Billingbear Solar Farm (21.5 MW)
Billingbear Solar Farm is a 21.5 MW solar farm project in Windsor and Maidenhead, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 October 2024.
21.5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
29 October 2024record last updated
Windsor and Maidenheadcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 October 2022 | Application submitted |
| 26 July 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 July 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 21.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- WT Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Planning application reference
- 22/02820/FULL
- Site area
- 28.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Valentines, The Straight Mile, Shurlock Row, Reading
- Council area (by location)
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Time to decision
- 92 weeks
- REPD reference
- 12583
Who decides
| Applications | Windsor and Maidenhead | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 13 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 12 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkham Farms Solar Farm | solar farm | 33 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
| Rushy Mead (University of Reading) | wind farm | 12 | refused | 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 (51.4598, -0.8087).