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Consultation Request from Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW) in relation to a screening direction request under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)(Wales) Regulations 2017 for the construction of solar arrays and battery storage project generating 50MW on a site area of approximately 33ha. of a wider 99.5ha site, with associated works including transforms, sub-station and inverters, battery energy storage, access tracks, storage containers, fencing , CCTV and underground 33kV cable connection to grid.

Agricultural Land To The South Of Moel Ton-mawr And West Of Mnyndd Margam

DecidedReference: P2022/0567Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

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Agricultural Land To The South Of Moel Ton-mawr And West Of Mnyndd Margam

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Nat. Sig. Infrastructure Project/DNS
Received
1 Jul 2022
Validated
1 Jul 2022
Determination deadline
25 Aug 2022
Local authority
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Application overview

Consultation Request from Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW) in relation to a screening direction request under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)(Wales) Regulations 2017 for the construction of solar arrays and battery storage project generating 50MW on a site area of approximately 33ha. of a wider 99.5ha site, with associated works including transforms, sub-station and inverters, battery energy storage, access tracks, storage containers, fencing , CCTV and underground 33kV cable connection to grid.

Proposal details

Reference
P2022/0567
Alternative references
CAS-01977-L5K6R7
Ward
Margam & Taibach
Parish
Port Talbot

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DocumentPublishedAction
2022-08-10 - 01977 - EIA Screening Assessment - EIA Required (1)DecisionNot publishedView
E05570-DOC-Figure 4 Ecology-V1-20220727-RK.mxdDrawings - PlansNot publishedView
E05570-DOC-Figure 1 Site Location-V1-20220727-RKDrawings - PlansNot publishedView
E05670-REP-Eirlys Solar and Storage Project EIA Screening Request ReportDrawings - PlansNot publishedView
Screening Request Letter Eirlys Solar and Storage ProjectDrawings - PlansNot publishedView
2022-07-01 - DNS CAS-01977-L5K6R7 - Amended - EIA Screening Consultation LetterSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
E05570-DOC-Figure 3 Nationally Designated Assets-V1-20220727-RKDrawings - PlansNot publishedView
E05570-DOC-Figure 2 Site Boundary-V1-20220727-RKDrawings - PlansNot publishedView

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2022-08-10 - 01977 - EIA Screening Assessment - EIA Required (1)
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