Rochdale Road, Edenfield (85 MW battery storage)
Rochdale Road, Edenfield is an 85 MW battery storage project in Rossendale, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 16 September 2025; the record was last updated on 28 October 2025.
85 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
28 October 2025record last updated
Rossendalecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 April 2025 | Application submitted |
| 16 September 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 85 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 28 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Cubico Limited
- Planning authority
- Rossendale
- Planning application reference
- 2024/0501
- Address (REPD)
- Rochdale Road, Edenfield, Bury
- Council area (by location)
- Rossendale
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Rochdale Road, Edenfield - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 17965
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scout Moor Windfarm (extension) | wind farm | 36.8 | refused | 2.3 |
| Scout Moor Windfarm | wind farm | 65 | operational | 2.3 |
| Rooley Moor | wind farm | 39.6 | appeal withdrawn | 6.2 |
| Park Road Battery Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Ramsclough Farm, Haslingden Old Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 26.4 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Hyndburn Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | operational | 7.7 |
| Hyndburn Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 8.2 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Lascar Works | battery storage | 20 | operational | 7.8 |
| The Rake, Lower Jowkin Lane | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
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 (53.6679, -2.3031).