Doogary Road, Omagh (40 MW battery storage)
Doogary Road, Omagh is a 40 MW battery storage project in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 December 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 January 2025.
40 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 January 2025record last updated
Fermanagh and Omaghcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 March 2023 | Application submitted |
| 13 December 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 December 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Omagh BES Limited
- Planning authority
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Planning application reference
- LA10/2023/1605/F
- Address (REPD)
- 160m Northwest Of No 80 Doogary Road, Omagh
- Council area (by location)
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Time to decision
- 89 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Doogary Road, Omagh - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14125
Who decides
| Applications | Fermanagh and Omagh | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 74 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 1 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 12 of 70 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 87.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 8 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skreen Road | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Slieveard Wind Farm | wind farm | 17.5 | appeal withdrawn | 8.8 |
| Townland of Tattymoyle Middle, Ecclesville Road Wind Farm | wind farm | 72 | application submitted | 8.8 |
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 (54.5725, -7.279).