Although the titles 'Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA)' and 'Visual Impact Assessment (VIA)' are often used to mean the same form of survey, there has been known to be a slight difference between the meaning behind the two terms. The main difference between the two forms of assessment is the level of detail in the eyes of the professional conducting the survey. While a Visual Impact Assessment can be a broader survey, in a Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment, it is important that the land surveyor identifies significant effects on the site as well as the duration, geographic extent, nature and type of visual effects, as stated in the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017. 1