Swansea's only wind farm could be extended, although no planning application is imminent. The Mynydd y Gwair wind farm, near Felindre, has operated for around four years.
Landowner, the Somerset Trust, has contacted a commoners association whose members graze livestock at Mynydd y Gwair to say an extension is being looked into, but no further details are known at this stage. A spokesman for the trust said it was very early days. "There's not any planning application imminent," he said. He added that if the extension idea was taken forward, an application would also be made to exchange land so that the size of the common remained the same as now.
West Glamorgan Commoners Association secretary Brigitte Rowlands, whose cattle graze near the wind farm, said she had been contacted by the Somerset Trust about the proposal. Mrs Rowlands said a meeting was taking place on April 18 to ensure all commoners were aware of it. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
