BESS Facility Development in Killeter (82 MW)
BESS Facility Development in Killeter is an 82 MW battery storage project in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 26 June 2025; the record was last updated on 5 August 2025.
82 MWbattery storage
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
5 August 2025record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 September 2024 | Application submitted |
| 26 June 2025 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 82 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 5 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Green Frog Power (Gort BESS) Limited
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- LA11/2024/0745/F
- Address (REPD)
- Lands 100m South West of Magherakeel, 110kV Substation Shannaghy Road, Killeter
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- REPD reference
- 17420
Who decides
| Applications | Derry City and Strabane | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 2 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 10 of 43 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 103.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crighshane | wind farm | 32.2 | operational | 1.2 |
| Meenamullen Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 1.7 |
| Church Hill | wind farm | 18.4 | operational | 1.9 |
| Crighshane Extension | wind farm | 15 | refused | 2.3 |
| Aghamore | wind farm | 15 | refused | 4.6 |
| Gronan | wind farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Meenablagh Wind Farm | wind farm | 25 | refused on appeal | 5.2 |
| Meenakeeran | wind farm | 12 | permission expired | 6.6 |
| Binnawooda Wind Farm | wind farm | 29.9 | application withdrawn | 7.5 |
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 (54.6481, -7.7407).