Cyng. Jeff Smith (Cadeirydd)

Cyng. Emlyn Jones

Cyng. Talat Chaudhri (eitem 6 yn unig)

Cyng. Lucy Huws

Cyng. Julien Brun (eitem 6 yn unig)

Cyng. Dylan Lewis-Rowlands

Yn mynychu:

Cyng. Dani Thomas

Cyng. Nishant Chandolia

Cyng. Glynis Somers

Will Rowlands (Clerc)

Carol Thomas (Cyfieithydd)

Catrin Morgan-Lewis (Swyddog gweinyddol)

Tomass Jereminovics (Aelod o’r cyhoedd)

Karen Penry (Aelod o’r cyhoedd)

Cllr. Jeff Smith (Chair)

Cllr. Emlyn Jones

Cllr. Talat Chaudhri (item 6 only)

Cllr. Lucy Huws

Cllr. Julien Brun (item 6 only)

Cllr. Dylan Lewis-Rowlands

In attendance:

Cllr. Dani Thomas

Cllr. Nishant Chandolia

Cllr. Glynis Somers

Will Rowlands (Clerk)

Carol Thomas (Translator)

Catrin Morgan-Lewis (Administration officer)

Tomass Jereminovics (Member of the public)

Karen Penry (Member of the public)

Yn absennol gydag ymddiheuriadau:

·         Dim

Yn absennol heb ymddiheuriadau:

·         Dim

Absent with apologies:

·         None

Absent without apologies:

·         None

Dim

None

Dim

None

Esttynnodd y Cadeirydd groeso ffurfiol i aelodau’r cyhoedd a’u gwahodd i godi cwestiynau neu wneud sylwadau ar yr agenda:

·         Cyfeiriodd Karen Penry at y Pwyllgor a chodi pryderon ynghylch y Fferm Wynt arfaethedig Lluest y Gwynt a’i heffeithiau posibl ar y gorsydd mawn lleol a chymuned Aberystwyth, gan gynnwys yr economi ymwelwyr ac iechyd yr afon.

The Chair formally welcomed members of the public and invited them to raise questions or make comments on the agenda:

·         Karen Penry addressed the Committee and raised concerns regarding the proposed Lluest y Gwynt Wind Farm and its potential impacts on local peatland and the Aberystwyth community, including the visitor economy and river health.

Cynigiodd y Cynghorydd Lucy Huws i wrthwynebu’r cais oherwydd y posibilrwydd o ddinistrio gorsydd mawn pwysig, a llygredd metelau trwm yn Afon Rheidol, gyda’r cwestiynau canlynol i’w codi:

·         Pam nad yw datblygiad Lluest y Gwynt wedi’i farcio ar fap Llywodraeth Cymru?

A ddylai Polisi 17: Ardaloedd a Ragaseswyd ar gyfer Ffermydd Gwynt gael ei ddiweddaru cyn cyflwyno cais cynllunio?

·         A allai’r datblygwyr fod yn fwy penodol, gan roi manylion am union ardaloedd a meintiau’r gorsydd mawn a fydd yn cael eu dadleoli o ganlyniad i’r datblygiad hwn?

·         Gan nad oes datblygiad o’r raddfa hon wedi bod hyd yma, ble mae’r dystiolaeth ymchwil ar gyfer ‘gwelliannau i dir amaethyddol’, ‘gorsydd mawn israddol’ a gwelliannau eraill fel y nodwyd gan y datblygwyr yn y Datganiad Amgylcheddol?

Eiliwyd y cynnig hwn gan y Cyng. Talat Chaudhri.

Cynigiwyd gwelliant i fynegi pryderon ynghylch effaith bosibl y datblygiad ar Aberystwyth, gan gynnwys cynnydd yn y risg o lifogydd, colli storfeydd carbon pwysig, a’r posibilrwydd o ryddhau metelau gwenwynig i ddyfrffyrdd lleol o’r tir sydd wedi’i darfu ar y mynydd. Derbyniwyd y gwelliant fel gwelliant cyfeillgar.

Gofynnwyd am bleidlais gofnodedig.

Pleidlais gofnodedig:

O blaid:

Cyng. Lucy Huws

Cyng. Talat Chaudhri

Cyng. Julien Brun

Yn erbyn:

Cyng. Dylan Lewis-Rowlands

Yn ymatal rhag pleidleisio:

Cyng. Jeff Smith

Cyng. Emlyn Jones

Gyda phwerau dirprwyedig i ystyried cynllunio ac i wneud sylwadau ar geisiadau cynllunio, PENDERFYNIWYD cymeradwyo’r cynnig ac ymateb i’r cais yn unol â hynny.

Cllr. Lucy Huws proposed to object to the application due to potential destruction of important peatland, and heavy metal pollution of the Rheidol river, with the following questions to be raised:

·         Why is Lluest y Gwynt development not marked on the Welsh Government map?

Shouldn’t Policy 17 Pre-assessed Areas for Wind Farms be updated before a planning application submitted?

·         Could the developers be more specific, giving exact areas and amounts of peatlands that will be dislodged due to this development?

·         As there hasn’t yet been a development of this scale, where is the researched evidence for ‘improvements to agricultural land’, ‘inferior peatland’ and other ‘improvements’ as stated by the developers in the Environmental Statement

This motion was seconded by Cllr. Talat Chaudhri.

An amendment was proposed to express concerns regarding the potential impact of the development on Aberystwyth, including increased flood risk, the loss of important carbon sinks, and the possible release of toxic metals into local watercourses from disturbed land on the mountain. The amendment was accepted as a friendly amendment.

A recorded vote was requested.

Recorded vote:

In favour:

Cllr. Lucy Huws

Cllr. Talat Chaudhri

Cllr. Julien Brun

Against:

Cllr. Dylan Lewis-Rowlands

Abstained from voting:

Cllr. Jeff Smith

Cllr. Emlyn Jones

With delegated power to consider planning and to comment on planning applications, it was RESOLVED to approve the motion and respond to the application accordingly.