South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 2 (39.5 MW)
South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 2 is a 39.5 MW solar farm project in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 25 April 2016, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 July 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 25 April 2021, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 25 April 2021, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 25 April 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 April 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 39.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 July 2020
- 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
- 6829
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 1 | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | <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).