Solar, wind and battery projects near Armagh (BT61)
8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT61 (Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 5 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Solar Farm Development in Magheralin (29.9 MW solar farm, approved on 21 July 2025, not yet built), 9.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BT61
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumcairn Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | permission expiredupdated Oct 2019 | Apr 2016 | granted Feb 2017 | Oct 2019 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 3.2 |
| Solar Farm Development in Magheralinsolar farm | solar farm | 29.9 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Mar 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 9.1 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tirnascobe Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Dec 2020 | granted May 2024 | Jul 2024 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 3.7 |
| Ballymoran Roadwind farm | wind farm | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2022 | Dec 2020 | — | Jan 2022 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 6.0 |
| Ballymagerny Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Dec 2020 | granted May 2024 | Jul 2024 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 6.7 |
| Aghory Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2019 | Apr 2019 | — | Jun 2019 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 7.8 |
| Seagahan Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | May 2019 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 8.0 |
| Tallbridge Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | May 2019 | granted Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 8.6 |
Distance from the average position of the BT61 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29.9 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 4 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 13 | 45% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 135.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
All projects in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
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 BT61, 2 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.