Solar, wind and battery projects near Larne (BT40)
6 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT40 (Mid and East Antrim): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Power Generation Development in Islandmagee (100 MW battery storage, application submitted on 27 June 2023, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 4.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BT40
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballykeel Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 16.1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2018 | Dec 2013 | granted Dec 2016 | Sep 2018 | Mid and East Antrim | 0.6 |
| Quarterland Road, Islandmageebattery storage | battery storage | 75 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Mar 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | Mid and East Antrim | 3.0 |
| Mullaghsandall Road wind farmwind farm | wind farm | 10 | refused on appealupdated May 2016 | Apr 2013 | refused Jul 2014 | May 2016 | Mid and East Antrim | 4.2 |
| Power Generation Development in Islandmageebattery storage | battery storage | 100 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2025 | Jun 2023 | — | Dec 2025 | Mid and East Antrim | 4.2 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larne Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2021 | Nov 2019 | granted Jan 2021 | Feb 2021 | Mid and East Antrim | 7.9 |
| Loughmourne Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2022 | Dec 2020 | — | Jun 2022 | Mid and East Antrim | 8.6 |
Distance from the average position of the BT40 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16.1 |
| Wind turbine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Mid and East Antrim decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Mid and East Antrim | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 22 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 45.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 1 | — |
All projects in Mid and East Antrim
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 BT40, 4 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.