NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
CLIVE
NIELD BSC(HONS), CENG, MICE,
MCIWEM, CIWEM
AN
INSPECTOR APPOINTED BY
THE WELSH MINISTERS
WILL
ATTEND AT
The Function Room, Dylan Thomas Centre, Somerset Place, Swansea,
SA1 1RR ON
Tuesday 16 February 2016 at 10:00am
TO
HOLD A LOCAL INQUIRY to hear representations from persons interested in the
land comprised in the below applications and, at his discretion, to hear
representations from any other persons who may desire to appear and be heard.
Copies of the application forms and accompanying documents referred to therein
can be obtained by request from The Planning Inspectorate, Crown Buildings,
Cathays Park,
Cardiff, CF10 3NQ or wales@pins.gsi.gov.uk. The
Common land applications are made under section 16 and 38 of the Commons Act
2006. If permission is granted by the Welsh Ministers, it will authorise the
applicant, RWE Innogy UK Limited, to undertake works on and to deregister
common land where replacement land will be given in exchange. The proposal for
each application is listed below:
Section
38 Applications – Proposed works on Common Land
Ref.
516138 (CL68)
The
application proposes 525m of new access track and the widening of 2390m of
existing road along Heol y Barna,
including associated retaining structures and gates and cattle grids, to
provide a suitable access to facilitate the construction, operation and
decommissioning of the Wind Farm. The works are located on Gopa Hill Common (CL68) between a point approximately 100m to the
east of the A48 at Bolgoed Road, Pontarddulais and along the existing
road at Heol y Barna.
Ref. 516139 (CL74)
The
application proposes 120m of temporary fencing enclosing a total area of 900m²
to protect Scheduled Ancient Monument GM202 for the duration of the works to
the access track. The works are located on Mynydd
Pysgodlyn and part Graig-y-Bedw,
Pentwynmawr, Banc Myddfai, Garn Fach and Banc Darren Mawr Common (CL74) adjacent to Heol Glyn Dyfai and approximately 2km north of Felindre.
Ref.
516140 (CL77)
The
application proposes 48m of temporary fencing enclosing a total area of 144m²
to protect undesignated historic asset MG62 for the duration of the works to
the access track. The works are located on Mynydd
y Gwair Common (CL77) approximately 1km north of the Upper Lilw Reservoir.
Ref.
516141 (CL77)
The
application proposes works to four sections (with a total length of 242m) of
the existing ditch system alongside Rhydypandy
Road to deter vehicular access on the Common. The works are located on Mynydd y Gwair Common (CL77) along the
west side of Rhydypandy Road
approximately 4km to the south-east of Ammanford.
Section
16 Applications – The deregistration and exchange of Common Land
Ref.
516142 (CL77)
The
release land – 123,100m² of land
forming part of CL77 Mynydd y Gwair
Common. CL77 extends from Craig-cefn–parc
(4km west of Pontardawe) at its most southern extent to approximately 2km
southeast of Ammanford at its most northern extent.
The
replacement land – 125,000m² of land
adjoining CL77 and forming part of Blaen
yr Olchfa Fach Farm which is located approximately 2km northwest of Craig Cefn parc and is bounded to the
north, east and west by CL77 (approx. grid reference 266783 204967).
The
purpose of this application is to enable the construction of part of the access
track and 7 wind turbines to a maximum blade tip height of 127 meters as part
of the wind farm area, which also includes 9 wind turbines on the adjacent Mynydd Pysgodlyn and part Graig y Bedw,
Pentwynmawr, Banc Myddfai, Garn Fach and Banc Darren Mawr Common (CL74), together with associated external
transformers, crane hardstandings, a construction compound and permanent met
mast.
Ref.
516143 (CL74)
The
release land – 257,500m² of land
forming part of CL74 Mynydd Pysgodlyn
and part Graig y Bedw, Pentwynmawr, Banc
Myddfai, Garn Fach and Banc Darren Mawr Common. (CL74) extends from approximately
2.5 km east of Pontarddulais at its most south-westerly extent to
approximately3km south of Ammanford at its most northern extent.
The
replacement land – two parcels of
land adjoining CL74 and totalling 174,200m² and situated at Blaen Gerdinen which is located
adjacent to an unnamed road approximately 2km southeast of Garnswllt (Approx grid reference 263683 207589; and adjacent to Blaennant Ddu which is located adjacent
to an unnamed road to the south of the Afon
Dulais to the north, and is approximately 3km southeast of Garnswllt (approx. grid reference
264387 206563).
The purpose of this application is to enable the
construction of part of the access track and 9 wind turbines to a maximum blade
tip height of 127 meters as part of the wind farm area,
I’R GAD? TARO NOL?
FE GODWN NI ETO? GORCHFYGWN? And all that, reality or just a joke – ALL WELSH
NAT WIND?
