Solar, wind and battery projects near Ballymena (BT42)
18 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT42 (Mid and East Antrim): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 9 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Carncome, Lislunnan Road (150 MW battery storage, approved on 10 April 2026, not yet built), 9.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BT42
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar PV Development in Ballymenasolar farm | solar farm | 2.5 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mid and East Antrim | 1.3 |
| Solar PV Energy Development in Ballymenasolar farm | solar farm | 2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mid and East Antrim | 1.3 |
| Solar Farm Development in Ballymenasolar farm | solar farm | 3.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Mid and East Antrim | 3.5 |
| Ballygarvey Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 13 | operationalupdated Jun 2018 | Dec 2015 | granted Sep 2016 | Jun 2018 | Mid and East Antrim | 3.6 |
| Ballymena Wind Park Limitedwind farm | wind farm | 4.7 | operationalupdated Aug 2013 | Jul 2009 | granted Apr 2010 | Aug 2013 | Mid and East Antrim | 3.9 |
| The Michelin Tyre Factory - Ballymenawind farm | wind farm | 4.6 | operationalupdated Apr 2013 | Jul 2009 | granted Feb 2010 | Apr 2013 | Mid and East Antrim | 5.3 |
| Carncome, Lislunnan Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 150 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jul 2025 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Antrim and Newtownabbey | 9.1 |
| Battery Energy Storage System Development in Ballymenabattery storage | battery storage | 79 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jun 2024 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Antrim and Newtownabbey | 9.5 |
| Corby Knowewind farm | wind farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Nov 2006 | granted Jan 2013 | May 2017 | Antrim and Newtownabbey | 9.5 |
| Kells Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Feb 2016 | Jun 2015 | — | Feb 2016 | Mid and East Antrim | 9.6 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm Development in Ballymenasolar farm | solar farm | — | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | — | Nov 2024 | Mid and East Antrim | 3.5 |
| Woodside Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2020 | Dec 2019 | granted Oct 2020 | Feb 2020 | Mid and East Antrim | 3.9 |
| 93 Caddy Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mid and East Antrim | 6.5 |
| Wind Turbine Development in Ballymenawind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submittedupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | — | May 2025 | Mid and East Antrim | 6.6 |
| 85 Deerfin Road, Ballymenawind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | refusedupdated Sep 2024 | Apr 2023 | refused Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mid and East Antrim | 7.3 |
| Kells Substationbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2020 | Oct 2018 | granted Nov 2019 | Apr 2020 | Antrim and Newtownabbey | 9.1 |
| Garvaghy Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022 | Oct 2020 | — | Dec 2022 | Mid and East Antrim | 9.3 |
| Carmagrim Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2020 | Jan 2020 | granted Apr 2021 | Jun 2020 | Mid and East Antrim | 9.7 |
Distance from the average position of the BT42 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 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| Wind farm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 229 |
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 BT42, 5 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.