Reaps Moss Wind Farm (10.2 MW)
Reaps Moss Wind Farm is a 10.2 MW wind farm project in Rossendale, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 24 February 2016.
10.2 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 February 2016record last updated
Rossendalecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 February 2007 | Application submitted |
| 14 October 2009 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Infrared Capital Partners
- Planning authority
- Rossendale
- Planning application reference
- 2007/125
- Turbines
- 3
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- Address (REPD)
- Reaps Moss, Bacup
- Council area (by location)
- Rossendale
- Time to decision
- 138 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4655
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaps Moss Wind Farm | 9 | 1 June 1999 | refused 21 February 2000 |
Who 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.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogshead Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.1 | refused | 0.5 |
| Todmorden Moor | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 0.5 |
| Gorpley Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | appeal withdrawn | 0.6 |
| Park Road Battery Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Crook Hill (Rochdale MBC) 2 of 2 | wind farm | 23.8 | operational | 4.8 |
| Crook Hill (Calderdale MBC) 1 of 2 | wind farm | 13.6 | operational | 5.1 |
| Coal Clough Wind Farm Repowering | wind farm | 16 | operational | 5.6 |
| Coal Clough Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.6 | operational | 5.6 |
| Coal Clough Wind Farm (Co-located) | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 5.7 |
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 (53.7002, -2.1671).