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Technical Advice Note (TAN) 8: Renewable Energy (2005)

Last updated 31 January 2011

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Technical planning advice on renewable energy.

Technical Advice Note (TAN) 8: Planning for Renewable Energy (2005) provides advice on:

Renewable Energy and Planning;
Onshore Renewable Energy Technologies;
Design and Energy;
Implications for Development Plans;
Development Control; and
Monitoring.

Since the publication of TAN 8: Planning for Renewable Energy there have been some policy and legislative changes.

Annex A of the Chief Planning Officers (CPOs) – Publication of Planning Policy Wales Edition 4, February 2011 letter sets out these changes. It should be read alongside TAN 8. This can be found using the related link on the right hand side of this page.