Aborfield Solar Park (14 MW)
Aborfield Solar Park is a 14 MW solar farm project in Wokingham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 July 2021; the record was last updated on 7 April 2021.
14 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
7 April 2021record last updated
Wokinghamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 March 2020 | Application submitted |
| 12 March 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2021 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 7 April 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Wessex Solar Energy
- Planning authority
- Wokingham
- Planning application reference
- 200711
- Site area
- 19.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bartletts Farm, Swallowfield Road, Arborfield, Reading
- Council area (by location)
- Wokingham
- Time to decision
- 51 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5371
Who 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheepbridge Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.8 |
| Solar Array at Spencers Wood Solar Farm Land north of Sheepbridge Court Farm Basingstoke Road Swallowfield | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Rushy Mead (University of Reading) | wind farm | 12 | refused | 3.4 |
| Barkham Farms Solar Farm | solar farm | 33 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Bloomfield Hatch Farm Solar Farm & Battery | solar farm | 25.8 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Kiln Fields Solar Farm | solar farm | 17.9 | under construction | 7.1 |
| Pingewood Road South | solar farm | 15.8 | operational | 7.3 |
| Burghfield Road, Southcote | battery storage | 7.4 | application withdrawn | 8.8 |
| Motorway Service Area, Burghfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
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 (51.3859, -0.9214).