RDC Renewable Development Company - the Cefn Croes developers
BWEA British Wind Energy Association - trade organisation for wind industry
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment - document produced by developers for large
schemes
ZVI Zone of Visual Influence
MW Megawatt - 1000 kilowatts
LA Local Authority
LPA Local Planning Authority
CCC Ceredigion County Council
DVLP Deposit Version of the Local Plan
UDP Unitary Development Plan
TAN Technical Advice Note - ref: planning
SLA Special Landscape Area (LPA designation)
ESA Environmentally Sensitive Area
SPA Special Protection Area
SAC Special Area of Conservation
SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest
AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
CADW Welsh Historic and Monuments - conservation quango
ICOMOS International Council on Monuments and Sites - conservation quango
FC Forestry Commission - Government funded body in charge of publicly owned
forest estates.
FE Forest Enterprise - Executive Agency of FC managing forests and woodlands
ADAS Agricultural Development Advisory Service - research and land-use consultancy
CCW Countryside Council for Wales - Government advisor on landscape and conservation
NAW The National Assembly for Wales
WAG Welsh Assembly Government
AM Assembly Member
MP Member of Parliament (Westminster)
MEP Member of the European Parliament
DTI Department of Trade and Industry
SoS Secretary of State - Cabinet Minister in charge of a Government department
PRASEG Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group
MoD Ministry of Defence
RAF Royal Air Force
TTA Tactical Training Area - used for military low-flying training exercises
WTB Wales Tourist Board - NAW quango
RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - charity and limited company
FoE Friends of the Earth - campaigning and lobbying charity and limited company
CPRW Campaign for the Protection for Rural Wales - lobbying charity
NFU National Farmers Union
FUW Farmers Union of Wales