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Construction and operation of 17 wind turbines with a maximum height to the tip of the blade of 180 meters (above ordnance datum), together with associated ancillary infrastructure comprising crane pads and harstandings, new access tracks, improvement and widening works to scout road, onsite substation, underground electrical infrastructure and cabling, fencing and boundary treatments, external,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.

Scout Moor Wind Farm Gincroft Lane,Edenfield ,Bury,Lancashire

Decision MadeReference: LCC/2025/0507Burnley Borough Council

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Application type
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4 Sept 2025
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Local authority
Burnley Borough Council

Application overview

Construction and operation of 17 wind turbines with a maximum height to the tip of the blade of 180 meters (above ordnance datum), together with associated ancillary infrastructure comprising crane pads and harstandings, new access tracks, improvement and widening works to scout road, onsite substation, underground electrical infrastructure and cabling, fencing and boundary treatments, external,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.

Proposal details

Reference
LCC/2025/0507

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Application location

Scout Moor Wind Farm Gincroft Lane,Edenfield ,Bury,Lancashire

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NOTIFICATION LETTERConsultation · PDF4 Sept 2025View

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