The proposed Mynydd y Gaer Wind Farm would introduce eleven wind turbines of up to 230 metres in height onto Mynydd y Gaer, north of Bridgend, together with associated infrastructure including access tracks, crane hardstandings, borrow pits, underground cabling, a substation and temporary construction compounds. The development would occupy an upland landscape that includes registered common land and forms part of a wider area valued for its landscape character, recreation, wildlife and public access.

The application has generated concerns regarding the permanent loss of common land, significant landscape and visual impacts, residential amenity, aviation lighting, shadow flicker, ecological effects and the long-term industrialisation of the Mynydd y Gaer uplands. The applicant’s own Environmental Statement identifies significant adverse landscape effects and acknowledges that many environmental outcomes rely upon mitigation measures, management plans and future interventions.

This objection platform has been established to help members of the public participate in the planning process and submit representations to Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW). By selecting the issues most relevant to them and adding their own comments and experiences, individuals can create a personalised objection that reflects their own views whilst raising material planning considerations associated with the proposed development.