Portadown Road (50 MW battery storage)
Portadown Road is a 50 MW battery storage project in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 15 January 2020; the record was last updated on 23 June 2020.
50 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
23 June 2020record last updated
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 June 2018 | Application submitted |
| 15 January 2020 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 23 June 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon Storage Ireland
- Planning authority
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
- Planning application reference
- LA08/2018/0851/F
- Address (REPD)
- Land @ & 100m S/E of, 87 Portadown Road, Immediately adjacent to NIE, Craigavon, Co Armagh
- Council area (by location)
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
- REPD reference
- 7047
Who decides
| Applications | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 4 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 13 | 45% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 135.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 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 (54.3702, -6.4288).