Power plant · West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sulhamstead Solar Field - Stud Farm
Sulhamstead Solar Field - Stud Farm is a permitted power plant in West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 5 MW of capacity, operated by Mulbrick Clean Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | West Berkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land North and S/O Stud Farm, Sulhamstead, Reading, RG7 4E | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (appeal granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 12 Apr 2017 (permit 15/02148/COMIND, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by West Berkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 18 Aug 2015 (reference 15/02148/COMIND, planning authority West Berkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Mar 2016 (refused, reference 15/02148/COMIND, planning authority West Berkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Apr 2017 (appeal granted, reference 15/02148/COMIND, planning authority West Berkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Apr 2017 (granted, reference 15/02148/COMIND, planning authority West Berkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Mulbrick Clean Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4078, -1.0589 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (appeal granted, planning authority West Berkshire, reference 15/02148/COMIND)
- Permit granted (planning authority West Berkshire, reference 15/02148/COMIND)
- Permit refused (planning authority West Berkshire, reference 15/02148/COMIND)
- Permit applied for (planning authority West Berkshire, reference 15/02148/COMIND)
How it compares
Sulhamstead Solar Field - Stud Farm is the 1,613th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 2,484th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,613th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,484th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,616th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 241 substations, 212 grid connections (106 operating, 1,098 MW) and 81 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trash Green Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.0 km |
| Solar 20.948 MW grid connection at Burghfield Reserve | Grid connection | 20.9 MW | Planned | 2.5 km |
| Solar 55.3 MW grid connection at Burghfield Reserve | Grid connection | 55.3 MW | Planned | 2.5 km |
| Burghfield grid connection | Grid connection | 1.6 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| Theale Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.1 km |
| Padworth Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.9 km |
| Pulsant Reading SL3 | Data center | — | — | 6.0 km |
| Redcentric Reading | Data center | — | — | 6.0 km |
| Asanti - Reading | Data center | — | — | 6.4 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.