South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1 (6.5 MW)
South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1 is a 6.5 MW solar farm project in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 10 May 2018; the record was last updated on 2 January 2019.
6.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 January 2019record last updated
Antrim and Newtownabbeycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 26 April 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 March 2018 | Construction started |
| 10 May 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 January 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Hadstone Energy
- Planning authority
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Planning application reference
- LA03/2015/0262/F
- Site area
- 79.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lands approx 550m South of, 99 Dublin Road, Antrim
- Council area (by location)
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Time to decision
- 43 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5450
Who decides
| Applications | Antrim and Newtownabbey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 48.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Antrim and Newtownabbey, South Antrim.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 2 | solar farm | 39.5 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Battery Energy Storage System Facility in Antrim | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Millar Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 5.3 |
| Steeple Road | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| South of Ballysculty | solar farm | 6.2 | refused on appeal | 6.5 |
| Seegronan | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 8.0 |
| Seegronan Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 9 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Elliot's Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 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 (54.6943, -6.2341).