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.

Our long-term aim is that this site will be fully bi-lingual

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Closed consultations

Open Activities

  • Notice of Application for Mona Offshore Windfarm Transmission Export Cable Shallow Geotechnical Survey

    Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Notice of Application for Mona Offshore Windfarm Transmission Export Cable Shallow Geotechnical Survey Notice is hereby given that Mona Offshore Wind Limited has applied to Natural Resources Wales (“NRW”) for a marine licence to carry...

    Closes 10 November 2026

  • CML2619 Barmouth North Promenade Flood Alleviation Scheme Marine Licence Application

    On 15 July 2026, NRW accepted a Marine Licence application from Gwynedd Council for works associated with improvements to coastal defences located in Barmouth, North Wales. The works include refurbishment of existing sheet piles, the deposit of rock armour at beach level, refurbishment of a...

    Closes 11 November 2026

  • NRW/WLGA Regional Meetings Feedback Survey

    Welcome and thank you for taking part in this survey aimed at improving the delivery of the Memorandum of Understanding between NRW and local government in Wales. We are reviewing the effectiveness of the NRW/WLGA regional meetings to ensure they continue to support communication,...

    Closes 11 November 2026

  • Knauf Shotton – Initial Application Consultation

    Knauf Insulation Limited have submitted an application to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for a new environmental permit for Knauf Shotton. The requirement for a permit is a legal requirement under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (England and Wales) 2016. We are...

    Closes 12 November 2026

  • Port Talbot Steelworks - Draft Decision PAN-029148.1

    Tata Steel UK Ltd (TSUK) is transitioning from integrated steelmaking (using blast furnaces and basic oxygen steelmaking techniques) to a new Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) based process at Port Talbot Steelworks. As part of this major transformation, the company is applying to change its environmental...

    Closes 13 November 2026

Closed Activities

We Asked, You Said, We Did

  • Crychan Forest Resource Plan

    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 20 May 2021

  • Enforcement and Prosecution Policy

    Our policy on Enforcement and Prosecution was approved and published in March 2013. We recently established an internal expert group, including legal representatives, to run a review of this policy and the associated guidance. Our revised policy and guidance do not change our...

    Closed 27 September 2021

  • Lower Rhondda 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 8 April 2022

  • Lower Taff Valley 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 14 November 2022

  • Welshpool Forest Resource Plan

    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 20 November 2022