Foel Gurig, the proposed site for Rhiwlas Energy Park, seen across the tranquil Marsh’s Pool above Llangurig. If both Rhiwlas and Banc Du were to be built, Marsh’s Pool would be ‘bookended’ by 200m turbines at both ends. One down – but another still open for comments. Have your say on Banc Du by 16 […]
Over the summer, the new Welsh Government has started a series of consultations on how Wales should be governed during this Senedd We’ve responded to three of them: energy, economy and connectivity; climate change, sustainability and rural affairs; and local government, housing and planning. You see our responses in full here: Energy, economy and […]
Two more wind farms? Have your say by 21 September Bute Energy and their sister GreenGen Cymru are proposing two new windfarms above the Gŵy/Wye Valley at Llangurig: Rhiwlas and Banc Du. The first of these, Rhiwlas, is now being considered by Planning and Environment Decisions Wales, with a deadline of 21 September for […]
Our new petition We’re working with the South and West Wales Wildlife Trust and Friends of the Earth Cymru to promote a petition asking for a Senedd debate on stopping future development on peatlands, whether or not they are designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). Why do we care so much about peat? […]
Our new petition We’re working with the South and West Wales Wildlife Trust and Friends of the Earth Cymru to promote a petition asking for a Senedd debate on stopping future development on peatlands, whether or not they are designated as SSSIs. Our Secretary, Lorna, explains why this is so important in an interview with […]
We were very pleased to receive a reply from Welsh Government, albeit from the Local Government and Planning Directorate rather than the Energy Minister as expected. In replying, they have announced a complete review of Future Wales The National Plan 2040 and associated planning policy. It’s a major task which does need doing but will, […]
For once, fine weather accompanied Aberystwyth Show (which has never been kind to us before) so our stall was able to spread out and take the space we needed to make our breadth of interests and campaigns stick. Lil Tudor-Craig’s wonderful banners illustrating the beauty and biodiversity of the Cambrians made an excellent backdrop to […]
The PEDW portal and deadline for responding to Statkraft’s proposal to build 12 150-180m turbines on the slopes of Y Garn and Pumlumon Fawr are now closed. We put our objection in on the day but PEDW have been quite slow in uploading it to their portal so we thought we’d post it here ourselves, […]
It will not have escaped notice that Plaid Cymru campaigned to form the new Welsh Government in part on a significant change to the previous approach to renewable power stations. Indeed, the new Energy, Connectivity and Enterprise Minister proposed a Bill on Community Energy only two years ago and has written on his blog about […]
Developer Statkraft has applied for permission to build 12 turbines up to 180m (590ft) high, on the slopes of Pumlumon Fawr and Y Garn. They’ve chosen the deceptively Cymraeg name for this Norwegian project, calling it Lluest y Gwynt. The public has until 10 June 2026 to submit any response to the application. If the development […]