Solar, wind and battery projects near Lisburn (BT28)
10 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT28 (Lisburn and Castlereagh): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running, 5 operational. The largest live scheme is Battery Storage System Development in Lisburn (150 MW battery storage, approved on 30 January 2026, not yet built), 1.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BT28
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.0 |
| Ballinderry Road Solar Phase 2 (Lisburn)solar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated Apr 2017 | May 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Apr 2017 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 1.1 |
| 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 | 1.9 |
| Former Maghaberry Airfieldsolar farm | solar farm | 25.7 | operationalupdated Apr 2018 | Jan 2015 | granted Apr 2016 | Apr 2018 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 6.7 |
| Colinglen Road Batterybattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2022 | Jul 2020 | — | Aug 2022 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 7.0 |
| Hillside Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 25.2 | operationalupdated Jul 2017 | Jun 2015 | granted May 2016 | Jul 2017 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 7.3 |
| Land to the South of 15 Lough Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 4.8 | operationalupdated Apr 2016 | Nov 2013 | granted Jul 2014 | Apr 2016 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 7.8 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinderry Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2021 | Nov 2019 | granted Nov 2020 | Feb 2021 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 5.0 |
| Ballindery Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.9 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2019 | Apr 2019 | — | Jun 2019 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 5.1 |
| Power Generation Development in Belfastwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Feb 2023 | granted Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | Belfast | 5.9 |
Distance from the average position of the BT28 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
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. Near BT28, 2 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.