
Croesor Hydroelectric Project Planning Application Supporting Document Incorporating Design and Access Croesor HEP: Planning Application Supporting Statement July 2015 Page i Renewables First – Company Renewables First is one of the UK’s leading hydro and wind power specialists and has been delivering hydro and wind projects for over ten years. We provide all of the services from in-house resources to take a project from initial feasibility stage, through all of the consenting and engineering design stages and on to construction and commissioning. We use our experience of the installation and operational phases to provide feedback into the design stages of the next projects, ensuring that our customers benefit from our whole-project exposure. We are independent of hardware suppliers, so we only recommend the most appropriate hardware to maximise energy production and return on investment, and to ensure a long and reliable operational life. 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Document Control Version Date of Issue Author(s) Reviewed by 01 28.07.2015 Matt Lomax Chris Elliott Croesor HEP: Planning Application Supporting Statement July 2015 Page ii Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 LOCATION .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 SITE DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 BACKGROUND TO THE SITE .................................................................................................................................................................... 1 PRE-APPLICATION DISCUSSIONS ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 PUBLIC CONSULTATION .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................................... 3 SITE ENABLING WORKS AND WORKS SEQUENCE .............................................................................................................................. 3 INTAKE STRUCTURE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 PENSTOCK ROUTE.................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 TURBINE HOUSE ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 CONCRETE WORKS .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 GENERATOR AND SWITCHGEAR HOUSING ........................................................................................................................................... 4 TURBINE INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 ROADWAYS, PATHS AND ACCESS............................................................................................................................................................ 4 3 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 1 AMOUNT .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 LAYOUT ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 SCALE ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 APPEARANCE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 USE ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 ACCESS ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 4 PLANNING STATEMENT ......................................................................................................................................... 3 EXTANT PLANNING POLICY .................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Eryri Local Development Plan ................................................................................................................................................... 3 MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Planning Policy Wales .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 PLANNING GUIDANCE.............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Supplementary Planning Guidance: Renewable and Low Carbon Energy .............................................................. 7 THE DEVELOPMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN & MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS ...................................... 8 Contribution to Sustainable Development ........................................................................................................................... 8 Minerals .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Historic Environment .................................................................................................................................................................... 9 5 LANDSCAPE & VISUAL .......................................................................................................................................... 10 DESCRIPTION OF THE SCHEME AND ITS LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL ASPECTS ................................................................................. 10 MITIGATION ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 6 CULTURAL HERITAGE ............................................................................................................................................ 1 7 ECOLOGY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 PENSTOCK ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 GRID ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 THE RIVER ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 BADGERS ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 OTTERS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 WATER VOLES .........................................................................................................................................................................................
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