Landscape & Visual impact Assessment (LVIA)
LVIA determines the likely effects of a planned structure on a landscape and its visual amenity.
What Happens Next?
LVIA may be used as part of an Environmental Impact Assessment to assess the potential of a development proposal to harm an aspect of landscape or a view.
The assessment considers the sensitivity to change of specific ‘landscape receptors’ and ‘visual receptors’ to determine whether a proposal affects the physical environment or the people who experience it, as well as the significance of the effect and its magnitude.
A level of harm may then be determined according to National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) criteria.
