Renewable energy projects in Belfast
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Belfast (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 3 approved but not running, 0 operational and 1 refused.
7projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
3approved, not running
0operational
How Belfast decides
Belfast has 5 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Projects in Belfast
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lands at Ballyutoag Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 2.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2020 | Jun 2016 | granted Aug 2018 | Apr 2020 |
| 320mts South East of 43 Flush Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | permission expiredupdated Aug 2020 | Nov 2014 | granted Nov 2015 | Aug 2020 |
| Development SE of Flush Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | permission expiredupdated Aug 2020 | Jan 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Aug 2020 |
| Solar PV Energy Alterations in Belfastsolar farm | solar farm | 2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024 | Apr 2024 | — | Jun 2024 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Generation Development in Belfastwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Feb 2023 | granted Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Ballyutoag Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2021 | Dec 2020 | granted Dec 2021 | Jan 2021 |
| Upper Hightown Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | refusedupdated Mar 2023 | Mar 2020 | refused Jan 2023 | Mar 2023 |
Postcode districts in Belfast
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BT1 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| BT2 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| BT3 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| BT4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| BT5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| BT6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| BT7 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| BT9 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| BT10 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| BT11 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| BT12 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| BT13 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| BT14 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| BT15 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| BT17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Belfast by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.