Draft DNS Application

RES has submitted a planning application for the 13 turbine Mynydd Maen Wind Farm to Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW). PEDW now have a period of time to confirm if the application is valid. Following formal confirmation of the application being validated, a five week representation period starts. During this period, relevant consultation and publicity will be carried out by PEDW. We will also update this website at this time with links to the final planning application and further information on how to make comments on the application.

You can view the draft planning application below.

Acceptance of Notice under Article 6 of the Developments of National Significance (Procedure) (Wales) Order 2016

Notice under Articles 8 and 9(2) of the Developments of National Significance (Procedure) (Wales) Order 2016

Draft application for Permission for a Development of National Significance

Environmental Statement Volume 1: Non Technical Summary

• Non Technical Summary

Environmental Statement Volume 2: Main Text

• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Design Evolution and Alternatives
• 3. Proposed Development
• 4. The Statutory and Policy Framework
• 5. Landscape and Visual
• 6. Ecology
• 7. Ornithology
• 8. Cultural Heritage
• 9. Hydrology and Hydrogeology
• 10. Traffic, Transport and Access
• 11. Acoustic
• 12. Shadow Flicker - Reflected Light
• 13. Aviation and Electromagnetic Interference
• 14. Socio-economics
• 15. Schedule of Mitigation

Environmental Statement Volume 3: Figures

• Table of Figures
• Figure 1.1 - Site Location Plan
• Figure 1.2 - Planning Application Boundary
• Figure 2.1 - Key Constraints and Infrastructure
• Figure 2.2 - Turbine Layout
• Figure 2.3 - Turbine Layout Evolution
• Figure 3.1 - Infrastructure Layout
• Figure 3.2 - Typical Wind Turbine Elevation
• Figure 3.3 - Wind Turbine Foundation
• Figure 3.4 - Crane Hardstanding General Arrangement
• Figure 3.5 - Access Track Typical Details
• Figure 3.6a, b & c - Substation Building and Compound
• Figure 3.7 - Site Entrance
• Figure 3.8 - Typical Temporary Construction Compound
• Figure 3.9 - Indicative Borrow Pit Details
• Figure 3.10 - Typical Cable Trench Details
• Figure 3.11 - Potential Contamination Sources
• Figure 4.1 - Planning Application Boundary & Pre-Assessed Area 10
• Figure 5.1 - Site Location and Initial LVIA Study Area 35 km
• Figure 5.2 - Site Location and Detailed LVIA Study Area 24 km
• Figure 5.3 - Blade Tip ZTV to 35 km with Viewpoints
• Figure 5.4 - Blade Tip ZTV to 24 km with Viewpoints
• Figure 5.5 - Hub Height ZTV to 35 km with Viewpoints
• Figure 5.6 - Hub Height ZTV to 24 km with Viewpoints
• Figure 5.7 - Landscape Designations within 35 km
• Figure 5.8 - Landscape Designations within 24 km
• Figure 5.9 - Landscape Designations within 24 km with Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 5.10 - LANDMAP Geological Landscape Classification
• Figure 5.11 LANDMAP Geological Landscape Evaluation with Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 5.12 - LANDMAP Landscape Habitat Classification
• Figure 5.13 - LANDMAP Landscape Habitat Evaluation with Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 5.14 - LANDMAP Visual and Sensory Classification within 10 km
• Figure 5.14a - LANDMAP Visual and Sensory Classification Key
• Figure 5.15 - LANDMAP Visual and Sensory Overall Evaluation with Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 5.16 - LANDMAP Historic Landscape Classification within 10 km
• Figure 5.17 - LANDMAP Historic Landscape Overall Evaluation with Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 5.18 - LANDMAP Cultural Landscape Classification within 10 km
• Figure 5.19 - Topography Plan to 24 km
• Figure 5.20 - Principal Visual Receptors to 24 km with Blade Tip ZTV and Viewpoints
• Figure 5.21 - Blade Tip ZTV to 24 km (NW Quadrant) with Viewpoints
• Figure 5.22 - Blade Tip ZTV to 24 km (SW Quadrant) with Viewpoints
• Figure 5.23 - Blade Tip ZTV to 24 km (NE Quadrant) with Viewpoints
• Figure 5.24 - Blade Tip ZTV to 24 km (SE Quadrant) with Viewpoints
• Figure 5.25 - Hub Height ZTV to 24 km (NW Quadrant) and Viewpoints
• Figure 5.26 - Hub Height ZTV to 24 km (SW Quadrant) and Viewpoints
• Figure 5.27 - Hub Height ZTV to 24 km (NE Quadrant) and Viewpoints
• Figure 5.28 - Hub Height ZTV to 24 km (SE Quadrant) and Viewpoints
• Figure 5.29 - Other Wind Farms within 35 km
• Figure 5.30 - Other Wind Farms within 24 km
• Figure 5.31 - Cumulative ZTV with Operational Oakdale Business Park, Rassau Industrial Estate and Pen Bryn Oer
• Figure 5.32 - Cumulative ZTV with Operational
• Figure 5.33 - Cumulative ZTV with Consented Pen-Yr-Hoel Farm and Longlands Farm
• Figure 5.34 - Cumulative ZTV with In Planning Mynydd Carn
• Figure 5.35 - Cumulative ZTV with In Scoping Mynydd Y Glyn and Twyn Hywel
• Figure 5.36 - Cumulative ZTV with In Scoping Mynydd Llanhilleth, Abertilley and Manmoel
• Figure 5.37 - Viewpoint 1 - Cambrian Way Car Park
• Figure 5.38 - Viewpoint 2 - Prescoch Lane
• Figure 5.39 - Viewpoint 3 - A4042 Overbridge, New Inn
• Figure 5.40 - Viewpoint 4 - Llandegfedd Reservoir
• Figure 5.41 - Viewpoint 5 - B4236 Llanfrechfa
• Figure 5.42 - Viewpoint 6 - Twmbarlwm
• Figure 5.43 - Viewpoint 7 - Ebbw View Terrace, Newbridge
• Figure 5.44 - Viewpoint 8 - B4471, Swffryd
• Figure 5.45 - Viewpoint 9 - Pen-y-fan Pond Country Park
• Figure 5.46 - Viewpoint 10 - St Illtyd
• Figure 5.47 - Viewpoint 11 - Cefn Manmoel
• Figure 5.48 - Viewpoint 12 - Pen Garn-Bugail Gelligaer Common
• Figure 5.49 - Viewpoint 13 - Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Mynydd Bach
• Figure 5.50 - Viewpoint 14 - Cefn Eglwysilan
• Figure 5.51 - Viewpoint 15 - Mynydd Machen
• Figure 5.52 - Viewpoint 16 - Betws, Monnow Way
• Figure 5.53 - Viewpoint 17 - Ridgeway, Newport
• Figure 5.54 - Viewpoint 18 - Lodge Hill, Caerleon
• Figure 5.55 - Viewpoint 19 - Pen-y-cae-mawr
• Figure 5.56 - Viewpoint 20 - B4293 Devauden
• Figure 5.57 - Viewpoint 21 - Llancayo
• Figure 5.58 - Viewpoint 22 - Blorenge
• Figure 5.59 - Viewpoint 23 - B4560
• Figure 5.60 - Viewpoint 24 - Pen y Fan
• Figure 5.61 - Viewpoint 25 - Mynydd Maendy
• Figure 5.62 - Viewpoint 26 - Cwmbran Town centre
• Figure 5.63 - Viewpoint 27 - Pantygasseg
• Figure 5.64 - Viewpoint 28 - Trevethin
• Figure 5.65 - Viewpoint 29 - Cefn Fforest Blackwood Showfields
• Figure 5.66 - Viewpoint 30 - Mynydd Garn-Wen
• Figure 5.67 - Viewpoint 31 - Cambrian Way
• Figure 5.68 - Viewpoint 32 - Brookland Terrace play area
• Figure 5.69 - Viewpoint 33 - Raglan Castle Tower
• Figure 5.70 - Viewpoint 34 - Llanhennock
• Figure 5.71 - Viewpoint 35 - Ysgyryd fawr
• Figure 5.72 - Viewpoint 36 - Mynydd Coety
• Figure 5.73 - Viewpoint 37 - Royal Crescent, Treowen/Treowen Park
• Figure 6.1 - Phase 1 habitat survey area
• Figure 6.2a - Bat survey building surveyed and trees inspected
• Figure 6.2b - Bat survey building surveyed and trees inspected
• Figure 6.3 - Bat detector locations
• Figure 6.4 - Ponds surveyed for great crested newt
• Figure 6.5 - Dormouse nest tube locations
• Figure 6.6 - Otter and water vole survey area
• Figure 6.7 - Statutory designated sites within 10km of site boundary
• Figure 6.8 - Non-statutory designated sites within 2 km of Site boundary
• Figure 6.9a - Phase 1 habitat survey results
• Figure 6.9b - Phase 1 habitat survey results
• Figure 6.9c - Phase 1 habitat survey results
• Figure 6.10 - Bat activity results - All seasons
• Figure 6.11 - Adder habitat quality
• Figure 7.1 VPs, viewing arc and survey area
• Figure 7.2 Survey areas
• Figure 7.3 Statutory sites with 10km of site boundary
• Figure 8.1 - Scheduled Monuments and World Heritage Sites within 10km of the Mynydd Maen Wind Farm
• Figure 8.2 - Scheduled Monuments and World Heritage Sites within 10km of the Mynydd Maen Wind Farm and in Zone of Theoretical Visibility
• Figure 8.3 - Listed Buildings within the Zone of Theoretical Visibility within 10km of the Mynydd Maen Wind Farm
• Figure 8.4 - Conservation Areas and Registered Historic Parks and Gardens within 10km of the Mynydd Maen Wind Farm and in Zone of Theoretical Visibility
• Figure 8.5 - Glamorgan Gwent Historic Environment Records and National Monument Records within 2km
• Figure 8.6 - Glamorgan Gwent Historic Environment Records and National Monument Records within the wind farm boundary
• Figure 8.7 - Lidar Data for the wind farm boundary
• Figure 8.8 - Potential archaeological sites identified from Lidar Data within the wind farm boundary
• Figure 9.1 - Drainage Catchment Areas and Receptors
• Figure 9.2 - Bedrock Geology
• Figure 9.3 - Peat Depth Plan
• Figure 9.4 - Aquifer Bedrock
• Figure 9.5 - Aquifer Superficial Deposits
• Figure 10.1 - Abnormal Load Route Overview
• Figure 10.2 - Abnormal Load Route from Port to Abercarn Mountain Rd
• Figure 10.3 - Abnormal Load Route Abercarn Mountain Road
• Figure 11.1 - Mynydd Maen Noise Contour Plot
• Figure 11.2 - Cumulative Noise Contour Plot

Environmental Statement Volume 4: Appendices

• Table of Appendices
• Technical Appendix 1.1 - Mynydd Maen Wind Farm EIA Scoping Report
• Technical Appendix 1.2 - Mynydd Maen Wind Farm EIA Scoping Direction
• Technical Appendix 1.3 - Scoping Consultation Summary Table
• Technical Appendix 3.1 - Carbon Balance Report
• Technical Appendix 3.2 - Geo-Environmental Report (Argyll Environmental)
• Technical Appendix 5.1 - Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Criteria
• Technical Appendix 5.2 - Visualisation Information
• Technical Appendix 5.3 - Preliminary Assessment of Special Landscape Areas
• Technical Appendix 5.4 - Preliminary Assessment of Receptor Groups
• Technical Appendix 5.5 - Viewpoint Assessment
• Technical Appendix 5.6a - Residential Visual Amenity Assessment
• Technical Appendix 5.6b - Residential Visual Amenity Assessment Figures 2 to 21
• Technical Appendices 6.1 to 6.6 - Ecology
• Technical Appendix 7.3 - Survey Tables
• Technical Appendix 7.4 - Collision Risk Modelling
• Technical Appendix 8.1 - Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI)
• Technical Appendix 8.2 - Historic Environment Desk Based Assessment (HEDBA)
• Technical Appendix 8.3 - Historic Environment Desk Based Assessment (HEDBA) Appendices
• Technical Appendix 8.4 - Historic Environment Desk Based Assessment (HEDBA) Figures Part 1
• Technical Appendix 8.4 - Historic Environment Desk Based Assessment (HEDBA) Figures Part 2
• Technical Appendix 8.4 - Historic Environment Desk Based Assessment (HEDBA) Figures Part 3
• Technical Appendix 9.1 - Sustainable Drainage Management Plan
• Technical Appendix 9.2 - Coal Mining Risk Assessment
• Technical Appendix 9.3 - Peat Coring Data
• Technical Appendix 9.4 - Watercourse Survey Report
• Technical Appendix 9.5 - Ecohydrology Impact Assessment & Remediation on GWDTEs & Peat
• Technical Appendix 11.1 - Renewable Energy Systems (RES) Publications
• Technical Appendix 11.2 - Issues Scoped Out
• Technical Appendix 11.3 - Background Noise Survey Locations
• Technical Appendix 11.4 - Instrumentation Records
• Technical Appendix 11.5 - Derived Background Noise Levels & Limits
• Technical Appendix 11.6 - Curtailment Strategies
• Technical Appendix 11.7 - Assessment Charts
• Technical Appendix 11.8 - Draft Planning Conditions

Design and Access Statement

• Design and Access Statement

Planning Statement

• Planning Statement

Commons Act 2006 Section 16 Application

• Section 16 Commons Act 2006 Draft Application Form
• Figures - Deregistration and exchange of Common Land
• Appendix A - The Common (ownership & charges)
• Appendix B - The Common (rights) CL 25, CL 26, CL27, & CL 28
• Appendix C - The Common (ownership of replacement land & charges)
• Appendix D - not used
• Appendix E - Section 16 Commons Act Report
• Appendix F - Common Land Registers
• Appendix G - Order of Limitations

Commons Act 2006 Section 38 Application

• Section 38 Commons Act 2006 Draft Application Form
• Figures - Restricted works on Common Land
• Appendix A - The Common (ownership & charges)
• Appendix B - The Common (rights) CL 25, CL 26, CL27, & CL 28
• Appendix C - The Common (ownership of replacement land & charges)
• Appendix D - Section 38 Commons Act Report
• Appendix E - not used
• Appendix F - Common Land Registers
• Appendix G - Order of Limitations

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