PROJECT DOCUMENTS

Consultation materials and project documents

This page will be kept updated with all consultation materials, project documents and any further information as it becomes available.

Statutory consultation materials and project documents

General

• Non-Technical Summary (NTS) of the Draft Environmental Statement (ES)
• Draft Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)
• Draft Planning Statement
• Draft Design and Access Statement
• Draft Green Infrastructure Statement
• Draft DNS Application Forms
• Acceptance of Notification (bilingual)
• Draft One Sheet Summary
• Schedule 1 Notice (bilingual)
• Schedule 2 Notice (bilingual)
• Feedback form (English)
• Feedback form (Welsh)
• Exhibition banners
• Newsletter
• We are aware of an error in the posted newsletter regarding the deadline date for responses, which was listed as 30 January 2025 instead of the correct date, 30 January 2026. Here is a link to the updated newsletter with the correct deadline: 25-29155_Pennant-Walters-Rhyswg-Wind-Farm-Consultation_Newsletter_DIGITAL-1.pdf. If you have any queries about this, please do get in touch.

Common Land Documents

• Draft Section 38 Commons Act Application Form
• Draft Section 16 Commons Land Application Order of limitations
• Draft 16 Commons Act Application Released Land Figure
• Draft Section 16 Commons Act Application Forms
• Draft 16 Commons Action Application Common land register
• Draft Secondary Consents Statement

Draft Environmental Statement (ES)

• Chapter 1 – Introduction
• Appendix 1A – Scoping Report
• Appendix 1B – EIA Scoping Direction
• Chapter 2 – Approach to Environmental Impact Assessment
• Appendix 2A – Rhyswg Wind Farm Access Scenario
• Chapter 3 – Scheme Need, Alternatives and Iterative Design Process
• Chapter 4 – Development Description
• Appendix 4A – CEMP
• Chapter 5 – Legislative and policy overview
• Chapter 6 – Landscape and Visual
• Appendix 6A – LVIA Methodology and Glossary
• Appendix 6B – LANDMAP Filtering Process
• Appendix 6C – LANDMAP Baseline Descriptions and Sensitivity Assessments
• Appendix 6D – LANDMAP GLAA Assessment
• Appendix 6E – LANDMAP LHAA Assessment
• Appendix 6F – LANDMAP VSAA Assessment
• Appendix 6G – LANDMAP VSAA Assessment
• Appendix 6H – LANDMAP HLAA Assessment
• Assessment 6I – Assessment of effects – Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
• Assessment 6J – Assessment of effects – Wye Valley National Landscape
• Assessment 6K – Viewpoint Analysis
• Chapter 7 – Historic Environment
• Appendix 7A – Historic Environment Desk Based Assesssment
• Appendix 7B – Gazetteer
• Appendix 7C – Stage 1 Assessment of Designated Heritage Assets
• Chapter 8 – Biodiversity (Non-ornithology)
• Appendix 8A – Ecology (Non-ornithology) Baseline
• Appendix 8B – Ecobat (Collision Risk) Assessment
• Appendix 8C – Arboricultural Baseline Note
• Appendix 8D – Arboricultural Impact Assessment
• Chapter 9 – Ornithology
• Appendix 9A – Ornithology Baseline Report
• Appendix 9B – Collision Risk Model
• Chapter 10 – Water Environment
• Appendix 10A – Outline Drainage Strategy
• Chapter 11 – Ground Conditions
• Appendix 11A – Preliminary Risk Assessment
• Chapter 12 – Traffic and Transport
• Appendix 12A – AIL Study (including appendices)
• Appendix 12B – CTMP
• Chapter 13 – Noise
• Appendix 13A – Issue
• Appendix 13B – Construction Noise
• Chapter 14 – Shadow Flicker
• Chapter 15 – Socio-economics
• Chapter 16 – Other Issues
• Chapter 17 – Cumulative Effects

Figures:

• Figure 1.1 – Site Location Plan
• Figure 1.2 – Site Layout Plan
• Figure 1.3 – Rhyswg, Trecelyn and Mynydd Maen DNS Application Boundaries
• Figure 4.1 –Typical Wind Turbine
• Figure 4.2 – Typical Wind Turbine Foundation
• Figure 4.3 – Typical Wind Turbine Crane Hardstanding
• Figure 4.4 – Typical Internal Site Track Cross Section
• Figure 4.5 – Typical Cable Trench Details
• Figure 4.6 –Typical Switchroom and Substation Compound
• Figure 4.7 – Substation Building Elevations
• Figure 6.1 – Landscape and Visual Study Area
• Figure 6.2 – ZTV to Blade Tip with Viewpoint Locations
• Figure 6.3 – ZTV to Hub Height with Viewpoint Locations
• Figure 6.4 – Detailed ZTV to Blade Tip with Viewpoint Locations
• Figure 6.5 – Detailed ZTV to Hub Height with Viewpoint Locations
• Figure 6.6 – Wind energy developments included in the Cumulative Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (CLVIA)
• Figure 6.7 – Landform within the Study Area
• Figure 6.8 – National Landscape Character Areas with ZTV to Hub Height and Blade Tip
• Figure 6.9a – LANDMAP Geological Landscape Aspect Areas filtered into the LVIA with ZTV to Blade Tip
• Figure 6.9b – Landscape Habitat Aspect Areas filtered into the LVIA with ZTV to Blade Tip
• Figure 6.9c – LANDMAP Visual and Sensory Aspect Areas filtered into the LVIA with ZTV to Blade Tip
• Figure 6.9d – LANDMAP Visual and Sensory Aspect Areas filtered into the LVIA with ZTV to Blade Tip
• Figure 6.9e – LANDMAP Historic Landscape Aspect Areas filtered into the LVIA with ZTV to Blade Tip
• Figure 6.9f – LANDMAP Historic Landscape Aspect Areas filtered into the LVIA with ZTV to Blade Tip
• Figure 6.9g – LANDMAP Cultural Landscape Services Aspect Areas filtered into the LVIA with ZTV to Blade Tip
• Figure 6.10.1 – National and Local Landscape Designations in ZTV
• Figure 6.10.2 – National and Local Landscape Designations in ZTV
• Figure 6.10.3 – National and Local Landscape Designations in ZTV
• Figure 6.10.4 – National and Local Landscape Designations in ZTV
• Figure 6.11 – BBNP Landscape Character Areas
• Figure 6.12 – WVNL Landscape Character Areas
• Figure 6.13 – Visually Tranquil Areas within the Study Area
• Figure 6.14a – National and Long Distance Recreational Routes
• Figure 6.14b – National and Long Distance Recreational Routes Detailed
• Figure 6.15a – Key Recreational Areas within ZTV to Blade Tip
• Figure 6.15b – Detailed Local and Key Recreational Routes within ZTV to Blade Tip
• Figure 6.16a – Cumulative ZTV in Relation to Trecelyn and Mynydd Maen
• Figure 6.16b – Cumulative ZTV in Relation to Abertillery and Mynydd Llanhilleth
• Figure 6.16c – Cumulative ZTV in Relation to Carn y Cefn and Manmoel
• Figure 6.16d – Cumulative ZTV in Relation to Twny Hywel and Mynydd-y-Glyn
• Figure 6.16e – Cumulative ZTV in Relation to Oakdale, Pen y Fan and Ganol
• Figure 6.17a – Residential Properties within 2km with ZTV to Blade Tip
• Figure 6.17b – Residential Properties within 2km with ZTV to Hub Height
• Figure 6.18 – VP01 Dan-Y-Rhiw Terrace
• Figure 6.19 – VP02 Twmbarlwn Iron Age Fort
• Figure 6.20- VP03 Old Pant Road Pantside
• Figure 6.21 – VP04 Mynydd Llwyd
• Figure 6.22 – VP05 Fflorens Road Treowen
• Figure 6.23 – VP06 Mynydd Machen
• Figure 6.24 – VP07 Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk
• Figure 6.25 – VP08 Monnow Way Bettws
• Figure 6.26 – VP09 Pen-y-Fan Pond Country Park
• Figure 6.27 – VP10 PRoW East of St Illtyd
• Figure 6.28 – VP11 Blackwood Show Fields
• Figure 6.29 – VP12 B4236 Llanfrechfa
• Figure 6.30 – VP13 Northern edge of Delligaer
• Figure 6.31 – VP14 Western edge of Coed-y-paen
• Figure 6.32 – VP15 Lasgarn Lane BBNP
• Figure 6.33 – VP16 Gelligaer Common and Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk
• Figure 6.34 – VP17 Caerphilly Common
• Figure 6.35 – VP18 Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk on Mynydd Mieo
• Figure 6.36 – VP19 Rhymney Valley Ridgewalk on Cefn y Brithdir
• Figure 6.37 – VP20 Wales Coast Path Newport
• Figure 6.38 – VP21 Summit of Mynydd Carn-y-Cefn
• Figure 6.39 – VP22 Bertholey House – Newbridge on Usk
• Figure 6.40 – VP23 The Blorenge BBNP
• Figure 6.41 – VP24 Trig Point at Mynydd Llangynidr BBNP
• Figure 6.42 – VP25 Trig Point at Cefn yr Ystrad
• Figure 6.43 – VP26 Mynyddislwyn SLA and Raven Walk
• Figure 6.44 VP27 B-Road and PRoW within the Abercarn VILL
• Figure 6.45 – VP28 Llanishen – Wye Valley National Landscape
• Figure 7.1 – Designated Heritage Assets
• Figure 7.2 – Non-Designated Heritage Assets
• Figure 8.1 – Bat Impact Assessment
• Figure 8.2 – Illustrative Compensatory Planting Strategy
• Figure 10.1 – Study Area and Hydrology Features
• Figure 10.2 – NRW Development Advice Map Flood Zones
• Figure 10.3A – NRW Flood Map for Rivers
• Figure 10.3B – NRW Flood Map
• Figure 11.1 – Proposed Development Layout and Ground Conditions Study Area
• Figure 12.1 – Study Area
• Figure 12.2 – Quarry Locations and Routing Options
• Figure 12.3 – Abnormal Load Delivery Route
• Figure 12.4 – Existing Public Rights of Way Across the Site
• Figure 13.1 – Operational wind turbine study area
• Figure 13.2 – Noise sensitive properties
• Figure 13.3 – Noise receptors
• Figure 14.1 – Shadow Flicker Study Area
• Figure 14.2 – Shadow Flicker Contour Map
• Figure 15.1 – Existing Public Rights of Way Across the Site
• Figure 15.2 – Permissive Paths During Construction and Operational Phases

Early engagement public consultation materials

During Summer 2025, we undertook an early engagement  community consultation on the initial proposals. You can see the documents that were shown below.

• Newsletter (bilingual)