Renewable energy projects in Wokingham
15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Wokingham (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 12 approved but not running, 2 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 1 of 15 decided applications (7%; UK 19%), with a median 13 weeks from submission to decision.
15projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
12approved, not running
7%of decisions refused
How Wokingham decides
| Applications | Wokingham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Wokingham
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkham Farms Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 33 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2021 | Mar 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Feb 2021 |
| Solar Array at Spencers Wood Solar Farm Land north of Sheepbridge Court Farm Basingstoke Road Swallowfieldsolar farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2023 | granted Mar 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Aborfield Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 14 | under constructionupdated Apr 2021 | Mar 2020 | granted Mar 2021 | Apr 2021 |
| Rushy Mead (University of Reading)wind farm | wind farm | 12 | refusedupdated Oct 2011 | Oct 2010 | refused Apr 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| Sheepbridge Court Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Sep 2018 | Aug 2014 | granted Dec 2014 | Sep 2018 |
| Green Parkwind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | operationalupdated May 2009 | Mar 2004 | granted Jul 2004 | May 2009 |
| Suttons Park Avenue, Suttons Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Street Garden Centre, Swallowfield Road,rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Nov 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Eskdale Road, Winnershrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| Thames Valley Park Drive, Earley - Photovoltaic Solar panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted May 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| Rectory Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2021 | Jan 2021 | granted Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 |
| Woodley Library Solar Planelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2021 | May 2021 | granted Jun 2021 | May 2021 |
| David Lloyd Leisure, Thames Valley Park Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Solar Array at Spencers Wood Solar Farm Land north of Sheepbridge Court Farm Basingstoke Road Swallowfieldbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2023 | granted Mar 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Mereoak Park And Ride, Mereoak Lane Solar Canopiessolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Sep 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
Postcode districts in Wokingham
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG5 | 34 | 3 | 26 | 3 |
| RG6 | 40 | 3 | 31 | 4 |
| RG10 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| RG40 | 32 | 3 | 24 | 1 |
| RG41 | 31 | 3 | 25 | 2 |
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 Wokingham by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.