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Application made to the Welsh Ministers under The Developments of National Significance (Wales) Regulations 2016 Notice for a Development of National Significance (DNS) :The proposed development comprises 7 wind turbines. 4 turbines will have a maximum tip height of 149.9m and 3 will have a maximum tip height of 130m which together will have a capacity of approximately 25.2MW.The development also include an improved site entrance, new crane hard standings, control building and substation compound, electricity transformers, underground cabling, energy storage containers, drainage works and upgrades to existing forestry tracks and associated tree felling. (further information received 26/03/2021)

Upper Ogmore Wind Farm And Energy Storage Facility

DecidedReference: P2020/1002Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

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Application location

Upper Ogmore Wind Farm And Energy Storage Facility

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Application summary

Status: Decided
Application type: Nat. Sig. Infrastructure Project/DNS
Received: 4 Nov 2020
Validated: 10 Dec 2020
Determination deadline: 3 Feb 2021
Local authority: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Application overview

Application made to the Welsh Ministers under The Developments of National Significance (Wales) Regulations 2016 Notice for a Development of National Significance (DNS) :The proposed development comprises 7 wind turbines. 4 turbines will have a maximum tip height of 149.9m and 3 will have a maximum tip height of 130m which together will have a capacity of approximately 25.2MW.The development also include an improved site entrance, new crane hard standings, control building and substation compound, electricity transformers, underground cabling, energy storage containers, drainage works and upgrades to existing forestry tracks and associated tree felling. (further information received 26/03/2021)

Proposal details

Reference: P2020/1002
Ward: Gwynfi & Croeserw
Parish: Port Talbot

Documents 202 of 202

Document	Published	Action
DNS-3213662-000374-20210317 RES to PINS DNS3213662Supporting Document	Not published	View
DNS-3213662-000386-Planning Statement Further AddendumSupporting Document	Not published	View
DNS-3213662-000382-RES Response to Local Impact Reports - IntroductionSupporting Document	Not published	View
DNS-3213662-000385-RES Response to Local Impact Reports - Appendix I Miscellaneous ConditionsSupporting Document	Not published	View
DNS-3213662-000381-RES Response to Local Impact Reports - Appendix G ContaminationSupporting Document	Not published	View
DNS-3213662-000383-RES Response to Comments by the Open Spaces SocietySupporting Document	Not published	View
DNS-3213662-000380-RES Response to Local Impact Reports - Appendix D Peat and HydrologySupporting Document	Not published	View
DNS-3213662-000378-RES Response to Local Impact Reports - Appendix C BiodiversitySupporting Document	Not published	View
DNS-3213662-000379-RES Response to Local Impact Reports - Appendix E NoiseSupporting Document	Not published	View
DNS-3213662-000375-RES Response to Local Impact Reports - Appendix F Cultural HeritageSupporting Document	Not published	View
DNS-3213662-000377-RES Response to Local Impact Reports - Appendix A Landscape and VisualSupporting Document	Not published	View
DNS-3213662-000384-RES Response to Local Impact Reports - Appendix B Traffic, Transport and AccessTraffic, Transportation and AccessSupporting Document	Not published	View
DNS-3213662-000376-RES Response to Local Impact Reports - Appendix H PlanningSupporting Document	Not published	View
03 Notice under Article 9(3)Forms and Certificates	Not published	View
Figure 08.01 Peat Depth MapDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.08 Access and RecreationDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.01 Planning Application Boundary and SSA BoundaryDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.04 Crane Hardstanding General ArrangementDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
04 Figure 03.02 Wind Turbine ElevationDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.11 Indicative Borrow Pit DetailsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 10.4 Propagation Height _ Valley EffectSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 07.06 Designated Historic Assets ZTVDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.01 VP LocationsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.14 Preliminary Grid Connection RouteDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
00 Table of FiguresDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 12.01 Public Rights of Way DiversionsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.09 Assessed Existing and Proposed Wind FarmsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.02 Study AreaDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
11 - Shadow Flicker _ Reflected LightSupporting Document	Not published	View
01 Non Technical SummaryDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.03 Wind Turbine FoundationDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 05.4 Landscape assessmentSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 10.01 Predicted Noise FootprintDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 07.05 Registered Parks and Gardens 10kmDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.21 VP10Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
PAC Report - October 2020Supporting Document	Not published	View
Appendix 06.3 Ecology and Ornithology Survey Reports V2Supporting Document	Not published	View
Appendix 10.3 Calculating Standardised Wind SpeedSupporting Document	Not published	View
Appendix 06.1 Relevant Planning Policy and LegislationSupporting Document	Not published	View
Appendix 05.2 LVIA MethodologySupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 07.09 Historic Landscape Character Areas ZTVDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 07.02a GGAT HER NMRW entries Prehistoric to Medieval 1kmDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 07.02b GGAT HER entries Post Medieval to Modern 1kmDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.10 Winter WalkoverDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.05 Designated SitesDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.16 VP5Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.19 VP8Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.06e(i) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Visual and SensoryDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.06c(ii) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Historic Landscape Blade Tip ZTVDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.01 Infrastructure LayoutDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.07 Energy Storage Layout PlanDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
08 - Hydrology and HydrogeologySupporting Document	Not published	View
04 - Planning Policy and ContextSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 03.06 Substation Building and CompoundDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.26 VP15Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
03 Figure 12.2a Common Land Swap PlanDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.02 Wind Turbine ElevationDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 10.1 Assessment of Energy Storage FacilitySupporting Document	Not published	View
Appendix 10.6 Instrumentation RecordsSupporting Document	Not published	View
Appendix 10.2 Scope of AssessmentSupporting Document	Not published	View
Appendix 03.1 - Potential Grid ConnectionSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 12.2a Common Land Swap PlanDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.11b BBS EastDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.11 Cumulative Blade Tip ZTVDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.06e(ii) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Visual and Sensory Blade Tip ZTVDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.13 Typical Wind Farm Communication Mast DetailsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
06 Figure 03.08 Energy Storage ElevationsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 10.8 Suggested Planning Conditions - NoiseSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 05.06d(i) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Cultural LandscapeDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.06 Substation Building and CompoundDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
00 PrefaceSupporting Document	Not published	View
05 Figure 03.07 Energy Storage Layout PlanDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.01 Planning Application Boundary and SSA BoundaryDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 09.03 Forestry Track Widening Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm to SiteDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 12.2b Common Land Swap PlanDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.10 Paired Blade Tip ZTV Upper Ogmore and Llynfi AfanDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.08 Energy Storage ElevationsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 07.07 Designated Historic Assets Stage 2Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
09 - Traffic Transport and AccessSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 06.08 NVCDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 01.01 Site LocationDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 02.03 Turbine Layout EvolutionDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.02 Wind Turbine ElevationDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.02 Honey buzzard VPDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.07 Energy Storage Layout PlanDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.06 Phase 1 SiteDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.06a(i) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Geological LandscapeDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
02 Figure 01.01 Site LocationDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
06 - Ecology and Biodiversity V2Supporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 03.05 Access Track Typical DetailsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.03b Tip Height ZTV 5kmDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.05 Landscape Character AreasDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.14 VP3Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.24 VP13Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 07.03 Scheduled Monuments 10kmDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 03.2 Sustainable Drainage Management PlanSupporting Document	Not published	View
Appendix 2aSupporting Document	Not published	View
07 Figure 12.01 Public Rights of Way DiversionsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
03 - Proposed DevelopmentSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 03.03 Wind Turbine FoundationDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.10 Winter WalkoverDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.09d 2020 FlightlinesDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.11a BBS WestDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 07.10a Rhondda Registered Landscape ZTVDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 10.02 Predicted Cumulative Noise FootprintDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 05.1 ConsultationSupporting Document	Not published	View
Appendix 10.7 ChartsSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 09.04 Typical Forestry Track Widening DetailDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
06 Appendix 2Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
07- Cultural Heritage V2Supporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 03.09 Site EntranceDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.06d(ii) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Cultural Landscape Blade Tip ZTVDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 07.04 Listed Buildings 10kmDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 01.3 - Scoping Summary tableSupporting Document	Not published	View
Appendix 06.2 Consultation Meeting Minutes and Responses_Supporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 03.04 Crane Hardstanding General ArrangementDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.09 Site EntranceDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
10 - AcousticSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 02.02 Turbine LayoutDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.04a Hub Height ZTV 15kmDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.06a(ii) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Geological Landscape Blade Tip ZTVDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.07 Access SurveyDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.04 Ponds and Water VoleDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 05.5 Viewpoint assessmentSupporting Document	Not published	View
Design and Access StatementDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
02 Figure 12.01 Public Rights of Way DiversionsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
05 Appendix 1Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.06b(ii) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Landscape Habitat Blade Tip ZTVDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.13 VP2Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.28 VP17Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.03b Bats 2019Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 09.02 Delivery AnalysisDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 01.2 Scoping DirectionSupporting Document	Not published	View
Appendix 01.1 Scoping ReportSupporting Document	Not published	View
Appendix 06.4 - Collision Risk Analysis V2Supporting Document	Not published	View
Appendix 07.1 Archaeological Desk Based AssessmentSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 05.09 Assessed Existing and Proposed Wind FarmsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 2bSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 06.09b KestrelDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 09.04 Typical Forestry Track Widening DetailDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
01 Commons Act Section 16 Application FormDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 1Supporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 05.22 VP11Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.17 VP6Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 07.10b Margam Mountain Registered Landscape ZTVDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 02.03 Turbine Layout EvolutionDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 02.01 Key Constraints and InfrastructureDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
04 Notice under Article 16(1)Forms and Certificates	Not published	View
05 - Landscape and VisualSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 02.04 Site Access Options PlanDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.11 Indicative Borrow Pit DetailsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.03a Tip Height ZTV 15kmDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.06b(1) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Landscape HabitatsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.29 VP18Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.03a Bats 2015-18Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.09a Red KiteDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 10.5 Background Noise Survey PhotosSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 03.05 Access Track Typical DetailsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.01 Infrastructure LayoutDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 02.01 Key Constraints and InfrastructureDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 03.10 Temporary Construction Compound Layout PlanDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.23 VP12Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.15 VP4Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 07.08 Historic Landscape Character Areas 10kmDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 02.1 Ground Investigation Report N Brown 2016Supporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 01.02 Planning Application BoundaryDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.07 Landscape DesignationsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.12 VP1Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.18 VP7Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.20 VP9Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.25 VP14Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 07.02c NMRW entries Post Medieval to Modern 1kmDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.11b BBS EastDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 07.01 Site Location PlanDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 09.01 Abnormal Load Delivery RouteDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
04 Figure 12.2b Common Land Swap PlanDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 4Supporting Document	Not published	View
05 DNS 3213662 Application FormForms and Certificates	Not published	View
03 Figure 03.01 Infrastructure LayoutDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
12 - Socio-economicsSupporting Document	Not published	View
13 - Schedule of MitigationSupporting Document	Not published	View
Appendix 05.3 LANDMAPSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 03.08 Energy Storage ElevationsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
00 Planning StatementDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
01 Acceptance of NotificationForms and Certificates	Not published	View
02 - Design Evolution _ AlternativesSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 03.12 Cable Trench DetailsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.06c(i) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Historic LandscapeDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.27 VP16Drawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.11a BBS WestDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 06.09c Other SpeciesDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 02.2 Ground Investigation Report RSK 2018Supporting Document	Not published	View
Appendix 07.2 ASIDOHLv2 AssessmentSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 03.10 Temporary Construction Compound Layout PlanDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 01.01 Site LocationDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 3Supporting Document	Not published	View
02 Notice under Articles 8 and 9-2Forms and Certificates	Not published	View
01 - IntroductionSupporting Document	Not published	View
Figure 01.02 Planning Application BoundaryDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 05.04b Hub Height ZTV 5kmDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Figure 12.01 Public Rights of Way DiversionsDrawings - Plans	Not published	View
Appendix 03.3 Carbon Balance AssessmentSupporting Document	Not published	View

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4 Nov 2020
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10 Dec 2020
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3 Feb 2021
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30 Mar 2021
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20 Apr 2021
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28 Sept 2022
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28 Sept 2022
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27 Sept 2027
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