Boffa Miskell Ltd | Waihi North Project | Landscape and Visual Effects | 23 Contributing factors Implementation12 Operation13 Residual14 Level of Effect15 Nature of Effect16 Level of Effect Nature of Effect Level of Effect Nature of Effect • Temporary/short term change in rural land cover including pasture Mitigation • Reinforce riparian planting established and maintained along wider tributaries along Mataura Stream and identified wetland • Pastoral rural land cover re-established at completion Landscape Character Effects • No formal national / local landscape protection • Localised modification which remains subservient within enclosure of adjoining sequence of hill forms Mitigation • Buildings sited to ensure minimal external views and no detrimental effects on the surrounding open rural character • Buffer planting including planting adjoining scarps and intervening riparian areas • Landscape rehabilitated to reinstate rural character at completion Moderate - Low Adverse Low Adverse Very Low Neutral 6.3 Natural Character Effects 6.3.1 Existing Natural Character An assessment of natural character relating to the active bed margins and context of waterbodies within the Willows Road site is set out below with consideration given to the freshwater and terrestrial ecological reports which will form part of the application17. Mataura Stream The upper reaches of the Mataura Stream demonstrate very limited levels of modification and follow a natural flow path at the base of a large gully system within the Coromandel Forest Park. This portion of the stream is considered to have a high instream habitat quality with diverse 17 Boffa Miskell (2022) Waihi North Project: Ecological Assessment.
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