Solar, wind and battery projects near Portstewart (BT55)
2 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT55 (Causeway Coast and Glens): 1 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Windyhill Road (0.2 MW wind turbine, approved on 12 November 2020, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 9.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BT55
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windy Hillwind farm | wind farm | 52.5 | appeal withdrawnupdated Aug 2015 | Jul 2013 | — | Aug 2015 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 9.4 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windyhill Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2021 | Oct 2019 | granted Nov 2020 | Apr 2021 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 9.3 |
Distance from the average position of the BT55 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
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 Near BT55, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed).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.