Battery Storage System Development in Lisburn (150 MW)
Battery Storage System Development in Lisburn is a 150 MW battery storage project in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 January 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 February 2026.
150 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
24 February 2026record last updated
Lisburn and Castlereaghcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 April 2024 | Application submitted |
| 30 January 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 January 2031 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Lisburn Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Planning application reference
- LA05/2024/0401/F
- Address (REPD)
- On Lands Approximately 230m East of No 2 Moneybroom Road, Lisburn
- Council area (by location)
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Time to decision
- 91 weeks
- REPD reference
- 16478
Who decides
| Applications | Stockton-on-Tees | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 32 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinderry Road Solar Phase 1 (Lisburn) | solar farm | 13.5 | operational | 1.4 |
| Ballinderry Road Solar Phase 2 (Lisburn) | solar farm | 7 | operational | 2.3 |
| Former Maghaberry Airfield | solar farm | 25.7 | operational | 5.2 |
| Hillside Solar Farm | solar farm | 25.2 | operational | 5.6 |
| Colinglen Road Battery | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Knockcairn Road | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (54.5273, -6.1152).