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Consultation from Rossendale BC in regard to the 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.

Scout Moor Wind Farm, Gincroft Lane, Edenfield, Bury

Decision MadeReference: 25/00938/CONSRochdale Metropolitan Borough Council

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Application location

Scout Moor Wind Farm, Gincroft Lane, Edenfield, Bury

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Adjoining Authority Consultation
Received
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Validated
4 Sept 2025
Determination deadline
2 Oct 2025
Local authority
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Application overview

Consultation from Rossendale BC in regard to the 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.

Proposal details

Reference
25/00938/CONS
Parish
Rossendale Council
Agent
Mr James Dalgeish()

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