Planning application
Scout Moor Gincroft Lane Edenfield Bury Lancashire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion: In respect of the proposed Scout Moor II onshore wind farm, comprising the erection of up to 21 wind turbines, of up to 180m in height, with a generating capacity of approximately 100MW, plus associated infrastructure, moorland restoration and grid connection, accessed via Scout Road and A680 Rochdale Road.
As published by the council, reference 2024/0495
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/0495
- Type
- EIA Scoping Opinion
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 17 Dec 2024
- Validated
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Hareholme And Waterfoot
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2024
Received by Rossendale
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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.
Rossendale took a median of 77 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
100 documents on file for this application
- SCOUT MOOR II WIND FARM LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL SCOPING REPORT REVIEW
- ROSSENDALE CIVIC TRUST - FURTHER COMMENTS
- ECOLOGY - COMMENTS
- FORWARD PLANNING - COMMENTS
- GROWTH LANCASHIRE - COMMENTS
- BURY MBC - COMMENTS
- LCC PROW - COMMENTS
- STUART MENDELSOHN - COMMENTS
- ROSSENDALE CIVIC TRUST - COMMENTS
- CATHERINE HIGNETT - OBJECTION
- JEFF HIGNETT - OBJECTION
- MOD - FURTHER COMMENTS
- HYNDBURN BC - COMMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - COMMENTS
- JOHN NEWCOMBE - ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
- DR. FALMAI BINNS - COMMENTS
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY - COMMENTS
- RMNF - COMMENTS 22.01.2025
- RMNF - COMMENTS 22.01.2025
- RMNF - COMMENTS 21.01.2025
- HISTORIC ENGLAND - COMMENTS
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS - COMMENTS
- LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST COMMENTS ON THE SCOPING OPINION
- NATIONAL TRUST - COMMENTS
- ALAN BILLINGSLEY - COMMENTS
- UNITED UTILITIES - COMMENTS
- STEVE DAVISON COMMENTS ON BESS EIA
- STEVE DAVISON COMMENTS ON WINDFARM EIA CHAPTER 15
- RMNF - COMMENTS
- RMNF - COMMENTS
- DR SUSHMA DAVISON - COMMENTS
- JOHN NEWCOMBE - COMMENTS
- RMNF - COMMENTS
- RMNF - COMMENTS
- RMNF - COMMENTS
- MAN SAFEGUARDING - COMMENTS
- RMNF - COMMENTS
- DR. FALMAI BINNS - COMMENTS
- NBH BRIDLEWAY ASSOCIATION - OBJECTION
- LCC ARCHAEOLOGY - COMMENTS
- LCC HIGHWAYS - COMMENTS
- ALAN RAWSTERNE - COMMENTS 10.01.2025
- NATURAL ENGLAND - COMMENTS
- LLFA RESPONSE
- NATS REPORT
- RMNF - COMMENTS
- NATS - OBJECTION
- UU REQUEST FOR MORE TIME TO COMMENT
- THE COAL AUTHORITY - COMMENTS
- HSE - COMMENTS
- DR JOHN PROCTOR - SUPPORT
- CANAL AND RIVER TRUST - COMMENTS
- TVRA - COMMENTS
- MOD - COMMENTS
- PDBA FIG1
- CUMULATIVE PROJECT PLAN
- LANDSCAPE DESIGNATIONS A3
- PDBA FIGURE 5 ASSETS SE
- ASSETS AND EVENTS NE
- SCREENING HUB HEIGHT ZTV A1
- LCA AND SCREENING ZTV A3
- HAP REFS + BLADE DEC 24
- TOPOGRAPHY A3
- PRELIMINARY EMP
- 1930-31 MAP
- PDBA FIGURE 2 ASSETS AND EVENT
- HAP OVERVIEW DEC 24
- PDBA FIGURE 6 1851
- ASSETS AND EVENTS NW
- 1894-95 MAP
- LANDSCAPE CONTEXT A3
- HAP REFS + HUB DEC 24
- LCA AND BARE EARTH ZTV A3
- PRELIMINARY DESK BASED ASSESSMENT (PDBA)
- PDBA FIGURE 3 ASSETS NW
- LVIA METHODOLOGY AND CRITERIA
- AIR QUALITY MONITORING LOCATIONS
- AERIAL IMAGERY
- PDBA FIGURE 7 LIDAR NW
- ASSESSMENT BOUNDARY
- ESTIMATED PEAT DEPTH
- 1851 MAP
- PDBA GAZETTEER
- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SCOPING REPORT
- ASSETS AND EVENTS
- BARE EARTH BLADE TIP ZTV A1
- LANDSCAPE CHARACTER
- INITIAL HERITAGE APPRAISAL
- PDBA FIGURE 8 LIDAR NE
- TURBINE DEVELOPMENT ZONES (TDZ)
- PDBA FIGURE 4 ASSETS NE
- SCREENING BLADE TIP ZTV A1
- FORMAT OF THE ES
- ASSETS AND EVENTS SE
- BARE EARTH HUB HEIGHT ZTV A1
- PDBA FIGURE 9 LIDAR SE
- HAP REFS DEC 24
- EXISTING WIND FARMS A3
- AIR QUALITY MONITORING LOCATIONS
- EXISTING WIND FARMS A3
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This application is with Rossendale for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Rossendale's median decision took 77 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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