Power Generation Development in Islandmagee (100 MW battery storage)
Power Generation Development in Islandmagee is a 100 MW battery storage project in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 27 June 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 15 December 2025. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 June 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 15 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Heron Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Planning application reference
- LA02/2023/1577/F
- Address (REPD)
- Lands Approximately 950m SE of Ballylumford Power Stn. And , Approximately 40m, Islandmagee
- Council area (by location)
- Mid and East Antrim
- REPD reference
- 20022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterland Road, Islandmagee | battery storage | 75 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Ballykeel Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.1 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Red Brae | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 7.7 |
| Mullaghsandall Road wind farm | wind farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 7.7 |
| Land at Dobbs Estate | solar farm | 21.8 | abandoned | 8.1 |
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 (54.8169, -5.7818).