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Proposed Waverley Wind Farm : Existing View
From State Highway 3 opposite
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looking south-west.
Photo | Matthew Jones | Nikon D700 + 50mm lens | 30 October 2012 | 13:36 hrs | E1736884 N5596598 NZTM
Reading distance for correct scale: 400mm | Viewpoint elevation approximately: 83m
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Viewpoint 05
Proposed Waverley Wind Farm : Non-fanciful Wind Turbine Layout
From State Highway 3 opposite
the Waverley Racecourse
looking south-west.
Photosimulation | Grace He | 30 October 2012 | 13:36 hrs | E1736884 N5596598 NZTM
Reading distance for correct scale: 400mm | Viewpoint elevation approximately: 83m
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would be a view from a similar direction and distance from the grandstand at the racecourse. The wind farm will gradually
come into view as one travels west of Waverley, and will be further revealed around the following bend from this viewpoint.
• The wind farm appears reasonably distant from this viewpoint, and the intervening landscape provides perspective depth:
There is a foreground comprising the racecourse and such road-side features as the hedge and overhead power line. The
middle-ground comprises a pine plantation and hummocky terrain. The bases of the turbines are behind the middle-ground
features so that the wind farm is in the background.
• As in other viewpoints, the landscape has a broad horizontal scale which visually anchors the wind farm.
• Overall, the wind farm will be moderately prominent from this viewpoint, but it will not be out of place with the productive rural
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Viewpoint 05
Proposed Waverley Wind Farm : East Envelope Layout
From State Highway 3 opposite
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looking south-west.
Photosimulation | Grace He | 30 October 2012 | 13:36 hrs | E1736884 N5596598 NZTM
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Overall, there would be moderately greater visual effects because the stacking is particularly accentuated with the particular
layout from this viewpoint.
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Viewpoint 05
Proposed Waverley Wind Farm : West Envelope Layout
From State Highway 3 opposite
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looking south-west.
Photosimulation | Grace He | 30 October 2012 | 13:36 hrs | E1736884 N5596598 NZTM
Reading distance for correct scale: 400mm | Viewpoint elevation approximately: 83m
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Proposed Waverley Wind Farm : North Envelope Layout
From State Highway 3 opposite
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looking south-west.
Photosimulation | Grace He | 30 October 2012 | 13:36 hrs | E1736884 N5596598 NZTM
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