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Land At And Adjacent To Scout Moor Wind Farm Rossendale And Rochdale, Rossendale

Awaiting decision Rochdale OTH/2026/0892 Adjoining Authority Consultation

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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 OTH/2026/0892

Application record

Reference
OTH/2026/0892
Type
Adjoining Authority Consultation
Status
Valid
Received
28 Sep 2026
Validated
28 Sep 2026
Parish
Out of Borough
Decision by
Fully Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Sep 2026

    Received by Rochdale

  2. 1 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 November 2026, 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

1 document 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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