Solar, wind and battery projects near Rugeley (WS15)
17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of WS15 (Cannock Chase): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 8 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Hawkesyard Estate, Rugeley Road (100 MW battery storage, application submitted on 16 October 2025, no decision recorded), 1.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of WS15
Projects of 1 MW and more (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Rugeley Power Stationbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | abandonedupdated Aug 2019 | May 2017 | — | Aug 2019 | Cannock Chase | 0.4 |
| Colton Mill Farm & Cawarden Springs Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021 | Jan 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Dec 2021 | Lichfield | 0.7 |
| Armitage Road, Armitagebattery storage | battery storage | 200 | refusedupdated Apr 2026 | Nov 2025 | refused Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 | Lichfield | 0.8 |
| Parchfields Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.7 | abandonedupdated Sep 2018 | Jul 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Sep 2018 | Lichfield | 1.5 |
| Hawkesyard Estate, Rugeley Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | application submittedupdated Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | — | Nov 2025 | Lichfield | 1.8 |
| Black Flatts Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted May 2022 | Oct 2021 | Lichfield | 1.9 |
| Moreton Brook Farm, Lea Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Feb 2026 | East Staffordshire | 7.6 |
| Bleak Housewind farm | wind farm | 6.5 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2010 | Jan 2008 | — | Aug 2010 | Cannock Chase | 7.6 |
| Lower Farm, Drointon Lane Solar farm & Battery Energy Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Mar 2023 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2026 | Stafford | 9.5 |
| Lower Farm, Drointon Lane Solar farm & Battery Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Mar 2023 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2026 | Stafford | 9.5 |
| Yew Tree Farm, Drointon Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 49 | application submittedupdated Jun 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jun 2025 | Stafford | 9.7 |
| Yew Tree Farm, Drointon Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 30 | application submittedupdated Jun 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jun 2025 | Stafford | 9.7 |
| Bagot's Parkwind farm | wind farm | 18.4 | refusedupdated Apr 2011 | Oct 2007 | refused Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 | East Staffordshire | 10.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Processing Midlands, Burntwood Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | Lichfield | 9.2 |
| Alpha Manufacturing, Pasturefieldsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | May 2022 | Stafford | 9.3 |
| Church Lane, Hixonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2022 | Jun 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 | Stafford | 9.4 |
| Wood End Lane, Fradley - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | Jun 2026 | — | — | Lichfield | 10.0 |
Distance from the average position of the WS15 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 249 |
| Rooftop solar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Wind farm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 160 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Cannock Chase decides solar, wind and battery applications
Cannock Chase has 1 decided solar, wind or battery application 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.
Is the status up to date?
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Near WS15, 2 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.