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Non-Technical Summary (NTS) of the Draft Environmental Statement (ES)
One Sheet Summary
Draft Planning Statement
Draft Green Infrastructure Statement
Draft Design and Access Statement
Draft DNS Application Forms
Acceptance of Notification (bilingual)
Digital Consultation banners

Draft Environmental Statement (ES)

Chapter 1 – Introduction
Appendix 1A – EIA Scoping Report
Appendix 1B – EIA Scoping Direction
Chapter 2 – Approach to Environmental Impact Assessment
Appendix 2A – Carbon Balance Assessment
Chapter 3 – Scheme Need, Alternatives and Iterative Design Process
Chapter 4 – Development Description
Appendix 4A – Outline Construction Environmental Management Plan
Chapter 5 – Legislation and Policy Overview
Chapter 6 – Landscape and Visual
Appendix 6A – LVIA Methodology and Glossary
Appendix 6B – LANDMAP Filtering Process
Appendix 6C – LANDMAP Aspect Areas: Baseline Descriptions and Sensitivity Assessments
Appendix 6D – LANDMAP Geological Landscape Aspect Areas: Assessment of Effects
Appendix 6E – LANDMAP Landscape Habitat Aspect Areas: Assessment of Effects
Appendix 6F – LANDMAP Visual and Sensory Aspect Areas: Assessment of Effects
Appendix 6G – LANDMAP Historic Landscape Aspect Areas: Assessment of Effects
Appendix 6H – LANDMAP Cultural Landscape Services Aspect Areas: Assessment of Effects
Appendix 6I – Assessment of Landscape Effects: Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Special Qualities
Appendix 6J – Assessment of Landscape Effects: Gower National Landscape Special Qualities
Appendix 6K – Viewpoint Assessment
Appendix 6L – Assessment of Visual Effects
Chapter 7 – Historic Environment
Appendix 7A – Historic Environment Desk Based Assessment
Chapter 8 – Biodiversity
Appendix 8A – Preliminary Ecological Appraisal Report
Appendix 8B – Great Crested Newt (GCN) eDNA Survey
Chapter 9 – Ornithology
Appendix 9A – Baseline Ornithology Report 2024-2026
Appendix 9B – Bird Collision Risk Modelling Report
Chapter 10 – Water Environment
Appendix 10A – Flood Consequence Assessment and Drainage Statement
Appendix 10B – Water Framework Directive Assessment
Appendix 10C – Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems Assessment
Appendix 10D – Private Water Supply Risk Assessment
Chapter 11 – Ground Conditions
Appendix 11A – Geoenvironmental Preliminary Risk Assessment (PRA) – Northern Array (Part 1)
Appendix 11A – Geoenvironmental Preliminary Risk Assessment (PRA) – Southern Array (Part 2)
Appendix 11B – Phase 1 Soil and Peat Survey Report
Chapter 12 – Traffic and Transport
Appendix 12A – Outline Public Rights of Way Management Plan
Appendix 12B – Outline Construction Traffic Management Plan
Appendix 12C – Abnormal Load Access Study
Chapter 13 – Noise
Appendix 13A – Acoustic Terminology
Appendix 13B – Relevant Legislation, Planning Policy and Technical Guidance
Appendix 13C – Construction Traffic Noise
Appendix 13D – Operational Wind Turbine Noise
Chapter 14 – Shadow Flicker
Appendix 14A – Shadow Flicker Receptors
Appendix 14B – Shadow Flicker Results
Chapter 15 – Socio-economics
Chapter 16 – Other issues
Chapter 17 – Cumulative Effects

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1.1 Site Location Plan
1.2 Site Layout Plan
1.3 Northern Array Site Layout Plan
1.4 Southern Array Site Layout Plan
2.1 Cumulative Projects Plan
4.1 Public Rights of Way
4.1a Public Rights of Way – Northern Array
4.1b Public Rights of Way – Southern Array
4.2 Typical Wind Turbine with a Tip Height of 180m
4.3 Typical Wind Turbine Foundation
4.4 Typical Wind Turbine Crane Hardstanding
4.5 Typical Internal Site Track Cross Section
4.6 Typical Cable Trench Details
4.7 Typical Switchroom and Substation Compound
4.8 Substation Building Elevations
6.1 Landscape and Visual Study Area
6.2 Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) to Blade Tip with Viewpoint Locations
6.3 Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) to Hub Height with Viewpoint Locations
6.4 Detailed Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) to Blade Tip with Viewpoint Locations
6.5 Detailed Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) to Hub Height with Viewpoint Locations
6.6 Cumulative Context
6.7 National Landscape Character Areas with ZTV to Blade Tip
6.8a LANDMAP Geological Landscape Aspect Areas with ZTV to Blade Tip
6.8b LANDMAP Landscape Habitats Aspect Areas with ZTV to Blade Tip
6.8c LANDMAP Visual and Sensory Aspect Areas with ZTV to Blade Tip
6.8d Detailed LANDMAP Visual and Sensory Aspect Areas with ZTV to Blade Tip
6.8e LANDMAP Historic Landscape Aspect Areas with ZTV to Blade Tip
6.8f Detailed LANDMAP Historic Landscape Aspect Areas with ZTV to Blade Tip
6.8g LANDMAP Cultural Landscape Services Aspect Areas with ZTV to Blade Tip
6.9.1 National and local landscape designations with ZTV to Blade Tip (Sheet 1 of 4)
6.9.2 National and local landscape designations with ZTV to Blade Tip (Sheet 2 of 4)
6.9.3 National and local landscape designations with ZTV to Blade Tip (Sheet 3 of 4)
6.9.4 National and local landscape designations with ZTV to Blade Tip (Sheet 4 of 4)
6.10 Tranquillity and Place Visually Tranquil Areas
6.11 Local Recreational Routes and Key Recreational Destinations within 10km
6.12.1 Cumulative ZTV – Glanllynfi Garth with Llynfi Afan and Upper Ogmore
6.12.2 Cumulative ZTV – Glanllynfi Garth with Foel Trawsnant and Mynydd Fforch-Dwm
6.12.3 Cumulative ZTV – Glanllynfi Garth with Ffynnon Oer
6.12.4 Cumulative ZTV – Glanllynfi Garth with Pen y Cymoedd and Mynydd Bwllfa
6.12.5 Cumulative ZTV – Glanllynfi Garth with Maerdy and Carreg Wen
6.12.6 Cumulative ZTV – Glanllynfi Garth with Ferndale and Abergorki
6.12.7 Cumulative ZTV – Glanllynfi Garth with Fforch Nest, Pant-Y-Wal (+Extension) and Mynydd y Gaer
6.12.8 Cumulative ZTV – Glanllynfi Garth with Mynydd Brombil and Mynydd Ty-talwyn
6.12.9 Cumulative ZTV – Glanllynfi Garth with Mynydd Portref, Mynydd Portref Extension and Taff Ely
6.12.10 Cumulative ZTV – Glanllynfi Garth with Mynydd y Glyn and Llanwonno
6.12.11 Cumulative ZTV – Glanllynfi Garth with Maesgwyn and Hirfynydd
6.13 Residential Properties within 2km (Blade Tip ZTV)
6.14 Residential Properties within 2km (Hub Height ZTV)
6.15 Viewpoint 1 – PRoW MAE-59-1, north side of Mynydd Pwll yr Iwrch
6.16 Viewpoint 2 – PRoW MAE-32-3, situated between the two sites
6.17 Viewpoint 3 – Maesteg School and National Cycle Route (NCR) 885
6.18 Viewpoint 4 – Tudor Estate, Caerau
6.19 Viewpoint 5 – Maesteg Town Centre (adjacent to Town Hall)
6.20 Viewpoint 6 – Heol Faen, Garth
6.21 Viewpoint 7 – Maesteg Welfare Park
6.22 Viewpoint 8 – Heol Cynan, Llangynwyd
6.23 Viewpoint 9 – Pen-y-Foel Hill Summit
6.24 Viewpoint 10 – Y Wern, Betws
6.25 Viewpoint 11 – Mynydd Llangeinwyr Summit
6.26 Viewpoint 12 – Cistercian Way (Wales) and Bridleway LDM-17-1
6.27 Viewpoint 13 – Bryn Park
6.28 Viewpoint 14 – Bryncwils Road, Sarn
6.29 Viewpoint 15 – Gwelfor, Cefn Cribwr
6.30 Viewpoint 16 – Glamorgan Ridgeway Walk
6.31 Viewpoint 17 – Public open space, south of Brynna Road, Brynbryddan
6.32 Viewpoint 18 – Wales Coast Path, Ogmore-by-Sea
6.33 Viewpoint 19 – Clyne Gardens
6.34 Viewpoint 20 – Craig Derlwyn, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
8.1 Internationally Designated Sites for Nature Conservation within 10km
8.2 Nationally Designated Sites within 2km
8.3 International and National Statutory Designated Sites (Bats as Qualifying Feature)
8.4 Local Designated Sites within 10km (Bats as Qualifying Feature)
8.5 Non-Statutory Designated Sites within 2km
8.6 Priority Habitats and AWI Areas within 2km
8.7 Standing Water within 500m of Northern Array
8.8 Standing Water within 500m of Southern Array
8.9 Northern Array Phase 1 Habitat Survey Results
8.10 Southern Array Phase 1 Habitat Survey Results
10.1 Hydrology, Geology and Hydrogeology Study Area
10.2 Hydrology Overview
10.3 Fluvial Flood Risk
10.4 Surface Water Flood Risk
10.5 Private Water Supplies
10.6 Potential Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems
10.7 Aerial Imagery
11.1 Agricultural Land Classification
11.2 Superficial Geology
11.3 Bedrock Geology, Faults and Linear Features
11.4 National Soil Map
11.5 Peatlands of Wales Evidence Map
11.6 Soil Depth and Soil Coring
11.7 Zones of Interest
12.1 Traffic and Transport Study Area
12.2 Transport Network Overview
12.3 Public Rights of Way Overview
12.4 PIA Study Area and Collisions
13.1 Noise Study Areas
13.2 Proposed Noise Monitoring Locations
13.3 Noise Sensitive Receptors
13.4 Cumulative Turbines
14.1 Shadow Flicker Receptors
14.2 Shadow Flicker Receptors Zoomed 1
14.3 Shadow Flicker Receptors Zoomed 2
14.4 Shadow Flicker Receptors Zoomed 3
14.5 Shadow Flicker Receptors Zoomed 4
14.6 Shadow Flicker Extents
14.7 Shadow Flicker Cumulative Sites
15.1 Common Land and Open Access Land

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