Mynydd Maen DNS Planning Application by RES

The application can also be viewed on the PEDW website at https://planningcasework.service.gov.wales/ using the reference DNS/3276725. A statutory consultation period has been advertised by PEDW to enable the public, as well as statutory consultees, to submit their comments on the proposal. Anyone wishing to submit a comment on the application should do so by 19 May 2025. […]

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Solar Farm Peat Survey Report “Not fit for purpose”

(This is the covering email for the submission of our action group report). Cil Lonydd Solar Farm Reference: DNS CAS-02446-R8X8W2 To pedw.infrastructure@gov.wales For the urgent attention of the Inspector for the above case From: Chris Harris Dear Sir, Further Information documents were recently published on the PEDW casework portal regarding DNS CAS-02446-R8X8W2 – Cil-Lonhydd Solar […]

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Construction of a Wind Turbine Foundation

Video examples of turbine construction. The first video was taken during the construction of Glenough Wind Farm in Tipperary, Ireland. The turbines have a blade tip height of 125 metres, quite a bit smaller than those proposes for our mountain. Imagine this work, or something a little larger, thirteen times on the sensitive peat plateau…

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Images and Visualisations

The RES consultations have been sadly lacking in any photos that show the true size of the turbines, or how they will appear from neighbourhoods close to the proposed wind farm Here we add some photos and some visualisations that may help you see how big they are!

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The Lawrence Weston Turbine

This turbine is special for three reasons… It is community owned, it is the largest turbine in England and It is the same size as the 13 that are proposed for Mynydd Maen.

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