Aberedw

Aberedw

Promoter: Bute Energy

Details: capacity 120 MW 18 Turbines 3 km East of Builth Wells

Timeline:

Winter 2023: current phase. Non-statutory consultation with communities, stakeholders and consultees 6 weeks

Winter 2023 - autumn 2024: Evaluating and considering feedback received to progress the project design 

Summer 2024: Meteorological Mast Installation (nb, this assumes planning permission, not mentioned.)  

Throughout 2024: Design development, EIA and reporting 

Spring 2025: Statutory pre-application consultation with communities, stakeholders and consultees

Summer 2025: Statutory consulation

Autumn 2025: Submission of DNS application 

Comments: A beautiful upland area set in pastoral countryside and dominating Builth Wells and the river Wye. Aberedw Common is owned by the Legge Bourke family which is keen to sell the land but a number of graziers have traditional common land rights to the unenclosed hill