Solar, wind and battery projects near Reading (RG10)
15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of RG10 (Wokingham): 5 are waiting for a planning decision, 9 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Billingbear Solar Farm (21.5 MW solar farm, approved on 26 July 2024, not yet built), 4.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of RG10
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billingbear Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 21.5 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Oct 2022 | granted Jul 2024 | Oct 2024 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 4.0 |
| Suttons Park Avenue, Suttons Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | Wokingham | 6.7 |
| Horizon, Hurleysolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2022 | Aug 2022 | — | Sep 2022 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 7.0 |
| Rushy Mead (University of Reading)wind farm | wind farm | 12 | refusedupdated Oct 2011 | Oct 2010 | refused Apr 2011 | Oct 2011 | Wokingham | 8.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodley Library Solar Planelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2021 | May 2021 | granted Jun 2021 | May 2021 | Wokingham | 4.8 |
| Eskdale Road, Winnershrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 | Wokingham | 5.2 |
| David Lloyd Leisure, Thames Valley Park Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 | Wokingham | 6.0 |
| Berkshire College Of Agriculture, Burchetts Green Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Windsor and Maidenhead | 6.4 |
| 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 | Wokingham | 6.5 |
| Thames Valley University, Kings Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Jan 2026 | — | May 2026 | Reading | 7.7 |
| Rectory Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2021 | Jan 2021 | granted Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 | Wokingham | 7.8 |
| St Lukes Residential Care Home, Marshland Squaresolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Nov 2025 | Reading | 7.9 |
| John Nike Way, Binfieldsolar farm | solar farm | 0.8 | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | — | Mar 2026 | Bracknell Forest | 8.7 |
| 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 | 9.5 |
| Furze Platt Senior School, Furze Platt Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | Jun 2023 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the RG10 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 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23.8 |
| Rooftop solar | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Wokingham decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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 | — |
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 RG10, 5 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.