Classic Marble Showers, Omagh Road (73 MW battery storage)
Classic Marble Showers, Omagh Road is a 73 MW battery storage project in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 June 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 July 2026.
73 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 July 2026record last updated
Fermanagh and Omaghcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 July 2024 | Application submitted |
| 19 June 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 June 2031 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 73 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 July 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Green Frog Power (Gort BESS) Limited
- Planning authority
- Mid Ulster
- Planning application reference
- LA10/2024/0613/F
- Address (REPD)
- South of Classic Marble (Showers) Ltd, 185 Omagh Road, Garvaghy
- Council area (by location)
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Time to decision
- 101 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Classic Marble Showers, Omagh Road - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16899
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omagh Road, Garvaghy | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Shantavy Scotch | wind farm | 14 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Shantavny Scotch | wind farm | 16.1 | operational | 2.2 |
| Slieve Divena Phase 2 Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.8 | operational | 2.5 |
| Slieve Divena Phase 1 Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | operational | 2.5 |
| Altamuskin Extension | wind farm | 7.1 | operational | 2.9 |
| Altamuskin | wind farm | 7.1 | operational | 4.2 |
| Slieve Beagh | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 6.1 |
| Crockbaravally Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 8.6 |
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 (54.4871, -7.1183).