Power Generation in Development in Claudy (75 MW battery storage)
Power Generation in Development in Claudy is a 75 MW battery storage project in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 21 December 2022, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 8 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 |
|---|---|
| 21 December 2022 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 75 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 8 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Ballyarton Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- LA11/2022/1182/F
- Address (REPD)
- Lands 85M Northeast Of No. 10 Gortnaran Road, Claudy
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- REPD reference
- 19970
Who decides
| Applications | Derry City and Strabane | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 2 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 10 of 43 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 103.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townlands of Carrickatane | wind farm | 20.7 | operational | 2.7 |
| Barr Cregg Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.6 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Eglish Mountain | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 4.2 |
| Slieve Kirk | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 6.7 |
| Slieve Kirk Ext | wind farm | 11.5 | permission expired | 6.7 |
| 62 Muldonagh Road, Claudy | wind turbine | 8.8 | application submitted | 7.5 |
| Monnaboy Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 7.6 |
| Monnaboy Wind Farm Ext. | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 8.4 |
| Curryfree Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 8.6 |
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 (54.9171, -7.184).