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72300ApproveDecision issued 23 Jan 2026

Consultation from Rossendale BC for the construction and operation of 17 wind turbines, each up to 180 metres high, with associated infrastructure including crane pads, access tracks, substation, electrical cabling, fencing, lighting, drainage, habitat restoration, public right of way works, landscaping, and temporary construction areas, along with improvements to existing access tracks at Scout Moor Wind Farm.

Proposal as recorded

Article 18 consultation from Rossendale BC (ref. 2025/0267): 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

Record details

AddressScout Moor Wind Farm, Gincroft Lane, Edenfield, Bury, Lancashire
Application typeConsultation From Neighbouring Authority
StatusDecided
DecisionApprove
Decision levelN/A
Received04/09/2025
Validated04/09/2025
Decision issued23/01/2026
WardN/A
ParishN/A
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Parties as recorded

ApplicantN/A
Applicant companyDevelopment Control - Rossendale Borough Council
AgentN/A
Agent companyN/A
Case officerHelen Pressley

Location

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

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