Battery Energy Storage System Facility in Antrim (50 MW)
Battery Energy Storage System Facility in Antrim is a 50 MW battery storage project in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 April 2025.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
1 April 2025record last updated
Antrim and Newtownabbeycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 May 2024 | Application submitted |
| 21 March 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Heron Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Planning application reference
- LA03/2024/0351/F
- Address (REPD)
- Lands Approximately 550m S. of 99 Dublin Rd. and , 650m W. of 120 Dublin Road, Antrim
- Council area (by location)
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Time to decision
- 44 weeks
- REPD reference
- 16592
Who decides
| Applications | Antrim and Newtownabbey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 48.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Antrim and Newtownabbey, South Antrim.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1 | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 1.4 |
| South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 2 | solar farm | 39.5 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| South of Ballysculty | solar farm | 6.2 | refused on appeal | 5.5 |
| Millar Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 6.5 |
| Steeple Road | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Seegronan Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 9 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Seegronan | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 7.4 |
| Moira Road | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 8.7 |
| Lands West of Belfast Road | solar farm | 10 | operational | 8.8 |
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 (54.6834, -6.2241).