Planning application · Onshore wind · The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure

Brechfa Forest West

Operational57.4 MWApplication EN010008Submitted 4 November 2011Granted 12 March 2013

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The application

Application number: EN010008
Planning authority: The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
County or area: Dyfed
Nation: Wales
Technology: Onshore wind
Capacity: 57.4 MW
Status: Operational
Operator or applicant: RWE Npower Renewables
Location: centred around the Afon Pib Valley, east of Alltwalis and the second area around Banc Llywelau, south of Rhydcymerau.
Turbines: 28
First operating: 2018

Timeline

4 November 2011 Planning application submitted
12 March 2013 Planning permission granted
24 November 2016 Construction started
18 January 2018 Operational

Preview of the planning evidence pack for this site

The pack for this site lists 43 comparable onshore wind incidents in the United Kingdom, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-0874, Turbine blade detaches at RWE's Brechfa Forest West wind farm in Wales, 9.8 km from this site.

Reference	Year	Incident	From the site	Severity
EIR-0874	2026	Turbine blade detaches at RWE's Brechfa Forest West wind farm in Wales	9.8 km	Significant
EIR-0790	2022	Nordex attributes a Welsh wind turbine collapse to an overspeed condition	45 km	Major
EIR-0794	2022	Wind turbine collapses at Pant-y-Wal wind farm near Gilfach Goch	61 km	Significant
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What the planning evidence pack adds for this application

The pack is made for Brechfa Forest West from the register and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. One fixed, dated file, as a PDF, a web page and a Word document.

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