Planning application
Scout Moor Wind Farm, Rochdale
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Consultation from Rossendale Borough Council on application 2025/0267 for: Construction and operation of 12 wind turbines with a maximum height to the tip of the blade of 180 metres (above ground level), together with associated ancillary infrastructure comprising crane pads and hardstandings; new access tracks; improvement and widening works to Scout Road; onsite substation; underground electrical infrastructure and cabling; fencing and boundary treatments; external lighting; drainage infrastructure; habitat and moorland restoration works; public right of way works; landscaping; temporary construction compound and staging area; underground electrical grid connection to the Rossendale Bulk Supply Point; and associated engineering works; alongside the retention of and improvements to existing access tracks associated with the existing Scout Moor Wind Farm (Further Environmental Information).
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/0418
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/0418
- Type
- Adjoining Authority Consultation
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 21 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sep 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Sep 2026
Received by Burnley
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Burnley took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Burnley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Burnley's median decision took 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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