Bleak House (6.5 MW wind farm)
Bleak House is a 6.5 MW wind farm project in Cannock Chase, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 2 August 2010; the record was last updated on 2 August 2010.
6.5 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
2 August 2010record last updated
Cannock Chasecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 January 2008 | Application submitted |
| 2 August 2010 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 2 August 2010
- Operator or applicant
- Harworth Power
- Planning authority
- Cannock Chase
- Planning application reference
- CH/08/0001
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Bleak House 1130m east of Wimbley Rd 1100m north of Cannock Road (A5190)
- Council area (by location)
- Cannock Chase
- REPD reference
- 3267
Who decides
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.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Lane, Pelsall | battery storage | 100 | refused | 4.3 |
| Lions Den, Hammerwich | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Hobble Lane, Great Wyrley | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Hawkesyard Estate, Rugeley Road | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| Armitage Road, Armitage | battery storage | 200 | refused | 7.3 |
| Former Rugeley Power Station | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 7.3 |
| Colton Mill Farm & Cawarden Springs Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Black Flatts Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
| Upper Latherford Farm, Latherford Lane | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (52.6956, -1.961).