Solar, wind and battery projects near Craigavon (BT64)
8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT64 (Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Portadown Road (50 MW battery storage, under construction since 15 January 2020), 9.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BT64
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilford Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | operationalupdated Mar 2015 | Nov 2013 | granted Jan 2014 | Mar 2015 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 4.5 |
| Castor Bay Water Treatment Works, Castor Bay Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Mar 2025 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 6.3 |
| Portadown Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | under constructionupdated Jun 2020 | Jun 2018 | — | Jun 2020 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 9.1 |
| Laurelhillsolar farm | solar farm | 8.5 | operationalupdated May 2018 | Jun 2015 | granted May 2016 | May 2018 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 9.8 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boconnell Lane, Lurganwind turbine | wind turbine | — | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2025 | Feb 2025 | — | Aug 2025 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 3.2 |
| Moy Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.3 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2019 | Nov 2019 | — | Dec 2019 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 6.7 |
| Lowtown Road, Waringstownwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.8 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2026 | Nov 2023 | — | May 2026 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 7.1 |
| Wind Turbine Development in Donaghcloneywind turbine | wind turbine | 0.6 | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Aug 2024 | — | Nov 2024 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 9.6 |
Distance from the average position of the BT64 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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 BT64, 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.