Solar, wind and battery projects near Craigavon (BT65)
10 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT65 (Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Portadown Road (50 MW battery storage, under construction since 15 January 2020), 9.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BT65
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 | 4.9 |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Laurelhillsolar farm | solar farm | 8.5 | operationalupdated May 2018 | Jun 2015 | granted May 2016 | May 2018 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 8.2 |
| Portadown Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | under constructionupdated Jun 2020 | Jun 2018 | — | Jun 2020 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 9.3 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
| 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 | 3.4 |
| 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 | 5.7 |
| Wind Turbine Development in Donaghcloneywind turbine | wind turbine | 0.6 | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Aug 2024 | — | Nov 2024 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 8.0 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| Tullyrain Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Sep 2019 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 8.8 |
| Huntly Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2020 | Dec 2018 | granted Sep 2020 | Sep 2020 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the BT65 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 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 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 BT65, 3 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.