The wind farm could generate enough electricity to power 100,000 homes
The largest onshore windfarm in the UK could be built on a vast moorland straddling Greater Manchester and Lancashire - and some people aren't happy about it.
Going back two decades, the plan for the original 26-turbine windfarm was fielded, sparking a turbulent saga that is stirring once again. “They will dominate this valley far and wide. No area will escape this harm to our treasured moorland landscape and heritage. For locals living on the periphery of Scout Moor, this is all too familiar. Back in the mid-2000s when the first wind farm was tabled by Peel, many opposed the plans - citing similar reasons to campaigners in 2025.
The Conservative government back in 2015 got involved and brought in new planning rules that effectively ruled out new onshore wind farm developments. Those rules have now been eased, so Scout Moor II marks the first major onshore wind farm development in England since the original plans were shelved a decade ago.
“Our poor children will have a rotting landscape of static turbines and Cubico themselves have said that remediation of the moorland is impossible because they never intend to dig out and remove the arterial roads and turbine bases embedded into the moorland.”
Rochdale Rochdale Council Rawtenstall Environment
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