Caerphilly, Planning Notice
What is planned?
The Developments of National Significance (Procedure) (Wales) Order 2016 (as amended)
PUBLICITY AND CONSULTATION BEFORE APPLYING FOR PLANNING PERMISSION
NOTICE UNDER ARTICLES 8 AND 9(2)
Purpose of this notice: this notice provides the opportunity to comment directly to the developer on a proposed Development of National Significance (DNS) prior to the submission of a planning application to the Welsh Ministers. Planning applications for DNS will be publicised by the Welsh Ministers and the relevant local planning authority; any comments provided in response to this notice will not prejudice your ability to make representations to the Welsh Ministers on any related DNS planning application. You should note that any comments submitted may be placed on the public file.
Proposed development at:
Address or location of the proposed development
Rhyswg Wind Farm, Caerphilly, South Wales, is located on land to the east of Abercarn, Caerphilly and to the north of Cwmcarn. The extent of the site for the proposed wind turbines lies entirely within the administrative boundary of Caerphilly County Borough Council. The proposed access road includes 1km of land within Torfaen County Borough Council’s administrative boundary.
I give notice that:
Applicant’s Name Pennant Walters Ltd.
is intending to apply to the Welsh Ministers for planning permission in respect of Development of National Significance which is:
Description of the proposed development
Proposed development of a wind farm of up to three turbines (with a maximum blade tip height of 180m) and associated infrastructure including access tracks, transformer and a substation on land at Rhyswg Farm between Abercarn and Cwmcarn.
And considers that the following secondary consents are connected to the proposed application and that a decision in respect of those consents is to be made or should be made by the Welsh Ministers:
Details of secondary consents in respect of which the applicant considers a decision should be made by the Welsh Ministers (Section 62H of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as prescribed by the Developments of National Significance (Specified Criteria and Prescribed Secondary Consents) (Wales) Regulations 2016)
Sections 16 and 38(1) of the 2006 Act order authorising work to take place on the Common land to allow for the delivery of part of the main access route.
You may inspect copies of:
the proposed application;
the plans; and
other supporting documents online at:
Address of website
https://rhyswgwindfarm.co.uk
Anyone who wishes to make representations about this proposed development must write to the applicant/agent at:
Email address of the applicant/agent
Address of the applicant
FREEPOST TC CONSULTATION
By:
Date giving a period of 42 days, beginning with the date of service and publication
Friday 30th January 2026
Signed:
Meryl Lewis
Director of Environment & Sustainability, Pennant Walters
Date:
Tuesday 25th November 2025
Gorchymyn Datblygiadau o Arwyddocâd Cenedlaethol (Gweithdrefn) (Cymru) 2016 (fel y’i diwygiwyd)
CYHOEDDDUSRWYDD AC YMGYNGHORI CYN GWNEUD CAIS AM GANIATÂD CYNLLUNIO
HYSBYSIAD O DAN ERTHYGLAU 8 A 9(2)
Diben yr hysbysiad hwn: mae’r hysbysiad hwn yn rhoi cyfle i wneud sylwadau’n uniongyrchol i’r datblygwr ar Ddatblygiad o Arwyddocâd Cenedlaethol (DNS) arfaethedig cyn i gais cynllunio gael ei gyflwyno i Weinidogion Cymru. Bydd Gweinidogion Cymru a’r awdurdod cynllunio lleol perthnasol yn rhoi cyhoeddusrwydd i geisiadau cynllunio ar gyfer DNS; ni fydd unrhyw sylwadau a roddir wrth ymateb i’r hysbysiad hwn yn eich atal rhag gwneud sylwadau i Weinidogion Cymru ar unrhyw gais cynllunio DNS cysylltiedig. Dylech nodi y gallai unrhyw sylwadau a gyflwynir fod ar gael i’r cyhoedd.
Datblygiad arfaethedig yn:
Cyfeiriad neu leoliad y datblygiad arfaethedig
Mae Fferm Wynt Rhyswg, Caerffili, De Cymru, wedi’i lleoli ar dir i’r dwyrain o Aber-carn, Caerffili ac i’r gogledd o Gwm-carn. Mae hyd a lled y safle ar gyfer y tyrbinau gwynt arfaethedig yn gyfan gwbl o fewn ffin weinyddol Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili. Mae’r ffordd fynediad arfaethedig yn cynnwys 1km o dir o fewn ffin weinyddol Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen.
Hysbysaf fod:
Enw’r ymgeisydd
Pennant Walters Ltd.
yn bwriadu gwneud cais i Weinidogion Cymru am ganiatâd cynllunio o ran Datblygiad o Arwyddocâd Cenedlaethol, sef:
Disgrifiad o’r datblygiad arfaethedig
Datblygiad arfaethedig fferm wynt a hyd at bedwar tyrbin (uchafswm uchder o 180m hyd at flaen y llafn) a seilwaith cysylltiedig, gan gynnwys llwybrau mynediad, newidydd ac isorsaf, ar dir ar Fferm Rhyswg rhwng Aber-carn a Chwm-carn.
A’i fod yn ystyried bod y cydsyniadau eiliedig canlynol yn gysylltiedig â’r cais arfaethedig a bod angen i Weinidogion Cymru wneud penderfyniad ynghylch y cydsyniadau hynny, neu y dylent wneud penderfyniad o’r fath:
Manylion cydsyniadau eiliedig y mae’r ymgeisydd o’r farn y dylai Gweinidogion Cymru wneud penderfyniad ynglyn â nhw (Adran 62H Deddf Cynllunio Gwlad a Thref 1990, fel y rhagorir gan Reoliadau Datblygiadau o Arwyddocâd Cenedlaethol (Meini Prawf Penodedig a Chydsyniadau Eiliedig Rhagnodedig) (Cymru) 2016)
Adrannau 16 a 38(1) Deddf 2006 sy’n gorchymyn awdurdodi gwaith ar dir Comin i ganiatáu ar gyfer cyflawni rhan o’r prif lwybr mynediad.
Cewch archwilio copïau o’r:
• cais arfaethedig;
• cynlluniau; a
• dogfennau eraill ategol ar-lein yn:
Cyfeiriad y wefan
https://rhyswgwindfarm.co.uk
Mae’n rhaid i unrhyw un sy’n dymuno gwneud sylwadau ynglyn â’r datblygiad arfaethedig hwn ysgrifennu at yr ymgeisydd/asiant yn:
Cyfeiriad e-bost yr ymgeisydd/asiant
info@rhyswgwindfarm.co.uk
Cyfeiriad yr ymgeisydd
FREEPOST TC CONSULTATION
Erbyn:
Dyddiad sy’n rhoi cyfnod o 42 diwrnod, yn dechrau ar y dyddiad cyflwyno a chyhoeddi
30 Ionawr 2026
Llofnod:
Meryl Lewis
Cyfarwyddwr yr Amgylchedd a Chynaliadwyedd, Pennant Walters
Dyddiad:
25 Tachwedd 2025
Open to feedback
From
27-Nov-2025
To
6-Jan-2026
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