Solar, wind and battery projects near Augher (BT77)
14 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT77 (Mid Ulster): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 5 approved but not yet running, 6 operational. The largest live scheme is Classic Marble Showers, Omagh Road (73 MW battery storage, approved on 19 June 2026, not yet built), 6.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BT77
Projects of 1 MW and more (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Beaghwind farm | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2013 | — | — | Oct 2013 | Mid Ulster | 0.8 |
| Lendrum's Bridge Wind Farm ( Extension 2)wind farm | wind farm | 7.3 | operationalupdated Jan 2004 | Sep 1997 | granted May 1998 | Jan 2004 | Mid Ulster | 4.4 |
| Shantavny Scotchwind farm | wind farm | 16.1 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Oct 2007 | granted Feb 2012 | Dec 2017 | Mid Ulster | 5.6 |
| Lendrum's Bridge Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 5.9 | operationalupdated Feb 2010 | Sep 1997 | granted May 1998 | Feb 2010 | Mid Ulster | 5.8 |
| Omagh Road, Garvaghybattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Nov 2024 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Mid Ulster | 5.9 |
| Classic Marble Showers, Omagh Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 73 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2026 | Jul 2024 | granted Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Fermanagh and Omagh | 6.5 |
| Shantavy Scotchwind farm | wind farm | 14 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2020 | granted Dec 2021 | Sep 2023 | Mid Ulster | 6.8 |
| Slatbegwind farm | wind farm | 20.7 | refusedupdated Apr 2012 | Dec 2006 | refused Feb 2009 | Apr 2012 | Mid Ulster | 8.8 |
| Slieve Divena Phase 1 Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 30 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | Mar 2005 | granted May 2007 | Aug 2017 | Fermanagh and Omagh | 8.9 |
| Slieve Divena Phase 2 Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 18.8 | operationalupdated Nov 2017 | Sep 2005 | granted Jun 2007 | Nov 2017 | Fermanagh and Omagh | 8.9 |
| Altamuskin Extensionwind farm | wind farm | 7.1 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Apr 2011 | granted Jan 2015 | May 2017 | Fermanagh and Omagh | 9.3 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omagh Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2021 | Oct 2019 | granted Feb 2021 | Feb 2021 | Mid Ulster | 5.5 |
| Gort Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2020 | Feb 2020 | — | Jun 2020 | Fermanagh and Omagh | 6.3 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Panels Alterations in Beraghrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Nov 2024 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Fermanagh and Omagh | 9.8 |
Distance from the average position of the BT77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind farm | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Mid Ulster decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Mid Ulster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 33 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 68.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 1 | — |
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 BT77, 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.