07/07/2026
📢 Parc Ynni Calon y Gwynt – Community Council Update
On 18th June 2026, several members of Caersws Community Council attended the Wind2 public exhibition for the proposed Parc Ynni Calon y Gwynt energy park.
The purpose of attending was to better understand the proposals, speak directly with representatives from Wind2, and gather information on behalf of our community.
During the exhibition, councillors identified several points that required clarification, including:
✅ Whether Caersws Community Council had been consulted regarding the viewpoints shown.
✅ Whether the Council had agreed to the proposals or the viewpoints displayed.
✅ Whether wording on one of the exhibition boards could have been misleading.
✅ Why only 7 photomontages were displayed when around 20 viewpoints form part of the overall assessment.
Following the exhibition, Councillor Michael Cheshire formally wrote to Wind2 requesting clarification on these matters.
Wind2 has now responded and confirmed that:
• Caersws Community Council has not yet been formally consulted regarding the viewpoints displayed and has not agreed to them.
• The wording on one of the exhibition boards caused confusion, and Wind2 has apologised that the distinction between the statutory scoping stage and later consultation stages was not made sufficiently clear. The company has confirmed it will review the wording for future exhibitions.
• The seven viewpoints displayed were selected as representative examples. The full set of viewpoints and photomontages will be published alongside the draft Environmental Statement during the forthcoming statutory consultation.
• Caersws Community Council will become a statutory consultee during the upcoming Pre-Application Consultation (PAC), when the Council will receive the full draft Environmental Statement and be able to submit formal representations.
What happens next?
Wind2 has advised that it is in the final stages of preparing the Environmental Statement, which is expected to be published within the coming weeks. This will be followed by the statutory Pre-Application Consultation (PAC), giving residents, community organisations and statutory consultees six weeks to submit comments before the application is submitted.
The published project timetable is:
📅 Summer 2026 – Pre-Application Consultation (PAC)
📅 Autumn 2026 – DNS planning application submitted to PEDW
📅 2026–2027/28 – Examination of the application
📅 2027/28 – Decision by the Welsh Ministers
📅 Post 2030 – Energy Park operational (if approved)
It is important to emphasise that Caersws Community Council has not adopted a position either in support of or in opposition to the proposed development at this stage. Our role is to represent the interests of the community, scrutinise the information provided, ensure the consultation process is fair and transparent, and encourage residents to participate when the statutory consultation opens.
The correspondence from Wind2 will be considered by councillors at the next meeting of Caersws Community Council on Wednesday, 8 July 2026 at Caersws Village Hall.
As with all Community Council meetings, members of the public are welcome to attend and observe the meeting. There is also a 15-minute Public Participation session at the start of the meeting, giving residents the opportunity to raise questions, comments or matters of local interest with the Council.
Whether you support, oppose or simply wish to learn more about the proposed development, we encourage residents to stay informed and take part in the consultation process when it opens.
We will continue to keep residents updated as further information becomes available, with additional updates published on our website www.caerswscommunitycouncil.co.uk and page.
