Omagh Road, Garvaghy (50 MW battery storage)
Omagh Road, Garvaghy is a 50 MW battery storage project in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 April 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 May 2026.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 May 2026record last updated
Mid Ulstercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 November 2024 | Application submitted |
| 14 April 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 April 2031 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Heron Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- Mid Ulster
- Planning application reference
- ZG2024/1152/PAS
- Address (REPD)
- South of Omagh Road and Approx 150M North East of No. 174 Omagh Road Garvaghy
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Ulster
- Time to decision
- 75 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Omagh Road, Garvaghy - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 17663
Who decides
| Applications | Mid Ulster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 33 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 68.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Marble Showers, Omagh Road | battery storage | 73 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Shantavy Scotch | wind farm | 14 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Shantavny Scotch | wind farm | 16.1 | operational | 1.4 |
| Slieve Divena Phase 2 Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.8 | operational | 3.0 |
| Slieve Divena Phase 1 Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | operational | 3.0 |
| Altamuskin Extension | wind farm | 7.1 | operational | 3.5 |
| Altamuskin | wind farm | 7.1 | operational | 4.6 |
| Slieve Beagh | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 5.5 |
| Crockbaravally Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 8.9 |
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 (54.4815, -7.1101).