Solar, wind and battery projects near Ballycastle (BT54)
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT54 (Causeway Coast and Glens): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Battery Energy Storage System in Ballycastle (1 MW battery storage, approved on 20 March 2024, not yet built), 3.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BT54
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carneatlywind farm | wind farm | 9.2 | application withdrawnupdated Jul 2018 | Apr 2011 | — | Jul 2018 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 2.8 |
| Battery Energy Storage System in Ballycastlebattery storage | battery storage | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 3.2 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar PV Energy Development in Ballycastlesolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 0.6 |
| Moyarget Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2020 | Jun 2020 | granted Apr 2022 | Sep 2020 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 2.6 |
| Moyarget Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submittedupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | — | May 2025 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 4.3 |
| Moyarget Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Nov 2020 | — | Apr 2022 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 4.5 |
| Armoy Wind Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | refused on appealupdated Mar 2020 | Dec 2017 | — | Mar 2020 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the BT54 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Causeway Coast and Glens decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Causeway Coast and Glens | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 4 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 41 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 103.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 5 | — |
All projects in Causeway Coast and Glens
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 BT54, 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.