Wardle Society

Crook Hill Wind Farm - please scroll down the page

6th July 2006

At a meeting of Wardle Society, Coronation Power made a presentation proposing the development of a 12 turbine Wind Farm at Crook Hill Wardle.

To see Coronation Power's virtual tour of the proposed Wind Farm from a Wardle view point, click on the link below:

http://www.coronationpower.com/movies_crook_wardle.html

For more information on Coronation Power's proposed scheme, and the opportunity to ask them any questions or leave them your comments - click on the link to their website below:

http://www.coronationpower.com/dev_crook.html

http://www.coronationpower.com/docs/CHWFNTS.pdf

The Regulatory Committee at Rochdale Council has turned down the decision to build a small wind farm at Crook Hill.

http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news/15884/crook-hill-windfarm-plans-are-blown-away

January 2009

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has appointed Mr S R G Baird BA (Hons) MRTPI as the Inspector to hold a Public Inquiry and prepare a report for the Secretary of State on appeals by Coronation Power.

14th October 2009

Public Inquiry decision announced - Windfarm plans given the Green Light

http://www.coronationpower.com/news42.html

21 February 2011

A new planning application from Coronation Power has been submitted - this proposes an alternative means of access to the site, which is to be taken from a point off the A671 at Shawforth in Rossendale and involving a new access route to the higher area of the moor to reach the turbines.