Battery Energy Storage Facility Development in Derry (17 MW)
Battery Energy Storage Facility Development in Derry is a 17 MW battery storage project in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 December 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 January 2026.
17 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 January 2026record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 February 2025 | Application submitted |
| 19 December 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 17 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Heron Property Limited
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- LA11/2025/0092/F
- Address (REPD)
- Lands Approximately 64 M Sw/o 18 Balliniska Rd., Approximately 80 M SE/o Springtown Industrial Estate
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- REPD reference
- 18441
Who decides
| Applications | Derry City and Strabane | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 2 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 10 of 43 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 103.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullaghmeash Road & Feeny | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| Maydown Road | battery storage | 140 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Coolkeeragh | battery storage | 140 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Battery Energy Storage Facility in Londonderry | battery storage | 34 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Trench Road, Killymallaght Substation | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 8.2 |
| Gortmonly Wind Energy | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 9.6 |
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 (55.0196, -7.333).