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Sulhamstead Solar Field - Stud Farm (5 MW)
Sulhamstead Solar Field - Stud Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in West Berkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 April 2017, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 August 2019. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 1 May 2021, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources
5 MW solar farm
approved, not built may be out of date status in REPD
27 August 2019 record last updated
West Berkshire council area
application approved under construction operational REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 1 May 2021, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
Date Stage
18 August 2015 Application submitted 29 March 2016 Refused by the planning authority 1 August 2016 Appeal lodged 12 April 2017 Planning permission granted 12 April 2017 Appeal allowed 1 May 2021 Permission expired
Project details
Technology solar farm Capacity 5 MW Status (REPD) approved, not built Record last updated 27 August 2019 Operator or applicant Mulbrick Clean Energy Planning authority West Berkshire Planning application reference 15/02148/COMIND Appeal reference APP/W0340/W/16/3154590 Address (REPD) Land North and S/O Stud Farm, Sulhamstead, Reading Council area (by location) West Berkshire Time to decision 86 weeks REPD reference 5574 Earlier applications for this site
Application MW Submitted Outcome
Stud Farm 15/01649/COMIND 5 6 July 2015 refused 13 August 2015
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 —
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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 (51.4075, -1.0619).