Sheepbridge Court Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Sheepbridge Court Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Wokingham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 December 2015; the record was last updated on 4 September 2018.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 September 2018record last updated
Wokinghamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 12 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 20 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 September 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight
- Planning authority
- Wokingham
- Planning application reference
- F/2014/1495
- Site area
- 14.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Sheepbridge Court Farm Basingstoke Road Swallowfield Reading
- Council area (by location)
- Wokingham
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2244
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Array at Spencers Wood Solar Farm Land north of Sheepbridge Court Farm Basingstoke Road Swallowfield | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Aborfield Solar Park | solar farm | 14 | under construction | 2.8 |
| Bloomfield Hatch Farm Solar Farm & Battery | solar farm | 25.8 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Rushy Mead (University of Reading) | wind farm | 12 | refused | 4.1 |
| Pingewood Road South | solar farm | 15.8 | operational | 4.8 |
| Barkham Farms Solar Farm | solar farm | 33 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Motorway Service Area, Burghfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Burghfield Road, Southcote | battery storage | 7.4 | application withdrawn | 6.6 |
| Kiln Fields Solar Farm | solar farm | 17.9 | under construction | 6.9 |
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 (51.3895, -0.961).