Ballyutoag Wind Farm (11.5 MW)
Ballyutoag Wind Farm is an 11.5 MW wind farm project in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 23 December 2015, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 September 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 21 December 2020, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 21 December 2020, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 23 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 December 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 11.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- BSI Wind (formerly TCI Renewables)
- Planning authority
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Planning application reference
- T/2014/0478/F
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine height
- 93 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land approximately 1km north of No. 71 Ballyutoag Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim
- Council area (by location)
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Time to decision
- 54 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4902
Who decides
| Applications | Antrim and Newtownabbey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 48.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Antrim and Newtownabbey, South Antrim.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Farm | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 3.3 |
| Lands West of Belfast Road | solar farm | 10 | operational | 5.8 |
| Sealstown Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.7 | abandoned | 6.9 |
| Colinglen Road Battery | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.5 |
| Doagh Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | appeal withdrawn | 7.9 |
| South of Ballysculty | solar farm | 6.2 | refused on appeal | 7.9 |
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 (54.6466, -6.0259).