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Solar, wind and battery projects near Omagh (BT79)

13 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT79 (Fermanagh and Omagh): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 7 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Doogary Road, Omagh (40 MW battery storage, approved on 13 December 2024, not yet built), 7.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

13projects within 10 km
1awaiting a decision
7approved, not running
0operational

Projects within 10 km of BT79

Projects of 1 MW and more (6)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Unnamed wind turbine (REPD 4920)wind turbinewind turbine2appeal withdrawnupdated Oct 2015Sep 2014—Oct 2015Fermanagh and Omagh2.9
490m north East of no 64 Backglen Roadwind turbinewind turbine2appeal withdrawnupdated Oct 2015Oct 2014—Oct 2015Fermanagh and Omagh3.0
Slieveard Wind Farmwind farmwind farm17.5appeal withdrawnupdated Nov 2016Mar 2013refused Jul 2015Nov 2016Fermanagh and Omagh4.5
Doogary Road, Omaghbattery storagebattery storage40approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025Mar 2023granted Dec 2024Jan 2025Fermanagh and Omagh7.6
Baronywind farmwind farm9.2refused on appealupdated Nov 2018Jun 2015refused May 2017Nov 2018Fermanagh and Omagh7.8
Lisnaharney Road Wind Farmwind farmwind farm42refused on appealupdated Jan 2017Apr 2013refused Jan 2017Jan 2017Fermanagh and Omagh8.5
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Craighill Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.3approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2021Oct 2019granted Feb 2020Feb 2021Fermanagh and Omagh1.7
Ballybrack Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2019Dec 2018granted May 2019Jun 2019Fermanagh and Omagh5.7
Mullanmore Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.2application submitted may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022Dec 2020—Feb 2022Fermanagh and Omagh8.3
20 Crannoge Roadwind turbinewind turbine—approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024Jan 2023granted Jan 2024Jan 2024Fermanagh and Omagh8.7
Replacement Wind Turbinewind turbinewind turbine0.4approved, not builtupdated Jan 2022Jan 2021granted Dec 2021Jan 2022Fermanagh and Omagh9.1
Aghnaglea Road (relplacement turbine)wind turbinewind turbine0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2019Jun 2019granted Oct 2019Dec 2019Fermanagh and Omagh9.2
Camlough Roadwind farmwind farm0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2021Dec 2020granted Apr 2022Jan 2021Fermanagh and Omagh9.4

Distance from the average position of the BT79 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Wind farm401020.2
Wind turbine815001.4
Battery storage1010040

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How Fermanagh and Omagh decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsFermanagh and OmaghUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)7410,236
Refused12 (16%)19%
Solar refused0 of 112%
Onshore wind refused12 of 7045%
Battery storage refused0 of 316%
Median time from submission to decision87.9 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed8 / 5—

All projects in Fermanagh and Omagh

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 BT79, 4 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.

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