Hadley Farm (Orta Membury Solar Farm) (17 MW)
Hadley Farm (Orta Membury Solar Farm) is a 17 MW solar farm project in West Berkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 March 2015; the record was last updated on 28 May 2015.
17 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 May 2015record last updated
West Berkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 February 2014 | Application submitted |
| 27 May 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 26 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 17 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight Solar
- Planning authority
- West Berkshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/00385/COMIND
- Site area
- 27.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The West Of Membury Services Westbound Membury Hungerford Berkshire
- Council area (by location)
- West Berkshire
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1920
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudge Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 7.3 |
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 (51.4806, -1.564).