Bann Road (Tullaghans Road) (25 MW solar farm)
Bann Road (Tullaghans Road) is a 25 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 15 February 2017; the record was last updated on 4 December 2017.
25 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 December 2017record last updated
Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 December 2015 | Application submitted |
| 4 August 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 December 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 February 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat Capital
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- LA01/2015/1045/F
- Site area
- 49.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lands surrounding 25 and 25(a), Tullaghans Road, Mullans 360m Southeast of 190, 430m South of 27 Tullaghans Ro, Ballymena
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5955
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Mountain | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 1.6 |
| Glenbuck | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 2.2 |
| Energy Storage System Installation in Rasharkin | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Finvoy Road | solar farm | 5.9 | operational | 5.1 |
| Bann Road (Rasharkin) | solar farm | 18 | operational | 6.4 |
| Garves Mountain Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 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 (54.9985, -6.4404).