Maer Hills Wind Farm (8 MW)
Maer Hills Wind Farm is an 8 MW wind farm project in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 13 September 2011.
8 MWwind farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
13 September 2011record last updated
Newcastle-under-Lymecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 June 2008 | Application submitted |
| 16 February 2009 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 13 September 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Claymoss Properties Limited
- Planning authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Planning application reference
- 08/00550/FUL
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Maer Hills , Nantwich Road , Blackbrook , Newcastle
- Council area (by location)
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3067
Who decides
| Applications | Newcastle-under-Lyme | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 10 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | refused on appeal | 5.5 |
| Newcastle Road, Cotes Heath | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 7.5 |
| Aspley House Farm, Aspley Lane | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
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 (52.9547, -2.3358).