Barkham Farms Solar Farm (33 MW)
Barkham Farms Solar Farm is a 33 MW solar farm project in Wokingham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 January 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 22 February 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 21 January 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 21 January 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 March 2021 | Application submitted |
| 21 January 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 January 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 33 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 22 February 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Planning authority
- Wokingham
- Planning application reference
- 211081
- Site area
- 52.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Barkham Farms Barkham Wokingham
- Council area (by location)
- Wokingham
- Time to decision
- 43 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Barkham Farms - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 8491
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aborfield Solar Park | solar farm | 14 | under construction | 3.5 |
| Rushy Mead (University of Reading) | wind farm | 12 | refused | 4.8 |
| Sheepbridge Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.2 |
| Solar Array at Spencers Wood Solar Farm Land north of Sheepbridge Court Farm Basingstoke Road Swallowfield | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Kiln Fields Solar Farm | solar farm | 17.9 | under construction | 9.1 |
| Billingbear Solar Farm | solar farm | 21.5 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
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 (51.3873, -0.8714).