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Consultation Request from the Welsh Ministers on the content of a Scoping Direction (EIA Development) relating to a proposed application to be made for a Development of National Significance (DNS) in relation to a proposed Wind farm of up to 26 turbines (6.6 MW per turbine) with a maximum height of 250m in height and 170m in rotor diameter, transformer housing, battery storage, permanent anemometry masts, access tracks, crane pads and borrow pits.

Land At Bryn And Penhydd Forest Located Between Port Talbot And Maesteg

DecidedReference: P2021/0057Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

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Application location

Land At Bryn And Penhydd Forest Located Between Port Talbot And Maesteg

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Nat. Sig. Infrastructure Project/DNS
Received
15 Jan 2021
Validated
28 Jan 2021
Determination deadline
24 Mar 2021
Local authority
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Application overview

Consultation Request from the Welsh Ministers on the content of a Scoping Direction (EIA Development) relating to a proposed application to be made for a Development of National Significance (DNS) in relation to a proposed Wind farm of up to 26 turbines (6.6 MW per turbine) with a maximum height of 250m in height and 170m in rotor diameter, transformer housing, battery storage, permanent anemometry masts, access tracks, crane pads and borrow pits.

Proposal details

Reference
P2021/0057
Alternative references
3264571
Ward
Bryn And Cwmavon
Parish
Port Talbot

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Documents 21 of 21

DocumentPublishedAction
Finalised Response from NPTCBCDecisionNot publishedView
AppendicesDecisionNot publishedView
DNS 3264571 - Y Bryn Wind Farm consultation letterSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
2021-01-11 - Figure 3.2 - Constraints to Site DesignSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
Y Bryn Scoping Report (REPORT - 1233647 - 1 - E)Supporting DocumentNot publishedView
2021-01-11 - Figure 14.2 - Non-Designated Historic Assets within siteSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
2021-01-11 - Figure 12.1 - Zone of Theoretical Visibility - REV ASupporting DocumentNot publishedView
2021-01-11 - Figure 3.1 - Regional ContextSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
2021-01-11 - Figure 11.3b - Vantage Point Results 2019-20 - RaptorsSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
2021-01-11 - Figure 14.1 - Designated Historic Assets within siteSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
2021-01-11 - Figure 14.4 - Designated Historic Assets within 5 kmSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
2021-01-11 - Figure 11.4 - Vantage Point Results 2019-20 - Non-Breeding SurveySupporting DocumentNot publishedView
2021-01-11 - Figure 11.3a - Vantage Point Results 2019-20 - GullsSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
2021-01-11 - Figure 17.2 v3 - Forestry Study AreaSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
2021-01-11 - Figure 14.3 - Non-Designated Historic Assets within 1 kmSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
Figure 17.1 Land Use within the study areaSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
2021-01-11 - Figure 11.2 - Ornithology Survey AreasSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
DNS 3264571 - Y Bryn Wind Farm consultation letterSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
2021-01-11 - Figure 11.1 - Ornithology VisibilitySupporting DocumentNot publishedView
Y Bryn Scoping Report (REPORT - 1233647 - 1 - E)Supporting DocumentNot publishedView
2021-01-11 - Figure 14.5 - Designated Historic Assets within 10 kmSupporting DocumentNot publishedView

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