Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm

Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm is centred on Clocaenog Forest, in the counties of Denbighshire and Conwy. Our studies suggest this location could accommodate 32 turbines. The current layout could accommodate an installed capacity of up to 96 MW. The average annual generation expected at the site would be equivalent to the approximate domestic needs of up to 42,100 average UK households.

The consenting process

As Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm will have an installed capacity of over 50MW, it will be considered by the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC), an independent body that now decides applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects.

The IPC came into operation on 1 March 2010, with a remit to consider applications for projects such as large wind farms, and will make decisions based on policies which are set out by the Government. http://infrastructure.independent.gov.uk/
 

Public consultation

Getting involved in the communities in which we operate is an important part of our development process, and allows us to build positive relationships and understand local sensitivities. Our communications are always bilingual, two-way, timely, open and honest.

Throughout the development of our proposals in the Clocaenog Forest, we are updating communities on progress, and enabling regular two-way dialogue. We are doing this in a number of ways including through updates to this website; by arranging a series of public exhibitions; by providing information in the local media and newspapers; and through ongoing dialogue with a range of stakeholders and community representatives. We are also publishing Wind Power News - a newsletter to keep you up to date with our activities and have distributed this to over 13,000 homes and organisations in the surrounding area.

IPC consultation

In December 2010, we published our Statement of Community Consultation in which we set out how we will undertake formal consultation on Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm, which will go to the Infrastructure Planning Commission. This Statement of Community Consultation is a formal part of the application process and has been discussed with Denbighshire County Council and Conwy County Borough Council.

As part of the IPC process for the Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm, and following the period of information provision held in the community in October 2009, formal consultation is taking place from Thursday, 4 August, 2011, until 5pm on Wednesday, 28 September, 2011.

This is the key stage at which members of the public should formally register their comments about the project. More specific information has been advertised locally, through the Denbighshire Free Press, The Independent, and The London Gazette.

During this period, you are invited to formally register and give us your feedback on the layout of the turbines, the location of access tracks and associated buildings, the surveys undertaken and the mitigation proposed.

The plans for the sites will also be decided in consultation with Forestry Commission Wales, intended to minimise the impact on the forest. This may be achieved, for example, by positioning turbines in open space or areas recently felled where possible, and by maximising use of existing access tracks.

Any response which you wish to make, must be in writing. It must indicate who is making the response, must provide an address to which any correspondence relating to the response may be sent. Please note that responses will be made public.
If you wish to respond about the proposals please contact us by:

 
Post:

Clocaenog Forest consultation
RWE npower renewables
Unit 22
Baglan Bay Innovation Centre,
Baglan Energy Park
Central Avenue
Port Talbot
SA12 7AX

Email:

clocaenog@npower-renewables.com

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