Solar, wind and battery projects near Hillsborough and Culcavy (BT26)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT26 (Lisburn and Castlereagh): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Battery Storage System Development in Lisburn (150 MW battery storage, approved on 30 January 2026, not yet built), 8.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BT26
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinderry Road Solar Phase 2 (Lisburn)solar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated Apr 2017 | May 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Apr 2017 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 6.7 |
| Ballinderry Road Solar Phase 1 (Lisburn)solar farm | solar farm | 13.5 | operationalupdated Mar 2017 | Jul 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Mar 2017 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 7.4 |
| Battery Storage System Development in Lisburnbattery storage | battery storage | 150 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Apr 2024 | granted Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 8.7 |
| Old Barrwind farm | wind farm | 20 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2013 | Nov 2004 | — | Oct 2013 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 9.0 |
| Slieve Croobwind turbine | wind turbine | 2.3 | refusedupdated Apr 2012 | Dec 2007 | refused Feb 2012 | Apr 2012 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 9.1 |
| Former Maghaberry Airfieldsolar farm | solar farm | 25.7 | operationalupdated Apr 2018 | Jan 2015 | granted Apr 2016 | Apr 2018 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Generation Development in Dromorewind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 5.7 |
| Lagangreen Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Jun 2019 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 5.9 |
| Wind Turbine Development in Dromorewind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | — | Nov 2024 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 8.1 |
| 8 Church Road, Dromarawind turbine | wind turbine | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2026 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 8.9 |
| Solar PV Development in Lisburnrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 8.9 |
Distance from the average position of the BT26 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Lisburn and Castlereagh decides solar, wind and battery applications
Lisburn and Castlereagh has 9 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 Lisburn and Castlereagh
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.