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Scout Moor Windfarm
Scout Moor Windfarm is an operational 65 MW onshore wind farm in Rossendale, generating since 1 June 2008. Planning permission was granted on 25 May 2005, 23 months after submission. Operator of record: Munich Re (previously Peel).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 30 June 2003 |
| Permission granted | 25 May 2005 23 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 June 2008 36 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 5 agricultural land.
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
Rossendale’s record on onshore wind
Rossendale has decided 5 onshore wind schemes and approved 40%, taking a median of 15.8 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Rossendale →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.6 | 2.5 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 2.5 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 2.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 10.2 | 7.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12.3 | 8 km |
Battery · Operational | 20 | 8.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 24 | 9.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 3.99 | 9.5 km |
How big is Scout Moor Windfarm?
Scout Moor Windfarm has a recorded installed capacity of 65 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Scout Moor Windfarm?
REPD records the operator as Munich Re (previously Peel). Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Scout Moor Windfarm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 30 June 2003. Permission was granted on 25 May 2005, 23 months later. The site became operational on 1 June 2008, 36 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 3177.
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