Pingewood Road South (15.8 MW solar farm)
Pingewood Road South is a 15.8 MW solar farm project in West Berkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2015; the record was last updated on 13 November 2015.
15.8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
13 November 2015record last updated
West Berkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 9 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 13 November 2015
- Operator or applicant
- BayWa/ SunGift
- Planning authority
- West Berkshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/01800/COMIND
- Site area
- 24.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of Pingewood Road, South Burghfield, Reading, Berkshire
- Council area (by location)
- West Berkshire
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motorway Service Area, Burghfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Burghfield Road, Southcote | battery storage | 7.4 | application withdrawn | 2.1 |
| Bloomfield Hatch Farm Solar Farm & Battery | solar farm | 25.8 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Sulhamstead Solar Field - Stud Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Sheepbridge Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Solar Array at Spencers Wood Solar Farm Land north of Sheepbridge Court Farm Basingstoke Road Swallowfield | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Rushy Mead (University of Reading) | wind farm | 12 | refused | 6.4 |
| Aborfield Solar Park | solar farm | 14 | under construction | 7.3 |
| Withy Place, Bramley Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
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 (51.4175, -1.0144).