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Solar, wind and battery projects near Lisburn (BT17)

14 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT17 (Belfast): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 7 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Battery Storage System Development in Lisburn (150 MW battery storage, approved on 30 January 2026, not yet built), 6.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

14projects within 10 km
3awaiting a decision
7approved, not running
2operational

Projects within 10 km of BT17

Projects of 1 MW and more (6)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Colinglen Road Batterybattery storagebattery storage49.9application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2022Jul 2020—Aug 2022Lisburn and Castlereagh3.1
Ballinderry Road Solar Phase 2 (Lisburn)solar farmsolar farm7operationalupdated Apr 2017May 2015granted Oct 2015Apr 2017Lisburn and Castlereagh6.3
Ballinderry Road Solar Phase 1 (Lisburn)solar farmsolar farm13.5operationalupdated Mar 2017Jul 2014granted Nov 2014Mar 2017Lisburn and Castlereagh6.5
Battery Storage System Development in Lisburnbattery storagebattery storage150approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Apr 2024granted Jan 2026Feb 2026Lisburn and Castlereagh6.8
Solar PV Energy Alterations in Belfastsolar farmsolar farm2application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024Apr 2024—Jun 2024Belfast7.5
320mts South East of 43 Flush Roadwind turbinewind turbine2permission expiredupdated Aug 2020Nov 2014granted Nov 2015Aug 2020Belfast9.9
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Power Generation Development in Belfastwind turbinewind turbine0.6approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026Feb 2023granted Jun 2026Jun 2026Belfast2.1
Laurel Lanewind turbinewind turbine0.5approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2020May 2019granted Apr 2020Apr 2020Antrim and Newtownabbey7.4
Budore Road, Ligonielwind farmwind farm—application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2024Apr 2024—May 2024Antrim and Newtownabbey7.8
Solar PV Development in Lisburnrooftop solarrooftop solar0.7approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025Aug 2024granted Jun 2025Jul 2025Lisburn and Castlereagh8.7
Ballindery Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.9application withdrawnupdated Jun 2019Apr 2019—Jun 2019Lisburn and Castlereagh9.2
Ballinderry Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.3approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2021Nov 2019granted Nov 2020Feb 2021Lisburn and Castlereagh9.2
Ballyutoag Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2021Dec 2020granted Dec 2021Jan 2021Belfast9.4
Ballynahinch Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.2approved, not builtupdated Feb 2021Oct 2020granted Sep 2021Feb 2021Lisburn and Castlereagh9.6

Distance from the average position of the BT17 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm310202
Rooftop solar101000.7
Wind farm110000
Wind turbine705001.9
Battery storage21100200

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How Belfast decides solar, wind and battery applications

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.

All projects in Belfast

Is the status up to date?

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. Near BT17, 5 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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