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The Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm Order 2013

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PART 1AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT

In the County of Carmarthenshire

A wind energy electricity generating station with an installed capacity of between 56-84 MW comprising a nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14 and 15 of the 2008 Act consisting of—

  • Work No. 1 – up to 28 wind turbines each sited on concrete foundations incorporating hardstanding for cranes and fitted with rotating blades having a height to blade tip of up to 145 metres and including external transformers located at the base of the turbine and situated at the following locations—

    Wind Turbine NumberGrid Reference
    EastingNorthing
    W1246753231322
    W2247319231337
    W3247049232133
    W4247347231780
    W5247865231357
    W6248004231019
    W7248209230683
    W8247780232510
    W9247885232140
    W10247986231773
    W11248456231506
    W12248684231065
    W13248261233094
    W14248524232673
    W15248695232320
    W16249110231992
    W17248322234134
    W18248210233713
    W19248638233537
    W20248899233213
    W21249096232723
    W22249331232414
    W23248909234382
    W24249274234198
    W25249460233566
    W26249424233163
    W27249734232835
    W28249974233494
  • Work No. 2 – A series of cables buried beneath the surface of the ground and connecting the wind turbines comprising Work No. 1 as follows—

    Cable route numberCommencement pointTermination point
    1SubstationW10
    W10W5
    W5W6
    W6W7
    W7W11
    W11W12
    2SubstationW9
    W9W8
    W8W3
    W3W4
    W4W2
    W2W1
    3SubstationW14
    W14W20
    W20W19
    W19W13
    W13W18
    W18W17
    W17W23
    W23W24
    4SubstationW27
    W27W22
    W22W21
    W21W26
    W26W25
    W25W28
    W28W15
    W15W16
  • Work No. 3 – A series of access tracks between the wind turbines comprising Work No. 1 as follows—

    Access Track numberCommencement PointTermination Point
    EastingNorthingEastingNorthing
    WR1248223233165247747233541
    WR2248476233572248224233166
    WR3248390233647248475233571
    WR4248419233839248390233647
    WR5248299233924248419233839
    WR6248299233924248219233989
    WR7248419233838248797234082
    WR8248797234080248928234285
    WR9248929234286248987234357
    WR10248476233571248567233473
    WR11248568233473248709233140
    WR12248709233140248833233087
    WR13248833233087248964232993
    WR14248964232994249105233299
    WR15249106233301249400233650
    WR16249400233650249697233767
    WR17248963232993249175232794
    WR18249175232794249337232694
    WR19249337232694249492232669
    WR20249490232667249670232624
    WR21248964232994248702232400
    WR22248801232306248999232093
    WR23248708233140248517232786
    WR24248510232826247875232337
    WR25247875232337247817232228
    WR26247817232228247612232078
    WR27247612232078247554232213
    WR28247554232213247350232247
    WR29247612232078247779231971
    WR30247778231971247491231690
    WR31247491231690247371231445
    WR32247371231444247148231409
    WR33247149231409247093231456
    WR34247094231455247020231495
    WR35247817232228247828232214
    WR36247829232214247873231910
    WR37247876231668247872231910
    WR38247692231407247878231669
    WR39248103230952248120230732
    WR40248077231657248266231613
    WR41248377231291248442231170
    WR42248442231170248796231181
    WT1246738231342246545231212
    WT2247021231494246738231342
    WT3247371231445247319231337
    WT4247348232246247048232133
    WT5247347231780247503231703
    WT6247692231407247878231378
    WT7247878231378248025231032
    WT8248025231032248103230952
    WT9248121230731248208230684
    WT10247780232510247896232352
    WT11247829232214247885232140
    WT12247878231870248076231657
    WT13248265231613248395231478
    WT14248456231506248394231478
    WT15248362231486248377231290
    WT16248441231169248685231062
    WT17247748233540247494233689
    WT18248260233095248188233146
    WT19248517232786248524232673
    WT20248695232320248702232401
    WT21248725232371248801232306
    WT22249110231992248999232093
    WT23248390233646248210233713
    WT24248553233489248638233537
    WT25248813233099248898233212
    WT26249162232808249096232724
    WT27249466232674249330232414
    WT28249670232624249733232835
    WT29248219233989248323234134
    WT30249423233165249096233284
    WT31249382233642249460233566
    WT32249683233767249974233493
    WT33248940234306248909234382
    WT34248989234357249276234197
    WT35248796231181248837231141
    WT36247495233690245999234868
    WT37246754231354246753231322
    WT38247864231357247857231391
    WT39248003231019248012231053
    WT40247986231774247987231803
  • In constructing Work No. 3 the undertaker may improve any track already in existence along the line of the work shown on the works plan.

  • Work No. 4 – A construction, maintenance and emergency site access road commencing at a point at SN 46026 34898 and terminating at a point at SN 47482 33690.

  • Work No. 5 – An onsite electricity substation comprising an enclosed area of hardstanding of approximately 4080 square metres located at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SN 48809 31110 and including a control building to house switch gear and control equipment.

  • Work No. 6 – A meteorological mast for the purpose of monitoring and recording wind speed and direction as well as air temperature, having a height of approximately 100 metres and sited on an area of hardstanding of approximately 1000 square metres located at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SN 46544 31212.

  • Work No. 7 – A temporary civil construction compound comprising an enclosed area of hardstanding of approximately 2,500 square metres located at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SN 48089 33104 and including a temporary office and staff welfare building together with an area for the storage of materials for use in the construction of the authorised development.

  • Work No. 8 – A borrow pit for the extraction of stone to be used in the construction of the authorised development, having an area of approximately 10,000 square metres and a depth of 6 metres located at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SN 47929 32499.

  • Work No. 9 – A temporary electrical compound comprising an enclosed area of hardstanding of approximately 2,500 square metres located adjacent to the onsite electricity substation forming Work No. 5 at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SN 48868 31107.

  • In Work No. 1, references to the locations of a wind turbine are references to the centre point of that turbine.

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