What could be the biggest onshore wind farm in England and Wales has come a step closer today after Neath Port Talbot councillors decided not to object to the huge project.

Swedish-owned energy firm Nuon wants to site 79 wind turbines each nearly three times the height of the 169-ft Nelson’s Column on land south of the Heads of the Valleys road in South Wales.

The planned Pen y Cymoedd wind farm would stretch between Aberdare and Neath on land south of the A465 Heads of the Valleys road.

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