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Strategic Search Areas (SSAs)

Following an extensive consultation the Welsh Assembly Government’s (WAG's) TAN 8 identified 7 areas in Wales which they termed Strategic Search Areas (SSAs). These SSAs showed developers and planning authorities where WAG considered there to be sufficient unconstrained land available to deliver its onshore wind energy targets through the construction of large-scale wind farm developments.

The following pages give specific information on the NFEWFP in each of the 7 SSAs (including maps, developer web links and contacts).




SSA A - Clocaenog Forest

SSA B – Carno North

SSA C – Newtown South

SSA D – Nant y Moch

SSA E – Pontardawe

SSA F – Coed Morgannwg

SSA G – Brechfa Forest