Renewable energy projects in Rossendale
9 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Rossendale (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 2 approved but not running, 3 operational and 3 refused.
9projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
2approved, not running
3operational
How Rossendale decides
Rossendale has 9 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Projects in Rossendale
Projects of 1 MW and more (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochdale Road, Edenfieldbattery storage | battery storage | 85 | refusedupdated Oct 2025 | Apr 2025 | refused Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Scout Moor Windfarmwind farm | wind farm | 65 | operationalupdated Feb 2018 | Jun 2003 | granted May 2005 | Feb 2018 |
| Scout Moor Windfarm (extension)wind farm | wind farm | 36.8 | refusedupdated Jul 2017 | Apr 2015 | refused Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| Todmorden Moorwind farm | wind farm | 12.3 | operationalupdated Jun 2015 | Sep 2010 | granted Apr 2011 | Jun 2015 |
| Reaps Moss Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 10.2 | operationalupdated Feb 2016 | Feb 2007 | granted Oct 2009 | Feb 2016 |
| Park Road Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2022 | Jul 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Sep 2022 |
| Gorpley Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 9.2 | appeal withdrawnupdated Oct 2015 | Feb 2014 | refused Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 |
| Hogshead Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 7.1 | refusedupdated Oct 2013 | Jun 1999 | refused Feb 2000 | Oct 2013 |
| Paragon Works, Rising Bridge Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
Postcode districts in Rossendale
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Rossendale by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.