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Land At Rooley Moor, Rochdale

Awaiting decision Rochdale 24/01241/SCO Scoping Opinion

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Scoping opinion in respect of the erection of up to 21 wind turbines up to 180m in height with a generating capacity of 100MW3 with associated infrastructure and access, including restoration and enhancement of degraded peat moorland

As published by the council, reference 24/01241/SCO

Application record

Reference
24/01241/SCO
Type
Scoping Opinion
Status
Under Consultation
Received
17 Dec 2024
Validated
17 Dec 2024
Ward
Norden
Parish
Rochdale North Township
Decision by
Fully Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Dec 2024

    Received by Rochdale

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 February 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Rochdale took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

49 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Rochdale for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Rochdale's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

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