distance of 50m and after which it recedes with increasing distance. Indirect Impacts Impacts on adjacent properties and the general character of the area are likely to be of a visual nature. This is likely to affect aesthetic value and sense of place. Both quantitative and qualitative assessment criteria have been used to measure visual impacts on sense of place. Since we are dealing with a built environment the receiving area may be described in terms a cultural landscape, streetscapes or skylines. Viewpoints and view corridors were selected to measure impacts. Adverse impacts (visual exposure) from viewpoints to the west of Height and Beit Street where the Apollo Cinema will be partially obscured by the sky bridge have already been considered. The same effect is expected on the Beit Street view corridor, which is a principal axis which gives character to the place as a retail corridor. The sky bridge will change the skyline from viewpoints on Beit Street (east-west axis). However visual exposure recedes with increasing distance, especially beyond 50m, due to partial or complete obstruction by buildings or trees (Annexure V). The view of Apollo Cinema from positions on Beit Street to the east will remain significantly unchanged, which may provide compensation for loss of views in the west. Visual Impacts
distance of 50m and after which it recedes with increasing distance. Indirect Impacts Impacts on adjacent properties and the general character of the area are likely to be of a visual nature. This is likely to affect aesthetic value and sense of place. Both quantitative and qualitative assessment criteria have been used to measure visual impacts on sense of place. Since we are dealing with a built environment the receiving area may be described in terms a cultural landscape, streetscapes or skylines. Viewpoints and view corridors were selected to measure impacts. Adverse impacts (visual exposure) from viewpoints to the west of Height and Beit Street where the Apollo Cinema will be partially obscured by the sky bridge have already been considered. The same effect is expected on the Beit Street view corridor, which is a principal axis which gives character to the place as a retail corridor. The sky bridge will change the skyline from viewpoints on Beit Street (east-west axis). However visual exposure recedes with increasing distance, especially beyond 50m, due to partial or complete obstruction by buildings or trees (Annexure V). The view of Apollo Cinema from positions on Beit Street to the east will remain significantly unchanged, which may provide compensation for loss of views in the west. Visual Impacts
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