Solar, wind and battery projects near Downpatrick (BT30)
1 solar, wind or battery project of 150 kW or more is recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT30 (Newry, Mourne and Down): none of them is pending, approved or operational. The largest scheme is Tullynaskeagh Solar Farm (5.1 MW solar farm, abandoned), 6.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BT30
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tullynaskeagh Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5.1 | abandonedupdated Sep 2017 | Aug 2013 | granted Jan 2014 | Sep 2017 | Newry, Mourne and Down | 6.3 |
Distance from the average position of the BT30 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Newry, Mourne and Down decides solar, wind and battery applications
Newry, Mourne and Down 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 Newry, Mourne and Down
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.