Land at Dobbs Estate (21.8 MW solar farm)
Land at Dobbs Estate is a 21.8 MW solar farm project in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 30 April 2018.
21.8 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
30 April 2018record last updated
Mid and East Antrimcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 14 March 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 March 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 21.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 30 April 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Planning application reference
- V/2015/0038/F
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Dobbs Estate, Tongue Loanen Road, Carrickfergus
- Council area (by location)
- Mid and East Antrim
- Time to decision
- 51 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5184
Who decides
| Applications | Mid and East Antrim | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 22 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 45.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AES Kilroot Station Battery Storage Array | battery storage | 10 | operational | 2.2 |
| Red Brae | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.5 |
| Power Generation Development in Islandmagee | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 8.1 |
| Carn Hill | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (54.7443, -5.7687).