Millar Farm (6 MW solar farm)
Millar Farm is a 6 MW solar farm project in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 27 March 2017; the record was last updated on 4 April 2017.
6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 April 2017record last updated
Antrim and Newtownabbeycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 22 July 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 November 2016 | Construction started |
| 27 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Planning application reference
- T/2015/0094/F
- Address (REPD)
- Lands 90m west of lands to the South of 72 Milltown Road
- Council area (by location)
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5085
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeple Road | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 2 | solar farm | 39.5 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1 | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 5.3 |
| Battery Energy Storage System Facility in Antrim | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Corby Knowe | wind farm | 5 | operational | 6.7 |
| Carncome, Lislunnan Road | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Elliot's Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | operational | 7.7 |
| Battery Energy Storage System Development in Ballymena | battery storage | 79 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Kells Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 9.6 |
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 (54.7415, -6.2388).