Planning application · Onshore wind · Powys

Cemmaes 3 Wind Farm

Appeal Withdrawn24 MWApplication P/2008/0249Submitted 29 February 2008Appeal withdrawn 22 October 2015

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The application

Application number: P/2008/0249
Planning authority: Powys
Nation: Wales
Technology: Onshore wind
Capacity: 24 MW
Status: Appeal Withdrawn
Operator or applicant: Acciona Energy
Location: east of Cwm Llinau on Mynydd Y Cemmaes ,AES, Llanbrynmair, Powys, SY19
Turbines: 12

Timeline

29 February 2008 Planning application submitted
22 January 2013 Planning permission refused
4 March 2014 Appeal lodged
22 October 2015 Appeal withdrawn

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-0790, Nordex attributes a Welsh wind turbine collapse to an overspeed condition, 33 km from this site.

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EIR-0790	2022	Nordex attributes a Welsh wind turbine collapse to an overspeed condition	33 km	Major
EIR-0874	2026	Turbine blade detaches at RWE's Brechfa Forest West wind farm in Wales	86 km	Significant
EIR-0794	2022	Wind turbine collapses at Pant-y-Wal wind farm near Gilfach Goch	110 km	Significant
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Summary for this site

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In the full pack

What the planning evidence pack adds for this application

The pack is made for Cemmaes 3 Wind Farm 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and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on.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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