September 24, 2021 - 801 views
A second major consultation on plans for a local offshore wind farm has opened up.
Local residents will have now have the chance to comment on plans for an offshore wind farm being developed off the coast of North Wales as further detail has been made available.
The Awel y Môr team have now published the project’s Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR) which contains detailed maps and plans, plus information on the project’s expected impacts and how they will be avoided, minimised and mitigated where possible.
The team is inviting people to review this report (provided with a Non-Technical Summary suitable for all readers) and to share their feedback.
RWE Renewables, on behalf of the Awel y Môr project partners, has developed a virtual consultation platform available to view online through the project website: www.awelymor.cymru.
The project team will be out-and-about in North Wales to meet with residents in September/early October. This visits include:
Wednesday September 29: Pensarn Beach car park (Morning only) and Colwyn Bay promenade (Afternoon only).
Thursday, September 30: Llanfairfechan promenade car park
Friday, October 1: Llandudno's North Shore promenade.
A number of key consultation documents will also be available in hard copy at select libraries and community venues throughout the six-week consultation period including the Colwyn Bay library up to October 11.
Project Manager Tamsyn Rowe said, “We are really keen to hear from people on all aspects of the proposed wind farm. We held our first round of consultation from 3 November to 13 December 2020.
“Since then, we have continued with studies and surveys and refined our proposals which you can view on our virtual consultation portal.”
“I am really excited about this project and what it could deliver, not only in terms of renewable energy but also the creation of skilled jobs and local investment opportunities.
“We really welcome your views. This is your chance to shape our proposals and help secure the best project for the area before we submit our applications for the necessary consents in 2022. We look forward to hearing from you.”
This project is currently scheduled to be the largest single renewable energy investment in Wales in the next decade.
Questions can be emailed to awelymor@rwe.com phone 0800 197 8232. For more information visit www.awelymor.cymru.
