Solar, wind and battery projects near Castlereagh (BT8)
8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT8 (Lisburn and Castlereagh): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Colinglen Road Battery (49.9 MW battery storage, application submitted on 31 July 2020, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 9.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BT8
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisnabreeny Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 36 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2020 | Jun 2019 | granted Jun 2019 | Jun 2020 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 3.2 |
| Solar PV Energy Alterations in Belfastsolar farm | solar farm | 2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024 | Apr 2024 | — | Jun 2024 | Belfast | 6.5 |
| Carrickmannon Road, Ballygowanwind turbine | wind turbine | 8.8 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024 | May 2024 | — | Jul 2024 | Ards and North Down | 9.3 |
| Colinglen Road Batterybattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2022 | Jul 2020 | — | Aug 2022 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballynahinch Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2021 | Oct 2020 | granted Sep 2021 | Feb 2021 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 3.4 |
| Tullyhubbert Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2024 | Jul 2024 | — | Sep 2024 | Ards and North Down | 5.4 |
| Solar PV Development in Lisburnrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 6.0 |
| Power Generation Development in Belfastwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Feb 2023 | granted Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | Belfast | 9.2 |
Distance from the average position of the BT8 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Wind turbine | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85.9 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Lisburn and Castlereagh decides solar, wind and battery applications
Lisburn and Castlereagh has 9 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
All projects in Lisburn and Castlereagh
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 BT8, 5 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.