Energy Storage System Installation in Rasharkin (100 MW)
Energy Storage System Installation in Rasharkin is a 100 MW battery storage project in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 28 February 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 4 April 2025.
100 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
4 April 2025record last updated
Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 February 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 4 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- LA01/2025/0181/F
- Address (REPD)
- 340m South of 5 Magheraboy Road, Rasharkin
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- REPD reference
- 18463
Who decides
| Applications | Causeway Coast and Glens | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 4 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 41 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 103.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finvoy Road | solar farm | 5.9 | operational | 1.2 |
| Bann Road (Rasharkin) | solar farm | 18 | operational | 2.6 |
| Long Mountain | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 2.8 |
| Bann Road (Tullaghans Road) | solar farm | 25 | operational | 3.9 |
| Glenbuck | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 6.1 |
| Garves Mountain Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 6.4 |
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 (54.9713, -6.4793).