Gorpley Wind Farm (9.2 MW)
Gorpley Wind Farm is a 9.2 MW wind farm project in Rossendale, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: appeal withdrawn; the record was last updated on 29 October 2015.
9.2 MWwind farm
appeal withdrawnstatus in REPD
29 October 2015record last updated
Rossendalecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 February 2014 | Application submitted |
| 7 October 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 29 April 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 29 October 2015 | Appeal withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- appeal withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 29 October 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Kelda Water Services
- Planning authority
- Calderdale
- Planning application reference
- 14/00126/WDF
- Appeal reference
- APP/A4710/W/15/3008309
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Land South West Of Gorpley Reservoir, Bacup Road, Todmorden
- Council area (by location)
- Rossendale
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4543
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorpley Wind Farm 12/01355/WDF | 15 | 9 November 2012 | refused 8 February 2013 |
Who decides
| Applications | Calderdale | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todmorden Moor | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 0.1 |
| Reaps Moss Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.2 | operational | 0.6 |
| Hogshead Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.1 | refused | 0.7 |
| Park Road Battery Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Crook Hill (Rochdale MBC) 2 of 2 | wind farm | 23.8 | operational | 4.4 |
| Crook Hill (Calderdale MBC) 1 of 2 | wind farm | 13.6 | operational | 4.7 |
| Coal Clough Wind Farm Repowering | wind farm | 16 | operational | 5.5 |
| Coal Clough Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.6 | operational | 5.5 |
| Coal Clough Wind Farm (Co-located) | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 5.6 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (53.7004, -2.1574).