Coolkeeragh (140 MW battery storage)
Coolkeeragh is a 140 MW battery storage project in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 June 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 July 2024.
140 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
8 July 2024record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 May 2023 | Application submitted |
| 30 June 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 140 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Coolkeeragh BES Ltd
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- LA11/2023/1679/F
- Address (REPD)
- 23 Maydown Road , Londonderry
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 57 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Coolkeeragh - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 15151
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maydown Road | battery storage | 140 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Battery Energy Storage Facility in Londonderry | battery storage | 34 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Battery Energy Storage Facility Development in Derry | battery storage | 17 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Mullaghmeash Road & Feeny | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Monnaboy Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | 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 (55.0342, -7.2515).