Solar Array at Spencers Wood Solar Farm Land north of Sheepbridge Court Farm Basingstoke Road Swallowfield (28 MW)
Solar Array at Spencers Wood Solar Farm Land north of Sheepbridge Court Farm Basingstoke Road Swallowfield is a 28 MW solar farm project in Wokingham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 February 2026.
28 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
20 February 2026record last updated
Wokinghamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 26 March 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 March 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 28 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Greentech
- Planning authority
- Wokingham
- Planning application reference
- 232653
- Site area
- 25.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Spencers Wood Solar Farm Land north of Sheepbridge Court Farm Basingstoke Road Swallowfield
- Council area (by location)
- Wokingham
- Time to decision
- 70 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Spencers Wood Solar Farm, Basingstoke Road - Solar Array
- REPD reference
- 12325
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheepbridge Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.8 |
| Aborfield Solar Park | solar farm | 14 | under construction | 3.1 |
| Bloomfield Hatch Farm Solar Farm & Battery | solar farm | 25.8 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Rushy Mead (University of Reading) | wind farm | 12 | refused | 4.8 |
| Pingewood Road South | solar farm | 15.8 | operational | 5.1 |
| Kiln Fields Solar Farm | solar farm | 17.9 | under construction | 6.1 |
| Barkham Farms Solar Farm | solar farm | 33 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Motorway Service Area, Burghfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Burghfield Road, Southcote | battery storage | 7.4 | application withdrawn | 7.1 |
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 (51.3827, -0.9657).