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Scout Moor Wind Farm Rochdale

Awaiting decision Rochdale 25/00680/FUL Full planning permission

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Proposal

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 25/00680/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/00680/FUL
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
3 Jul 2025
Validated
7 Aug 2025
Ward
Norden
Parish
Rochdale North Township;Rossendale Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jul 2025

    Received by Rochdale

  2. 7 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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.

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

Who's behind it

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Turley Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Manchester

Active · incorporated 1988 · Manchester

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Documents

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

263 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 decided full applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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