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
Construction and operation of 17 wind turbines with a maximum height to the tip of the blade of 180 metres (above ordnance datum), 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.
As published by the council, reference 25/00680/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00680/FUL
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 3 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2025
- Parish
- Rossendale Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jul 2025
Received by Rochdale
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7 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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Agent on file, registered in Manchester
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