Battery Energy Storage System Development in Tyrone (50 MW)
Battery Energy Storage System Development in Tyrone is a 50 MW battery storage project in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 20 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 April 2025.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
8 April 2025record last updated
Fermanagh and Omaghcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 April 2024 | Application submitted |
| 20 March 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Heron Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Planning application reference
- LA10/2024/0294/F
- Address (REPD)
- Lands Immediately East of Doogary Road and, 110m East of 8 and 10 Doogary Road, Omagh, Tyrone
- Council area (by location)
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Time to decision
- 49 weeks
- REPD reference
- 16446
Who decides
| Applications | Fermanagh and Omagh | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 74 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 1 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 12 of 70 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 87.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 8 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gortgall | wind farm | 18.4 | refused | 2.6 |
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 (54.3244, -7.7224).