Solar, wind and battery projects near Castlewellan (BT31)
3 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT31 (Newry, Mourne and Down): 1 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Greenhall Highway (0.3 MW wind turbine, approved on 3 February 2021, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 4.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BT31
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Turbine Development in Ballywardwind farm | wind farm | — | refusedupdated Jun 2026 | Jun 2025 | refused May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Newry, Mourne and Down | 4.1 |
| Dundrinne Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | operationalupdated Mar 2022 | Jul 2019 | granted Oct 2019 | Mar 2022 | Newry, Mourne and Down | 4.3 |
| Greenhall Highwaywind turbine | wind turbine | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2021 | Jul 2019 | granted Feb 2021 | Feb 2021 | Newry, Mourne and Down | 4.6 |
Distance from the average position of the BT31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 |
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. Near BT31, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed).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.