Bann Road (Rasharkin) (18 MW solar farm)
Bann Road (Rasharkin) is an 18 MW solar farm project in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 6 April 2017; the record was last updated on 27 November 2017.
18 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
27 November 2017record last updated
Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 6 February 2017 | Construction started |
| 6 April 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 November 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- D/2014/0181/F
- Address (REPD)
- Lands located North of Bann Road East/S.East of Ballmaconnelly Road West/S.West of Finvoy Road and North/N.West of Moneyleck Road Rasharkin - approx 200m E of No 41 Ballymaconnelly Road Rasharkin
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- REPD reference
- 6506
Who decides
| Applications | Causeway Coast and Glens | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 4 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 41 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 103.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finvoy Road | solar farm | 5.9 | operational | 1.5 |
| Energy Storage System Installation in Rasharkin | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Long Mountain | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 5.4 |
| Garves Mountain Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 5.7 |
| Bann Road (Tullaghans Road) | solar farm | 25 | operational | 6.4 |
| Glenbuck | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 8.6 |
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 (54.9592, -6.5147).