Doagh Road Solar Farm (5 MW)
Doagh Road Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: appeal withdrawn; the record was last updated on 29 June 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
appeal withdrawnstatus in REPD
29 June 2016record last updated
Antrim and Newtownabbeycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 22 October 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 18 February 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 1 June 2016 | Appeal withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- appeal withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 29 June 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Power Capital
- Planning authority
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Planning application reference
- LA03/2015/0025/F
- Appeal reference
- 2015/A0223
- Address (REPD)
- Lands west of Doagh Road, Newtownabbey
- Council area (by location)
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5203
Who decides
| Applications | Antrim and Newtownabbey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 48.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Antrim and Newtownabbey, South Antrim.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sealstown Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.7 | abandoned | 1.0 |
| Carn Hill | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 4.1 |
| Gibson Farm | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 5.4 |
| Ballyutoag Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
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 (54.6987, -5.9425).