An application for the creation of a new windfarm on the site in Radnorshire was submitted in May. It would see the installation of 23 turbines which would create enough energy to power 25,000 homes.

However, it was revealed last month that the site in question could be home to an ancient burial site, and is subject of a programme of research into its history.

Early reports had claimed the site could be of similar historical importance to famous landmarks like Stonehenge, and that it was home to the largest Bronze age burial ground in Wales.

Simon Peltenburg, from developers RES Ltd, saw the article and contacted the County Times for more information: "The owner of the land in question alerted me to the article, and it is something we had not even considered initially.

"It could prove to be important in the application process, so we are eager to speak to the team of researchers to see what can be done and if we can help in any way with the research.

"We are more than willing to open dialogue with the researchers, in the hope of understanding the issue better."

Mr Peltenburg said the discovery is unlikely to halt the application, and went as far as to say it could even enhance their plans: "It doesn't necessarily mean the development won't go ahead, but it does mean that we would look to find compromises.

"Part of the application involves the acknowledgement of 'micro-sites', meaning that actual placement of turbines isn't set in stone.

"Each turbine has a 75-metre area around it which it could be moved to if needs be, meaning we could work together to place the turbines away from any sites of historical importance."

Stephen McKeown, from the Conservation of Upland Radnorshire and Breconshire, is behind the team looking into the significance of the site: "We have no reservation about presenting the case to Simon Peltenburg or anyone else, our case is resilient, however we know that his paymasters are the developers and as such he has one agenda only and that is to publicly appear compromising but in fact their noses are to the ground following this gravy train.

"We will speak to him with pleasure but outside of CURB I can assure Mr. Peltenberg that we will fight any development that is a desecration of our cultural and spiritual history and heritage, which is in the main Welsh or Celtic."

No-one from the council was available for comment.

Mr Peltenburg also claimed issues regarding the transportation of materials to the site for the development have been discussed. CURB had expressed concern over the amount of heavy traffic which would be needed to take materials to the site, but Mr Peltenburg said: "We have carried out dry-runs with empty lorries to see how the road network would cope with the traffic, and there were no issues arose which hadn't previously been discussed for the application.

"We also believe, taking into account the volume of traffic, we would still be on target for the site to be carbon-neutral within six to nine months of completion."