Project Updates

This document outlines the surveys and other work that must be undertaken as part of the planning application for the project. The full scoping direction is available on the PEDW website (Ref. DNS CAS-03072-D7X6N7) and from the Project Documents section of the project webpage.

New research, led by scientists at Lancaster University and in collaboration with the University of Reading, has been published in the journal Ecological Solutions and Evidence that show the setting of solar farms, coupled with planting on solar sites can be beneficial to pollinators across the UK.

The research highlighted how increased planting around solar farms plays a crucial role in supporting insects in surrounding landscapes that otherwise have fewer features like hedgerows.

The meeting provided valuable feedback for the project team ahead of public engagement later this month. The feedback, along with feedback from public engagement events later this month, will help the project team shape the proposal to the needs and wishes of local residents.

A Scoping Request, which begins the process of agreeing the necessary environmental surveys, visual view points and other key data that must be submitted as part of a planning application has been submitted to the Welsh Government.