A FARM has taken a step closer to being redeveloped into a solar farm as an expected completion date has been revealed.
The previous administration of Wokingham Borough Council gave notice to the tenants of High Barn Farm in Barkham for the project.
The farmer has moved from the site and work is progressing to secure a contractor to develop the huge solar farm.
An approximate total of £20,283,000 will be spent on the solar farm, which will be funded through borrowing.
The council changed hands following May’s local election, but the ruling Liberal Democrats felt the project had come too far to be axed.
Work on installing the 67,340 solar panels has not yet begun.
In the meantime, the farm is being leased to a neighbouring farmer.
Cllr Sarah Kerr, Executive member for Climate Emergency and Resident Services (Liberal Democrats, Evendons) said: “The solar farm is progressing, and we are currently out to tender for the main contractor with an appointment expected early next year.
“The farmer vacated the site in September and the farm has been temporarily leased to a neighbouring farmer until work is ready to start next autumn.”
