Environmental Qualities

The site has many positive characteristics making it a really good site for a windfarm. These are summarised below with more detail in the Environmental Issues section.

• Lack of interference with aviation.

• Lack of interference with communication links.

• Lack of interference with TV reception.

• No archaeological features on site

• Lack of hydrological or geological features to conflict with.

• Ecological footprint of windfarm significantly reduced by use of existing old airfield tracks and infrastructure.

• Excellent construction access avoiding built up areas and with close-by motorway access.

• Construction traffic reduced by neighbouring potential cement and stone sources

• Location outside landscape protection areas and set back from coastal fringe.

• Local landscape has existing built structures – hangers, communication towers, etc.

• Visual impact reduced by small number of turbines, shielding local topography, woodlands and hedges

• Avoidance of cumulative impact with other windfarms by separation of over 10km

• Noise thresholds easily maintained by separation from local housing and small number of turbines.

• Separation from housing to avoid any significant shadow flicker from a wind turbine

• Potential to support neighbouring industrial electricity consumers by discounted direct electricity supply

• Site has no amenity use at present being private land without any public rights of way

• Potential to be a tourist attraction as one of the easiest access windfarm sites in Wales with close-by motorway junction and easy access right up to the site.

• Existing capacity to connect the windfarm to the local electricity network exists. The connection point is only 1.6 km away limiting the need for long new overhead lines.