DNS Application

In September 22, the Welsh Ministers approved the Upper Ogmore Wind Farm and energy storage project, located near Blaengarw and Nant-y-Moel in Bridgend.

You can find out more about the Upper Ogmore DNS Application by watching the video below.

Below you will find links to all the application documents which will made up the primary DNS application, and also documents relating to a secondary application under the Commons Act 2006.

Acceptance of Notice under Article 6 of the Developments of National Significance (Procedure) (Wales) Order 2016

Notice under Articles 8 and 9(2) of the Developments of National Significance (Procedure) (Wales) Order 2016

Notice under Articles 16(1) of the Developments of National Significance (Procedure) (Wales) Order 2016

Developments of National Significance Application Form

Environmental Statement Volume 1: Non Technical Summary

Non Technical Summary 

• Figure 01.01 Site Location 
• Figure 03.01 Infrastructure Layout
• Figure 03.02 Wind Turbine 
• Figure 03.07 Energy Storage Layout Plan 
• Figure 03.08 Energy Storage Elevation
• Figure 12.01 Public Rights of Way 

Environmental Statement Volume 2: Main Text

Preface 

• 1.Introduction 
• 2.Design Evolution Alternatives 
• 3.Proposed Development
• 4.Planning Policy and Content
• 5.Landscape and Visual 
• 6.Ecology and Biodiversity V2 (updated Sept 2020)
• 7.Cultural Heritage V2 (updated Oct 2020)
• 8.Hydrology and Hydro-geology
• 9.Traffic Transport and Access
• 10.Acoustic
• 11.Shadow Flicker - Reflected Light
• 12.Socio-economics, Land Use and Public Access
• 13.Schedule of Mitigation

Environmental Statement Volume 3: Figures

Table of Figures 

• Figure 01.01 Site Location 
• Figure 01.02 Planning Application Boundary V2 (updated Feb 21)
  
  
• Figure 02.01 Key Constraints and Infrastructure 
• Figure 02.02 Turbine Layout
• Figure 02.03 Turbine Layout Evolution 
• Figure 02.04 Site Access Options Plan
  
  
• Figure 03.01 Infrastructure Layout
• Figure 03.02 Wind Turbine Elevation 
• Figure 03.03 Wind Turbine Foundation 
• Figure 03.04 Crane Hardstanding General Arrangement
• Figure 03.05 Access Track Typical Details 
• Figure 03.06 Substation Building and Compound
• Figure 03.07 Energy Storage Layout Plan 
• Figure 03.08 Energy Storage Elevations
• Figure 03.09 Site Entrance 
• Figure 03.10 Temporary Construction Layout Plan 
• Figure 03.11 Indicative Borrow Pit Details 
• Figure 03.12 Cable Trench Details
• Figure 03.13 Typical Wind Farm Communication
• Figure 03.14 Preliminary Grid Connection Route
  
  
• Figure 05.01 Planning Application Boundary and SSA Boundary V2 (updated Feb 21)
• Figure 05.02 Study Area
• Figure 05.03a Tip Height ZTV 15km
• Figure 05.03b Tip Height ZTV 5km
• Figure 05.04a Hub Height ZTV 15km 
• Figure 05.04b Hub Height ZTV 5km 
• Figure 05.05 Landscape Character Areas
• Figure 05.06a(i) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Geological Landscape 
• Figure 05.06a(ii) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Geological Landscape Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 05.06b(i) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Landscape Habits 
• Figure 05.06b(ii) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Landscape Habitat Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 05.06c(i) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Historic Landscape 
• Figure 05.06c(ii) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Historic Landscape Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 05.06d(i) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Cultural Landscape 
• Figure 05.06d(ii) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Cultural Landscape Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 05.06e(i) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Visual and Sensory 
• Figure 05.06e(ii) LANDMAP Aspect Areas - Visual and Sensory Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 05.07 Landscape Designations 
• Figure 05.08 Access and Recreation 
• Figure 05.09 Assessed Existing and Proposed Wind Farm 
• Figure 05.10 Paired Blade Tip ZTV Upper Ogmore and Llyfi Afan 
• Figure 05.11 Cumulative Blade Tip ZTV
• Figure 05.12 VP1
• Figure 05.13 VP2
• Figure 05.14 VP3
• Figure 05.15 VP4
• Figure 05.16 VP5
• Figure 05.17 VP6
• Figure 05.18 VP7
• Figure 05.19 VP8
• Figure 05.20 VP9
• Figure 05.21 VP10
• Figure 05.22 VP11
• Figure 05.23 VP12
• Figure 05.24 VP13
• Figure 05.25 VP14
• Figure 05.26 VP15
• Figure 05.27 VP16
• Figure 05.28 VP17
• Figure 05.29 VP18
  
  
• Figure 06.01 VP Locations
• Figure 06.02 Honey buzzard VP
• Figure 06.03a Bats 2015-2018
• Figure 06.03b Bats 2019
• Figure 06.04 Ponds and Water Vole V2 (updated Feb 21)
• Figure 06.05 Designated Sites
• Figure 06.06 Phase 1 Site 
• Figure 06.07 Access Survey V2 (updated Feb 21)
• Figure 06.08 NVC 
• Figure 06.09a Red Kite
• Figure 06.09b Kestral 
• Figure 06.09c Other Species 
• Figure 06.09d Flightlines
• Figure 06.10 Winter Walkover 
• Figure 06.11a BBS West 
• Figure 06.11b BBS East
  
  
• Figure 07.01 Planning Application Boundary Site Heritage Features
• Figure 07.02a GGAT HER entries Prehistoric to Medieval 1km
• Figure 07.02b GGAT HER entries Post Medieval to Modern 1km
• Figure 07.02c NMRW entries Post Medieval to Modern 1km
• Figure 07.03 Scheduled Monuments 10km V2 (updated Feb 21)
• Figure 07.04 Listed Buildings 10km V2 (updated Feb 21)
• Figure 07.05 Registered Parks and Gardens
• Figure 07.06 Designated Historic Assets
• Figure 07.07 Designated Historic Assets stage 2
• Figure 07.08 Historic Landscape Character Areas
• Figure 07.09 Historic Landscape Character Areas
• Figure 07.10a Rhondda Registered Landscape
• Figure 07.10b Margam Mountain Registered Landscape
  
  
• Figure 08.01 Peat Depth Map
  
  
• Figure 09.01 Abnormal Load Delivery Route
• Figure 09.02 Delivery Analysis
• Figure 09.03 Forestry Track Widening Pen Y Cymoedd Wind Farm V2 (updated Feb 21) 
• Figure 09.04 Typical Forestry Track Widening Detail 
  
  
• Figure 10.01 Predicted Noise Footprint
• Figure 10.02 Predicted Cumulative Noise Footprint
  
  
• Figure 12.1 Public Rights of Way Diversions
• Figure 12.2a Common Land Swap Plan
• Figure 12.2b Common Land Swap Plan 

Environmental Statement Volume 4: Appendices

Table of Appendices 

• Appendix 01.01 Scoping Report
• Appendix 01.02 Scoping Direction 
• Appendix 01.03 Scoping Summary Table 
  
  
• Appendix 02.01 Ground Investigation Report 2016
• Appendix 02.02 Ground Investigation Report 2018
  
  
• Appendix 03.01 Potential Grid Connection 
• Appendix 03.02 Sustainable Drainage Management Plan
• Appendix 03.03 Carbon Balance Assessment
  
  
• Appendix 05.01 Consultation 
• Appendix 05.02 LVIA Methodology
• Appendix 05.03 LANDMAP
• Appendix 05.04 Landscape assessment
• Appendix 05.05 Viewpoint assessment
  
  
• Appendix 06.01 Relevant Planning Policy and Legislation 
• Appendix 06.02 Consultation Meeting Minutes and Responses 
• Appendix 06.03 Ecology and Ornithology Survey Reports V2 (updated Sept 2020)
• Appendix 06.04 Collision Risk Analysis V2 (updated Sept 2020)
  
  
• Appendix 07.01 Archaeological and Heritage Desk Based Assessment
• Appendix 07.02 ASIDOHLv2 Assessment
  
  
• Appendix 10.01 Assessment of Energy Storage Facility
• Appendix 10.02 Scope of Assessment
• Appendix 10.03 Calculating Standardised Wind Speed 
• Appendix 10.04 Propagation Height - Valley effect 
• Appendix 10.05 Background Noise Survey Photos
• Appendix 10.06 Instrumentation Records 
• Appendix 10.07 Charts 
• Appendix 10.08 Suggested Planning Conditions - Noise

Design and Access Statement 

Design and Access Statement

Public Rights of Way Diversions Consenting Strategy

• Figure 01.01 Site Location
• Figure 01.02 Planning Application Boundary V2 (updated Feb 21)
• Figure 02.01 Key Constraints and Infrastructure
• Figure 02.03 Turbine Layout Evolution
• Figure 03.01 Infrastructure Layout
• Figure 03.02 Wind Turbine Elevation 
• Figure 03.03 Wind Turbine Foundation
• Figure 03.04 Crane Hard-standing General Arrangement
• Figure 03.05 Access Track Typical Details
• Figure 03.06 Substation Building and Compound
• Figure 03.07 Energy Storage Layout Plan 
• Figure 03.08 Energy Storage Elevations
• Figure 03.09 Site Entrance 
• Figure 03.10 Temporary Construction Company Layout Plan
• Figure 03.11 Indicative Borrow Pit Details
• Figure 09.04 Typical Forestry Track Widening Detail 
• Figure 12.01 Public Rights of Way Diversions

Planning Statement

• Planning Statement 
• Planning Statement Addendum
• Figure 5.1 Planning Application Boundary and SSA Boundary V2 (updated Feb 21)
• Figure 5.9 Assessed Existing and Proposed Wind Farms
• Figure 5.30 Planning Application Boundary and NDF Pre-Assessed Areas for Wind Energy V2 (updated Feb 21)

Commons Act 2006 Section 16 Application

• Application Form 
• Figure 12.01 Public Rights of Way Diversions 
• Figure 12.02a Common Land Swap Plan 
• Figure 12.02b Common Land Swap Plan 
• Appendix 1 - Common Register and Plan
• Appendix 2 - Common Land Report

Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) Report 

• PAC Report
• Appendix 1 - Declarations of Compliance
• Appendix 2a - Statutory Publicity
• Appendix 2b (part 1) - Public Publicity
• Appendix 2b (part 2) - Public Publicity
• Appendix 3 - Consultee Addresses
• Appendix 4 - Consultee Responses/Consequent Actions

Variation to Application (Feb 21)

• Covering Letter
• Application Form
• Plan - Former Planning Application and County Boundaries
• Historic Environment Amendments