due to exceeded standards or limit values arising from this environmental quality policy. standards or limit values The value and vulnerability of Not significant The policy aims to make aesthetic None the area likely to be affected improvements to the quality of areas of land due to intensive land-use which are already intensively used as gateway sites by a large number of people and as a result no significant impacts are anticipated. The effects on areas or Not significant Improvement of key gateway sites None landscapes which have a would have beneficial impacts upon the recognised national, character and setting of the Conservation community of international Area in the centre of Frome, although this is protection status. not considered likely to be significant. HRA Assessment Potential impact Assessment of Justification Amendments to significant effect Policy Impact on bat foraging areas Not significant The types of improvements and locations of None these improvements are not considered likely to have a significant impact. Air and dust pollution impact Not significant There are not considered to be any None on SAC discernible impacts likely to arise from this policy. Policy D3 Visual Impact on Skyline: Applications for new buildings and highly visible extensions to existing properties – in the identified area will be required to demonstrate there will be no detrimental impact on the skyline in this location. It is expected this will be achieved through the production of photomontages or elevations of any proposed buildings or tree works within the context of the skyline as viewed from locations A-F. Designs that are inappropriate for the area should be refused.
due to exceeded environmental quality standards or limit values standards or limit values arising from this policy. The value and vulnerability of the area likely to be affected due to intensive land-use Not significant The policy aims to make aesthetic improvements to the quality of areas of land which are already intensively used as gateway sites by a large number of people and as a result no significant impacts are anticipated. None The effects on areas or landscapes which have a recognised national, community of international protection status. Not significant Improvement of key gateway sites would have beneficial impacts upon the character and setting of the Conservation Area in the centre of Frome, although this is not considered likely to be significant. None HRA Assessment Potential impact Assessment of significant effect Justification Amendments to Policy Impact on bat foraging areas Not significant The types of improvements and locations of these improvements are not considered likely to have a significant impact. None Air and dust pollution impact on SAC Not significant There are not considered to be any discernible impacts likely to arise from this policy. None Policy D3 – Visual Impact on Skyline: Applications for new buildings and highly visible extensions to existing properties in the identified area will be required to demonstrate there will be no detrimental impact on the skyline in this location. It is expected this will be achieved through the production of photomontages or elevations of any proposed buildings or tree works within the context of the skyline as viewed from locations A-F. Designs that are inappropriate for the area should be refused.
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