Great Hill Wind Farm (10.1 MW)
Great Hill Wind Farm is a 10.1 MW wind farm project in Rochdale, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 22 March 2000; the record was last updated on 8 December 2004.
10.1 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
8 December 2004record last updated
Rochdalecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 June 1999 | Application submitted |
| 22 March 2000 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 8 December 2004
- Operator or applicant
- Eastern Wind Farms Ltd/ RES
- Planning authority
- Rochdale
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Littleborough Rochdale
- Council area (by location)
- Rochdale
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2663
Who decides
| Applications | Rochdale | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crook Hill (Calderdale MBC) 1 of 2 | wind farm | 13.6 | operational | 2.7 |
| Crook Hill (Rochdale MBC) 2 of 2 | wind farm | 23.8 | operational | 3.0 |
| Ellenroad Farm, Bentgate Street | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Miall Power Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 5 | refused | 5.1 |
| Hogshead Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.1 | refused | 7.1 |
| Gorpley Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | appeal withdrawn | 7.2 |
| Denshaw Windfarm | wind farm | 10.5 | refused | 7.3 |
| Todmorden Moor | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 7.3 |
| Gipsy Lane | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 7.4 |
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 (53.645, -2.0998).