Battery Energy Storage System in Newmills (24 MW)
Battery Energy Storage System in Newmills is a 24 MW battery storage project in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 9 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 5 August 2025.
24 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
5 August 2025record last updated
Mid Ulstercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 April 2024 | Application submitted |
| 9 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 July 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 5 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Exergy Solutions Limited
- Planning authority
- Mid Ulster
- Planning application reference
- LA09/2024/0451/F
- Address (REPD)
- On Lands c 170m Se of No 17 Quintinmanus Road, Newmills
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Ulster
- Time to decision
- 64 weeks
- REPD reference
- 16456
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrymeen Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 100 | under construction | <0.1 |
| Dungannon Energy Storage System | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 6.2 |
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 (54.5039, -6.7704).