MCU18.0166 - Response to Information Request

Table 6-7 Assessment of Viewpoint 6: View north from King Road
 Description of the view   From this section of Kings Road, the landform descends north towards the Six Mile Creek valley.
                           The North Coast rail corridor and Chris Kenny Park can be seen in the foreground of this view.
                           The middle ground includes an undulating rural landscape consisting of acreage lifestyle
                           properties set within a rural bushland setting. The densely vegetated ridges and hillsides either
                           side of Tablelands Road are visible in the background of view, enclosing views to the proposal
                           site. The existing 30-metre-high monopole on Tablelands Road is not perceptible from this
                           location, due to the distance and intervening elements.
 Description of the        The monopole would be located on the rear side of the intervening vegetated ridge, in the
 Proposal                  background of view, approximately 2 kilometres from this location. The upper portion of the
                           tower would rise above the vegetation on the site and be viewed against the more elevated
                           vegetated ridgelines of the national park. Activity during construction would be screened by
                           vegetation, although the top of tall machinery may rise above the treeline during installation of
                           the monopole.
 Visual Sensitivity        This view has a local visual sensitivity as it is from the local centre of Cooran.
 Visual Modification       Level of modification (Low, Medium, High)                                            L     M        H
 Distance                  The monopole would be visible in the background of the view and comprise a
                           small part of the visible field of view. It is likely that this element would be
                           imperceptible at this distance.
 Scale                     The scale small compared with other built elements in the view including
                           powerlines, overhead rail infrastructure etc.
 Landform & contrast       The landform is hilly and undulating assisting in the absorption of a vertical
                           element in this view.
 Scale of land use         Large tracts of vegetation interspersed with small scale rural land uses with
                           the capacity to absorb the proposal.
 Backdrop                  Viewed against a backdrop of vegetation with possible glimpse above the
                           treees.
 Form                      The vertical element in an otherwise curved and rolling landscape
                           Overall, the monopole would be largely screened by vegetation with only a
                           and would be imperceptible in the background of this view. This view includes
                           several other built elements adding to the visual absorption capacity.
                           There would be a no perceived modification of the view.
 Level of Impact           Negligible visual impact




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