Finvoy Road (5.9 MW solar farm)
Finvoy Road is a 5.9 MW solar farm project in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 December 2017; the record was last updated on 18 December 2017.
5.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 December 2017record last updated
Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 10 August 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 May 2017 | Construction started |
| 15 December 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- D/2014/0234/F
- Site area
- 16.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lands to the West of 289 Finvoy Road, Rasharkin, Ballymena
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4884
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Storage System Installation in Rasharkin | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 1.2 |
| Bann Road (Rasharkin) | solar farm | 18 | operational | 1.5 |
| Long Mountain | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 4.0 |
| Bann Road (Tullaghans Road) | solar farm | 25 | operational | 5.1 |
| Garves Mountain Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 6.2 |
| Glenbuck | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 7.3 |
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 (54.9638, -6.493).