Mae’r rhifyn newydd o Bolisi Cynllunio Cymru yn nodi graddfeydd gwahanol o ynni carbon isel ac adnewyddadwy, gan gydnabod nad drwy’r system gynllunio y penderfynir ar gynigion ynni mawr dros 50MW ac nad ydynt wedi’u datganoli i Weinidogion Cymru. Mae’r polisi yn ceisio sefydlu fframwaith diwygiedig i hwyluso’r ffordd i wireddu dyheadau datblygu cynaliadwy ehangach Llywodraeth y Cynulliad ac mae’n annog awdurdodau cynllunio i gynllunio ar gyfer ynni carbon isel ac adnewyddadwy drwy gynnal asesiadau o botensial eu hardal i adeiladu datblygiadau newydd y dylid eu defnyddio fel rhan o’r sylfaen dystiolaeth dros eu Cynlluniau Datblygu Lleol.
The new edition of Planning Policy Wales identifies different scales of low carbon and renewable energy, recognising that major energy proposals over 50MW are not determined through the planning system and are not devolved to Welsh Ministers. The policy seeks to establish an updated framework to facilitate the Assembly Government’s broader sustainable development aspirations and encourages planning authorities to plan positively for low carbon and renewable energy by undertaking assessments of their area’s potential to accommodate new developments which should be used as part of the evidence base for their Local Development Plans.