Welcome to Natural Resources Wales’ online consultation and engagement hub.

Here you can find and take part in our consultations to have your say on the issues that matter to you.

There are also other activities on this hub, such as notices, surveys, forms and information pages on some of the projects we are working on.

You can see some of our open and closed activities below, or you can search for an activity by keyword or interest.

We also have an ideas hub where we facilitate open discussions on some important things we're working on.

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Closed consultations

Open Activities

  • Sandycroft Poultry Processing - Initial Application Consultation

    Fersiwn Gymraeg ar gael yma 2 Sisters Food Group Limited have submitted an application to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to change its environmental permit for Sandycroft Poultry Processing (permit number EPR/YP3632EM). This change, termed a ‘variation’, is a legal requirement...

    Closes 8 October 2026

  • Consultation on changes to the main river map for Wales

    A main river is a watercourse that is officially marked on the statutory main river map in Wales. While main rivers are usually larger rivers and streams, some smaller watercourses are also included. Other rivers or streams that are not main rivers are classed as ‘ordinary watercourses’. ...

    Closes 23 October 2026

  • Updating the groundwater protection code for sheep dip - have your say

    Read this page in Welsh / Darllenwch y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg Natural Resource Wales is working with Welsh Government to review and update the Groundwater protection code: sheep dip . Sheep dip is a hazardous substance and following the guidance reduces the risk of groundwater...

    Closes 29 October 2026

  • Application for a marine licence for A465 River Clydach Bridge - Concrete Repairs

    Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Part 4: Marine licensing Application for a marine licence for A465 River Clydach Bridge - concrete repairs Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Part 4, Chapter 1, Section 68 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009...

    Closes 30 October 2026

  • Chirk Particleboard Factory - Draft Decision Consultation

    Kronospan Limited have submitted an application to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to change its environmental permit for the Chirk Particleboard Factory (permit number EPR/BW9999IG). This change, termed a ‘variation’, is a legal requirement under the Environmental Permitting...

    Closes 17 November 2026

Closed Activities

We Asked, You Said, We Did

  • Challenges and Choices - A Consultation on Wales’s Significant Water Management Issues

    Water is a vital natural resource for the environment and people. Water creates and sustains the ecosystems upon which all life depends. It is vital to the economy and for health and is used to generate power, run industries and grow food. Physical modifications are severely reducing the diversity...

    Closed 21 April 2026

  • Gethin, Allen's Estate & Merthyr Vale Forest Resource Plan Consultation

    Read this page in Welsh / Darllenwch y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg Natural Resources Wales is responsible for the sustainable management of the publicly owned woodlands and forests of Wales. They are managed for the benefit and well-being of the people who visit them and depend on them for...

    Closed 17 April 2026

  • Standard rules consultation: revision of standard rules for On-Farm Anaerobic Treatment Activities (SR2012_No10, SR2018_No11 & SR2023_No1)

    The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 allow us to make standard rules to reduce the administrative burden on business while maintaining environmental standards. This consultation is taking place as part of a wider review of all Natural Resources Wales (NRW)...

    Closed 10 October 2025

  • Caio Public Forest Resource Plan Consultation

    Natural Resources Wales is responsible for the sustainable management of the publicly owned woodlands and forests of Wales. They are managed for the benefit and well-being of the people who visit them and depend on them for their livelihood. This responsibility includes improving their biodiversity...

    Closed 17 July 2025

  • Cwmcarn Forest Resource Plan Consultation

    Read this page in Welsh / Darllenwch y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg Natural Resources Wales is responsible for the sustainable management of the publicly owned woodlands and forests of Wales. They are managed for the benefit and well-being of the people who visit them and depend on them for...

    Closed 16 July 2025