Renewable energy projects in Reading
13 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Reading (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 10 approved but not running, 0 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 0 of 10 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 8 weeks from submission to decision.
13projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
10approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How Reading decides
| Applications | Reading | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 10 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 10 | 12% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Reading
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burghfield Road, Southcotebattery storage | battery storage | 7.4 | application withdrawnupdated Jul 2024 | Sep 2023 | — | Jul 2024 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relief Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022 | Nov 2021 | granted Feb 2022 | Feb 2022 |
| Starline Holdings Technology, Island Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Voco Reading Hotel, Shooters Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Arena Business Park, Acre Road- Photovoltaics Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | May 2023 |
| Reading International Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2021 | Oct 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| The Globe, Portman Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Portman Road Tesco (Reading West)rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2021 | Feb 2020 | granted May 2020 | Apr 2021 |
| Reading International Business Park, Relief Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| St Lukes Residential Care Home, Marshland Squaresolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Big Yellow Self Storage Building, Rose Kiln Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | — | Jul 2025 |
| Reading International Business Park - Car Port & Solar Panelssolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Sep 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| Thames Valley University, Kings Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Jan 2026 | — | May 2026 |
Postcode districts in Reading
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. Projects belong to Reading by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.