional view also shows the airfield when the
MOD aerial masts were in place.
These have been printed at A2 size to represent accurately the
view of the naked eye and should be viewed from 0.6m to 2.0m. | 
