Bloomfield Hatch Farm Solar Farm & Battery (25.8 MW)
Bloomfield Hatch Farm Solar Farm & Battery is a 25.8 MW solar farm project in West Berkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 2 September 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 3 June 2025. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 2 September 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 2 September 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 May 2022 | Application submitted |
| 2 September 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 2 September 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 3 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Horizon Power & Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- West Berkshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/01330/REG3
- Site area
- 30.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bloomfield Hatch Farm Bloomfield Hatch Mortimer Reading
- Council area (by location)
- West Berkshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Bloomfield Hatch Farm - Solar Farm & Battery
- REPD reference
- 10813
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | West Berkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 33 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 25 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pingewood Road South | solar farm | 15.8 | operational | 3.4 |
| Solar Array at Spencers Wood Solar Farm Land north of Sheepbridge Court Farm Basingstoke Road Swallowfield | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Sulhamstead Solar Field - Stud Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Sheepbridge Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.9 |
| Motorway Service Area, Burghfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Burghfield Road, Southcote | battery storage | 7.4 | application withdrawn | 5.5 |
| Withy Place, Bramley Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Bramley Frith Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Aborfield Solar Park | solar farm | 14 | under construction | 6.7 |
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 (51.387, -1.0173).