Power plant · Rochdale, England, United Kingdom
Rooley Moor
Rooley Moor is a cancelled power plant in Rochdale, England, United Kingdom, with 39.6 MW of capacity, operated by Coronation Power.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Rochdale (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land To The East And West Of Rooley Moor Road Rochdale | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 29 Aug 2014 (reference 14/00877/FUL, planning authority Rochdale) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 2 Jul 2015 (refused, reference 14/00877/FUL, planning authority Rochdale) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 22 Dec 2015 (appeal withdrawn, reference 14/00877/FUL, planning authority Rochdale) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Coronation Power | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 39.6 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 12 units (3.3 MW per unit) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.6557, -2.2081 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Withdrawn (appeal withdrawn, planning authority Rochdale, reference 14/00877/FUL)
- Permit refused (planning authority Rochdale, reference 14/00877/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Rochdale, reference 14/00877/FUL)
How it compares
Rooley Moor is the 329th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 604th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 39.6 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 329th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 604th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,328th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 515 substations, 461 grid connections (262 operating, 2,235 MW), 18 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scout Moor Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 65 MW | Operating | 2.8 km |
| Whitworth grid connection | Grid connection | 5 MW | Planned | 2.9 km |
| Rochdale BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 99.9 MW | Planned | 2.9 km |
| Whitworth | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
| Spotland | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Rochdale GSP | Substation | — | — | 3.8 km |
| Evolution @ Agecroft Commerce Park | Data center | — | — | 18 km |
| Asanti Manchester | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 703959498) | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.