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Wauntysswg Farm Solar Park
Our team provided a multi-disciplinary service for the development of a 30 MW solar park, including new access, photovoltaic panels, transformers, inverters, security fencing, communications tower, substation and CCTV in the upper Welsh Valleys. The project was determined under the bespoke Welsh infrastructure consenting procedure for Developments of National Significance. The open pasture site is currently visible from the local highway network currently.
Key details
Project name
Wauntysswg Farm Solar Park
Client
Elgin Energy EsCo Ltd
Location
Near Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent County Borough
Services Provided
- Planning
- Landscape
- Ecology
- Geo-environmental
- Glint and Glare
- Agricultural Land Classification
- Transportation
- Hydrology
Challenge
The site is located within a Special Landscape Area, Visually Important Local Landscape and approximately 400m from a Scheduled Ancient Monument in the form of a rare cholera cemetery. The site is also a habitat for curlew and contains species rich marshy grassland. These issues presented a number of challenges that had to be overcome for the project to move forward.
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Project Statistics
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project to be approved
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National Significance decision for Welsh Planning Minister Julie James
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generation of subsidy-free solar parks
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