New draft guidance for renewable energy in Wales, published this week, covers noise from onshore wind farms. The Design Commission for Wales (DCFW) is consulting on the guidance - Designing for Renewable Energy in Wales. The Welsh Government commissioned DCFW to prepare guidance for on-shore renewable energy development design, which covers large-scale wind and solar energy development planning applications in Wales. Noise from wind farms is briefly covered in the guidance. On noise, the draft guidance states:
“Irrespective of location or scale, the design and micro-siting of wind turbines must seek to minimise their noise impact, particularly where turbines would be near homes and tourism receptors.”
This updates previous guidance, Designing Wind Farms in Wales (2014) and follows an earlier consultation carried out in 2022.
The consultation is open for comments and closes on June 19th.
See consultation and full guidance:
http://dcfw.org/designing-for-renewable-energy-in-wales-consultation-on…
