Proposed Waverley Wind Farm - Landscape and Visual Assessment - February 2016 APPENDIX A: FIGURES AND PHOTOSIMULATIONS
Contents Figure 1: Location Map Figure 2: South Taranaki Marine Terraces Plan Figure 3: Environmental Buffer Zone Figure 4: Non-fanciful Wind Turbine Layout and Photosimulation Viewpoint Locations Figure 5: East Envelope Wind Turbine Layout Figure 6: West Envelope Wind Turbine Layout Figure 7: North Envelope Wind Turbine Layout Figure 8: Housing Inventory Map (Wind Turbines) Figure 9: Typical Transmission Pole Arrangements Figure 10: Housing Inventory Map (Transmission Line) Figure 11: Photosimulation Methodology
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VP7 From State Highway 3 opposite #857, looking south ---- Existing View ---- Non-fanciful Layout ---- East Envelope Layout ---- West Envelope Layout ---- North Envelope Layout VP8 From State Highway 3 at intersection with O’Reilly Road, looking south-east ---- Existing View ---- Non-fanciful Layout ---- East Envelope Layout ---- West Envelope Layout ---- North Envelope Layout
---- Existing View
VP1 From Waverley Cemetery looking south-west
---- Non-fanciful Layout ---- East Envelope Layout ---- West Envelope Layout ---- North Envelope Layout
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---- Non-fanciful Layout ---- East Envelope Layout ---- West Envelope Layout ---- North Envelope Layout
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---- Non-fanciful Layout ---- East Envelope Layout ---- West Envelope Layout ---- North Envelope Layout
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---- Non-fanciful Layout ---- East Envelope Layout ---- West Envelope Layout ---- North Envelope Layout
---- West Envelope Layout ---- North Envelope Layout
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VP10 From Patea Beach lookout, looking south-east
---- Non-fanciful Layout ---- East Envelope Layout ---- West Envelope Layout ---- North Envelope Layout
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VP11 From Whenuakura River mouth looking east
---- Non-fanciful Layout ---- East Envelope Layout ---- West Envelope Layout ---- North Envelope Layout
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VP12 From Pids Point looking north ---- Existing View
VP4 From Junction of Peat Road and Stewart Road looking south ---- Existing View
---- East Envelope Layout
---- Existing View
VP3 From Waipipi Beach subdivision looking west ---- Existing View
---- Non-fanciful Layout
---- Existing View
VP2 From Waverley Beach lookout, looking west ---- Existing View
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VP9 From Patea main street (Egmont Street) looking south-east
Photosimulations:
---- Existing View
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---- Non-fanciful Layout ---- East Envelope Layout ---- West Envelope Layout ---- North Envelope Layout
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VP5 From State Highway 3 opposite the Waverley Racecourse looking south-west ---- Existing View ---- Non-fanciful Layout ---- East Envelope Layout ---- West Envelope Layout ---- North Envelope Layout
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VP6 From State Highway 3 (opposite #897) looking south-west ---- Existing View ---- Non-fanciful Layout ---- East Envelope Layout ---- West Envelope Layout ---- North Envelope Layout
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Waverley Racecourse
Waverley Golf Club Whenuakura Estuary
Waipipi Stream
Waipipi Dunes
Waverley Windfarm
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Figure 1: Location Map 1:40 000 @ A3
Proposed Wind Farm Site
Figure 2: South Taranaki Marine Terraces Plan 1:75 000 @ A3
February 2016 Source: Late Quarternary Marine Terraces Map, 1990 New Zealand Geological Survey
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Whenuakura River
Former sand mine area
Waipipi Stream
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LEGEND Site boundary /ŶĚŝĐĂƟǀĞtŝŶĚdƵƌďŝŶĞ>ŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ Distance from Wind Farm site 1000m 2000m 3000m 4000m 5000m sŝƐƵĂů īĞĐƚ Very Low Low Moderate Low Moderate Moderate High High Very High
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A sequence of photos was taken from each viewpoint and stitched to form panoramas. Photos were overlapped by DSSUR[LPDWHO\DQGHGJHVFURSSHGSULRUWRVWLWFKLQJWRHOLPLQDWHHGJHGLVWRUWLRQ
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A digital terrain model was created incorporating 3D models of the proposed development. Computer images were generated within the digital model from the same locations as the photos. The image was overlaid and aligned with the photo using reference points and visual matching. (Photos were imported in RAW format to avoid degradation of the image, requiring resizing to match the computer image).
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The wire-frame digital terrain was then switched off leaving the proposed development in its correct location and scale relative to the photo. Lower parts of the proposed development were erased using Photoshop software where they would be behind foreground topography or vegetation.
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The time and weather when the photo was taken was entered to the programme in order to replicate lighting conditions.
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Figure 11: Photosimulation Methodology February 2016
