Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm

Enquiry received via email

Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm

07 June 2012
Emyr Griffiths

Enquiry

Mr Griffiths requested to attend Issue Specific and Open-Floor Hearings in respect of the Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm. A request was also made to present evidence in the form of a PowerPoint presentation.

Advice given

Dear Mr Griffiths,
Please take this email as confirmation of your attendance at the Ecology Issue Specific Hearing being held on 21 June; and the Open-Floor Hearing on 11 July. I have noted the items you wish to speak on.
I can also confirm your attendance at the Noise Issues Specific Hearing being held on 20 June and the item you wish to speak on. I also note that you wish to speak on behalf of an organisation of which you are not registered as a designated speaker for. Although we are able to accommodate for other speakers on behalf of organisations, it will benefit proceedings at the hearings if the registered person (Joanne Jessop) can confirm that you will be speaking solely on behalf of the organisation (the Interested Party) on the aforementioned issues. Please ensure this is received by the Inspectorate as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, we will be unable to accommodate for any presentations during any of the hearings - this is at the request of the Examining authority. Reference is given to how hearings will be conducted within the recently published Rule 17 letter of the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010. I have included a relevant extract for your convenience:
'It may also assist if I give some advance indication of how I propose to conduct the hearings. If you have asked to speak you will be expected to summarise very briefly the key points you wish to make, with the expectation that these be based on your earlier representations. The method of examination will be inquisitorial in nature. Therefore if you speak at a hearing, particularly an issue specific hearing, you should expect to be questioned on what you say. I propose to allow those at the hearings to comment on responses of other parties where in my view this is likely to add value.
I may have to revise this approach if it appears not to be helping the conduct of the examination. At the open-floor hearings I also propose to set a time limit for each individual who wishes to speak to ensure that all who wish to speak have a chance to do so. Your oral representation should focus on issues in your earlier written representations and not repeat points made by others. Furthermore, you can rely on my having read your relevant and written representations and therefore do not need to repeat what you have already submitted in writing. Please see Advice Note 8.5 ?Participating in the Examination? on the national infrastructure web-site for further information on how hearings are conducted.'
Below are a few links which I'm sure will aid you in getting to the Waunifor Centre (Cedar Hall), Maesycrugiau, Nr Pencader, SA39 9LX:
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