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Wind Power News: Wales
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New study backs concerns about economic impact of onshore wind turbines
Campaigners say a recently published international study has validated their concerns that intrusive wind turbines can damage rural economies. Jenny Chryss, campaign lead of the group RE-think, which opposes plans for large scale wind turbines in mid Wales said: “When tourists visit rural Wales, it’s often to enjoy the beauty of the landscapes. It’s therefore worrying that research on the effect of visible wind turbines on local economies in Italy, with its own beautiful landscapes, found that tourism numbers dropped . . . Complete story »
Radnor Forest wind farm delayed again
A decision on the future of a massive proposed wind farm on Radnor Forest seems further away than ever, after Planning Inspectors, for a second time, asked the Applicant, Bute Energy to provide more information. The so-called “Nant Mithil Energy Park”, which is widely regarded as Bute Energy’s flagship project would comprise 30 wind turbines up to 220m tall on and around the highest hills in Radnorshire. A series of delays have beset the application since it was first submitted . . . Complete story »
Lord Kinnock involved in blocking major Cwmbran wind farm – again
Lord Neil Kinnock is once again opposing a wind farm proposal, 30 years after blocking a similar scheme. The new plans would see two wind farms built on Mynydd Maen near Cwmbran, where a wind farm project was proposed in 1994 and later scrapped following the campaign. Lord Kinnock, who served as MP for Islwyn and led the Labour party from 1983 to 1992, has met campaigners from the Mynydd Maen Action Group at the House of Lords and made . . . Complete story »
MS raises Nant Mithil wind farm concerns with minister
James Evans has asked the new Welsh Government how it will deal in planning terms with “developments of national significance”. The Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd MS said at the Senedd that in his constituency, the Nant Mithil planning application for large-scale wind turbines has attracted “huge local opposition”. Bute Energy’s Nant Mithil Energy Park proposal at Radnor Forest would see 30 wind turbines of up to 220 metres in height built on the site. The application is being determined through the . . . Complete story »
Fresh setback for wind turbine scheme as bat concerns remain
A call for a five month breathing space for a wind turbine application, which was previously withdrawn late last year over a lack of information on how it may affect bats, is expected to be turned down and the scheme refused. In December of last year, in an application recommended for refusal at Pembrokeshire County Council’s planning committee, Constantine Wind Energy Ltd sought permission for a 76-metre-high wind turbine at Summerton Farm, Sageston. Back in 2024, an application to replace . . . Complete story »
Giant wind turbines taller than Blackpool Tower leave rural North Wales residents ‘horrified’
Residents have erupted in anger over plans for giant wind turbines taller than Blackpool Tower on a ridge in rural Conwy. Fury is growing after proposals emerged to erect five 180-metre turbines on Mynydd Tryfan which it is claimed, would be the tallest ever built on land in North Wales. The huge structures would stand around 20 metres higher than Blackpool Tower, dramatically altering the skyline above communities between Bryn Rhyd yr Arian and Bylchau. Locals say they were blindsided . . . Complete story »
‘Horrified’ residents fight plans for towering wind turbines on rural ridge
Residents have erupted in anger over plans for giant wind turbines taller than Blackpool Tower on a ridge in rural Conwy. The proposals are for five 180-metre turbines on Mynydd Tryfan which would be the tallest ever built on land in north Wales. The structures would stand around 20 metres higher than Blackpool Tower, altering the skyline above communities between Bryn Rhyd yr Arian and Bylchau. Locals say they were blindsided when details of the scheme leaked just weeks ago, . . . Complete story »
‘It would break my heart’ – wind farm plans leave people divided
From a hillside above Abercarn in Caerphilly county, Grace Lloyd points across the moorland she can see from her home. “We’re sort of surrounded by where the wind farms are going to be,” she said. Familiar electricity pylons are dotted across the common. Planned wind turbines, she said, would be five times taller. “It would break my heart to see this covered in concrete and bulldozed,” she added. Many people have contacted BBC Your Voice about plans for onshore wind . . . Complete story »
These enormous wind turbine projects would damage Wales – and all to supply the rest of the UK with energy
Yes, the world is getting hotter, and yes, Britain should produce more renewable energy. But what should be the price of that principle? The Cambrian mountains in mid-Wales are the national park that never was. In the 1950s, when the official designations were declared, Wales was awarded Eryri (Snowdonia), the Pembrokeshire coast and the Brecon Beacons. The Cambrians were larger and grander than the Beacons, but less accessible and therefore less important. Three parks were thought enough for Wales. That . . . Complete story »
Abertillery Wind Farm refused
Applicant: RWE Renewables UK Ltd Site Address: Land between Abertillery and Abersychan Description: The construction and operation of up to six wind turbines with a maximum blade tip height of up to 200m and associated infrastructure. References: DNS/3278009, S16 & S38 Common Land Secondary Consent Applications Decision Date: 06/03/2026 Decisions: The applications are refused. Having regard to the written evidence, the main issues in the determination of the application are: the effect of the development upon landscape character and visual . . . Complete story »
