Wales, Statutory Notice for Wind Farm Planning Hearing Sessions

HYSBYSIAD STATUDOL

I gael copi print bras o’r Hysbysiad hwn ffoniwch: 0300 123 1590 neu E-Bostiwch: PEDW.Seilwaith@llyw.cymru

Deddf Cynllunio Gwlad a Thref 1990 (Fel y’i Diwygwyd)

Gorchymyn Datblygiadau o Arwyddocâd Cenedlaethol (Gweithdrefn) (Cymru) 2016

Rheoliadau Datblygiadau o Arwyddocâd Cenedlaethol (Cymru) 2016

Cais gan: Renewable Energy Systems Limited

Safle’r cais: Tir ym Mynydd Maen, rhwng Newbridge a Cwmbran

Datblygiad arfaethedig: Fferm wynt o hyd at 13 tyrbin yn cynnwys

â mynediad well i’r safle, traciau mynediad newydd a gwell, hardstands craen, adeiladau rheoleath a chyfansoddyn is orsaf, trawsnewidyddion trydan, ceblau tanddaearol, a gwaith draenio.

Mae’r Cais cynllunio DAC hefyd yn cynnwys dau Cais Cydsyniad Eiliad ar gyfer:

Cydsyniad o dan Adran 16 (Datgofrestru a Chyfnewid Tir Comin)

Deddf Tiroedd Comin 2006 (fel y’i diwygwyd)

• Tir rhyddhau 11.80 hectarau – tir ym Mynydd Maen. Mae angen rhyddhau’r tir i hwyluso’r datblygiad arfaethedig.

• Tir amnewidiad 14.50 hectarau – tir yng Nghwm Lickey, Coed Cae Dafydd Watkin, Gelli Gravog sy’n uniongyrchol gyfagos i’r comin.

Cydsyniad o dan Adran 38 (Gwaith Tir Comin) Deddf Tiroedd Comin 2006 (fel y’i diwygwyd)

• Gwaith ar dir ym Mynydd Maen - bydd angen ardaloedd gwaith dros dro i’w defnyddio fel cyfansoddyn adeiladu a phyllau benthyg ac ar gyfer ffosydd draenio, storio pridd, traciau a cheblau.

Rhoddird hysbysiad drwy hyn y bydd Arolygiaeth a benodwyd gan Weinidogion Cymru, Richard E Jenkins BA (Hons) MSC MRTPI yn cynnal sesiynau Gwrandawiad ar:

Dydd Mawrth 02 Rhagfyr 2025 (Sesiwn Gwrandawiad 1)

Dydd Mercher 03 Rhagfyr 2025 (Sesiwn Gwrandawiad 2)

Dydd Iau 04 Rhagfyr 2025 (Sesiwn Gwrandawiad 3)

Cynhelir y sesiynau hyn yn rhithiol drwy Microsoft Teams.

Bydd Arolygyddiad Manwl yn cael eu darparu i gyfranogwyr a gwahoddedig, maes o law.

Diben y Gwrandawiadau yw i’r Arolygydd glywed tystiolaeth yn ymwneud â: Yr Effaith ar y Dirwedd a’r Effaith Weledol a Hawliau Tramwy Cyhoeddus (Tyrbinau 4 ac 11) (Sesiwn Gwrandawiad 1), Materion Ecolegol a Hedfanaeth, Telathrebu a Diogelwch y Cyhoedd (Sesiwn Gwrandawiad 2) a Diogelu Mwynau – Tywodfaen, Amodau / Rhywimeidgaethau Cynllunio a Cheisiadau am Ganiatâd Eilaidd - Adran 16 o Ddeddf Tiroedd Comin 2006, Cais am Ganiatâd Eilaidd - Adran 38 o Ddeddf Tiroedd Comin 2006 (Sesiwn Gwrandawiad 3)

Sylwch, er bod y digwyddiadau’n agored i aelodau’r cyhoedd eu harsylwi, dim ond y rhai a wahoddydd yn benodol gan yr Arolygydd sydd â hawl i gymryd rhan. Dylai unrhyw un sy’n dymuno arsylwi gyflwyno cais i Penderfyniadau Cynllunio ac Amgylchedd Cymru erbyn 18.11.2025 gan ddefnyddio’r manylion cyswllt ar waelod yr hysbysiad hwn. Sicrhewch fod pob gohebiaeth yn dyfynnu rhif cyfeirnod y cais – 3276725.

Gall aelodau’r cyhoedd weld dogfennau’r cais ar-lein yn: https://planningcasework.service.gov.wales/cy

Mae mwy o wybodaeth a chanllawiau ar y broses Datblygiadau o

Arwyddocâd Cenedlaethol i’w gweld yn: https://llyw.cymru/datblygiadau-o-arwyddocad-cenedlaethol-dns-canllawiau

Isabel Nethell

Pennaeth Gwasanaeth, Penderfyniadau Cynllunio ac Amgylchedd Cymru, Adeilad y Goron, Parc Cathays, Caerdydd, CF10 3NQ

Ffôn: 0300 123 1590

E-bost: PEDW.Seilwaith@llyw.cymru

Dyddiad: 04.11.2025

STATUTORY NOTICE

For a large print copy of this Notice phone: 0300 123 1590 or E-Mail: PEDW.infrastructure@gov.wales

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (As Amended)

The Developments of National Significance (Procedure) (Wales) Order 2016

The Developments of National Significance (Wales) Regulations 2016

Application by: Renewable Energy Systems Limited

Application site: Land at Mynydd Maen, between Newbridge and Cwmbran

Proposed Development: The proposed wind farm comprises 13 horizontal axis wind, turbines along with an improved site entrance, new and improved access tracks, crane hardstandings, control building and substation compound, electricity transformers, underground cabling, and drainage works.

The DNS planning Application is also accompanied by two Secondary Consent Applications for:

Consent under Section 16 (Deregistration and Exchange of Common Land) of the Commons Act 2006 (As Amended)

• Release land 11.80 hectares – land at Mynydd Maen. The release land is required to facilitate the proposed development.

• Replacement land 14.50 hectares – land at Cwm Lickey, Coed Cae Dafydd Watkin, Gelli Gravog directly adjoining the common.

Consent under Section 38 (Works on Common Land) of the Commons Act 2006 (As Amended)

• Works on land at Mynydd Maen – temporary works areas will be needed for use as a construction compound and borrow pits and for drainage ditches, soil storage, tracks and cabling.

Notice is hereby given that an Inspector appointed by the Welsh Ministers,

Richard E Jenkins BA (Hons) MSC MRTPI, will hold Hearing sessions on:

Tuesday 02 December 2025 (Hearing Session 1)

Wednesday 03 December 2025 (Hearing Session 2)

Thursday 04 December 2025 (Hearing Session 3)

These sessions will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams.

Detailed Instructions will be provided to invited participants in due course.

In Welsh and English

The purpose of the Hearings is for the Inspector to hear evidence relating to:

Landscape and Visual Impact and Public Rights of Way (Turbines 4 and 11) (Hearing Session 1), Ecological Matters and Aviation, Telecommunications and Public safety (Hearing Session 2) and Minerals Safeguarding – sandstone, Planning Conditions / Obligations and Secondary Consent Applications

– Section 16 of the Commons Act 2006, Secondary consent application – Section 38 of the Commons Act 2006 (Hearing Session 3)

Please note that although the events are open to members of the public to observe, only those specifically invited by the Inspector are entitled to participate. Anyone wishing to observe should lodge a request with Planning & Environment Decisions Wales by 18.11.2025 using the contact details at the bottom of this notice. Please ensure all correspondence quotes the application reference number – 3276725.

Members of the public can view the application documents online at: https://planningcasework.service.gov.wales/

More information and guidance on the DNS process can be found at: https://gov.wales/developments-national-significance-dns-guidance

Isabel Nethell

Head of Service, Planning & Environment Decisions Wales, Crown Buildings, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.

Tel: 0300 123 1590

Email: PEDW.Infrastructure@gov.wales

Date: 04.11.2025