Quarterland Road, Islandmagee (75 MW battery storage)
Quarterland Road, Islandmagee is a 75 MW battery storage project in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 January 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 January 2024.
75 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
23 January 2024record last updated
Mid and East Antrimcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 March 2023 | Application submitted |
| 19 January 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 January 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 75 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Solo Renewables Ltd
- Planning authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Planning application reference
- LA02/2023/1283/F
- Address (REPD)
- Quarterland Road, Islandmagee
- Council area (by location)
- Mid and East Antrim
- Time to decision
- 44 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Quarterland Road, Islandmagee - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14117
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Generation Development in Islandmagee | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 3.4 |
| Ballykeel Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.1 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Mullaghsandall Road wind farm | wind farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 7.1 |
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 (54.8476, -5.7778).