Thank you to everybody who attended our consultation on the Edenfield Neighbourhood Plan on 29th February. It was very pleasing to see so much interest shown by residents in our plans for the future of the village.
Thanks also for all your comments which we will take into account when we update our plans.
On 7th September members of the ECNF management committee met Troy Planning & Design consultants to discuss the implications of the proposed local plan on Edenfield as well as to develop our own alternative proposals to the RBC plan.
The meeting was very informative and gave local residents an opportunity to learn about the planning process from the consultants as well as to identify our preferences for sustainable development in Edenfield.
After the meeting, everybody braved the rain to walk around Edenfield to point out areas of interest to the consultants. We’re grateful to the cricket club for allowing us to use their facilities.
Bridge Mills, Edenfield, Lancashire. This old cotton mill is now being used as a series of light industrial units, many associated with the motor trade.
Edenfield has approximately 900 homes varying from old farm and mill worker cottages, terraced housing as well as more modern housing developments. The majority of houses are close to the major thoroughfares of Bury Road, Rochdale Road and Market Street.
Highfield Road, Edenfield
This row of stone cottages are located next to Rochdale Road in Edenfield and are situated below street level.
To give you a feel for Edenfield, this page includes a selection of images, many taken from wikimedia.
Finger Post junction Edenfield, looking North from Church Lane towards Rawtenstall
A Winter’s Evening on Edenfield Bypass. Taken by Paul Anderson on a miserable January winter’s evening, this is the A56 Edenfield bypass during a heavy snow shower. The Edenfield bypass which links the M65 with the M66 was opened to traffic in May 1978.
Bury Old Road South of Bleakholt Road, Bury Old Road becomes a track near to the Bleakholt animal sanctuary.
Scout Moor Wind Farm is the second largest onshore wind farm in England. The wind farm, which was built for Peel Wind Power Ltd, produces electricity from 26 Nordex N80 wind turbines. It has a total nameplate capacity of 65 MW of electricity, providing 154,000 MWh per year, enough to serve the average needs of 40,000 homes. The site occupies 1,347 acres (545 ha) of open moorland between Edenfield, Rawtenstall and Rochdale. The turbines are visible from as far away as south Manchester, 15–20 miles away.
The very first 22 metre turbine tower section climbs the hill out of Edenfield up the A680 Rochdale Road heading for the Scout Moor Wind Farm. This was the first delivery of over 26 wind turbines destined for the nearby Scout Moor wind
First turbine delivery on the M66. On the 21st of November 2007 the very first sections of a turbine tower for the Scout Moor Wind Farm are seen here approaching Edenfield via the M66.
Last Turbine Tower Delivery Passing Through Edenfield. On Saturday the 31st of May 2008 the last of the twenty six turbine towers was delivered to the Scout Moor Wind Farm construction site. The convoy is seen here at the junction of the B6257 Market Street and the A680 Rochdale Road in the centre of Edenfield.
Source: Wikipedia
