Ballygarvey Road (13 MW solar farm)
Ballygarvey Road is a 13 MW solar farm project in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 April 2018; the record was last updated on 27 June 2018.
13 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
27 June 2018record last updated
Mid and East Antrimcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 December 2015 | Application submitted |
| 8 September 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2018 | Construction started |
| 25 April 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 June 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy EsCo
- Planning authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Planning application reference
- LA02/2015/0756/F
- Site area
- 18.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lands at the N/o begin appro 3, 65 Ballygarvey Road, S/E 29 Ballygarvey Rd, S/o 42, 120m northeast of the M2 motor, Ballymena
- Council area (by location)
- Mid and East Antrim
- Time to decision
- 37 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6007
Who decides
| Applications | Mid and East Antrim | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 22 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 45.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elginny Hill | wind farm | 22 | operational | 6.7 |
| Rathsherry | wind farm | 21 | operational | 9.0 |
| Cloghinarney | wind farm | 13.8 | refused on appeal | 9.9 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (54.8839, -6.2536).