South of Ballysculty (6.2 MW solar farm)
South of Ballysculty is a 6.2 MW solar farm project in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 5 April 2016.
6.2 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
5 April 2016record last updated
Antrim and Newtownabbeycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 November 2014 | Application submitted |
| 27 August 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 29 September 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 31 March 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 5 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Planning application reference
- T/2014/0460/F
- Appeal reference
- 2015/A0135
- Address (REPD)
- Land 130m South of no 28 Ballysculty Road, Muckamore
- Council area (by location)
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5614
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lands West of Belfast Road | solar farm | 10 | operational | 4.3 |
| Battery Energy Storage System Facility in Antrim | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1 | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 6.5 |
| South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 2 | solar farm | 39.5 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Knockcairn Road | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 7.1 |
| Elliot's Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | operational | 7.7 |
| Moira Road | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 7.7 |
| Ballyutoag Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Gibson Farm | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 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 (54.6711, -6.1414).