Battery Energy Storage System Development in Moneymore (20 MW)
Battery Energy Storage System Development in Moneymore is a 20 MW battery storage project in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 December 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 January 2026.
20 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 January 2026record last updated
Mid Ulstercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 11 December 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 December 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- J D Excavations Tyrone Limited
- Planning authority
- Mid Ulster
- Planning application reference
- LA09/2024/1517/F
- Address (REPD)
- On Lands Approximately 140M SW of 9 Drumrot Road, Moneymore
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Ulster
- Time to decision
- 51 weeks
- REPD reference
- 18059
Who decides
| Applications | Mid Ulster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 33 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 68.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doraville Wind Farm | wind farm | 119 | refused | 5.9 |
| Ballynagilly Renewable Energy Project | wind farm | 18.4 | appeal withdrawn | 8.4 |
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 (54.6626, -6.6866).