RESULTS OF FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SUBMITTED

RES submitted Supplementary Environmental Information (SEI) to support its application for a 21 turbine wind farm on high ground between New Inn, Llanllwni and Gwernogle to Carmarthenshire County Council on 29 February 2012. We held a further round of public exhibitions on 8-9 March to enable local people to learn the outcomes of the additional studies the SEI contains. There is a six week period from the date of submission for interested parties to register their views about the SEI with Carmarthenshire County Council.

If it goes ahead, Bryn Llywelyn Wind Farm will provide enough renewable electricity to meet the average needs of up to 29,000 homes (that's 37 per cent of all the homes in Carmarthenshire).

NEWS

March 2012 - ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED

RES has submitted Supplementary Environmental Information (SEI) to Carmarthenshire County Council to support the planning application submitted last year. The SEI contains the results of additional studies into aspects of the proposed 21 turbine wind farm, including traffic, tourism impacts, wildlife and habitat management.

The full SEI is available on the Council's website at www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk

You can register your opinion about the SEI by writing to Carmarthenshire County Council Planning department, quoting reference E/23947. The deadline for consultation responses is Wednesday 11 April 2012.

February 2012 - NEW PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS ANNOUNCED

The dates for a third round of public exhibitions relating to Bryn Llywelyn Wind Farm have been announced by RES.

David Cox, RES Project Manager, explains: "Local people and key consultees asked us to look in more detail at various aspects of the wind farm proposal, including topics such as wildlife, traffic and tourism. We've organised this new round of exhibitions so that we can share the results of these further studies - known collectively as Supplementary Environmental Information - with the community."

The exhibitions will take place on Thursday 8th March, 1-7pm, in the Community Hall, Brechfa, and Friday 9th March, 12-6pm, in Llanllwni Church Community Hall.

For more information, click here to download recent newsletter (PDF, 421.17KB)

ACTION FOR RENEWABLES PANORAMA REBUTTAL

Action for Renewables has produced a video rebutting the claims made in the BBC's recent Panorama programme "What's fuelling energy price rises?". The video is presented by the Chair of A4R, Tony Juniper, and can be found below:

February 2011 - RES SUBMITS PLANNING APPLICATION FOR BRYN LLYWELYN WIND FARM

RES has submitted a planning application for Bryn Llywelyn Wind Farm, between the villages of New Inn, Llanllwni and Gwernogle, in Carmarthenshire. If approved, the 21-turbine wind farm would provide enough clean, green electricity to meet the average demand of 29,000 homes. Each turbine would have a maximum height of 127m to the tip of the blade.

September 2010 - RES announces plans for new wind farm at Bryn Llywelyn

RES has sent a newsletter to more than 4,000 homes, announcing plans for the new Bryn Llywelyn Wind Farm, which would be located between the villages of New Inn, Gwernogle and Llanllwni in Carmarthenshire.