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Lands extending NW and SE of Whappstown Road Moorefields Castlegore Ballymena. Lands to the SE of Whappstown Road surrounding No. 11 Whappstown Road and approximately 100m south of No. 19 Whappstown Road 150m west of No. 20 Speerstown Road and 290m northwest of No. 93 Tildarg Road. Lands located NW of Whappstown Road beginning approximately 120m north of No. 16 Whappstown Road 20m east of No. 7 Ross Lane and 190m southeast of No. 6 Craigstown Road.

LA03/2015/0234/FFullAwaiting decision

Proposal

Construction and operation of a solar farm. Development comprises photo-voltaic panels on mounting frames; 1 No. substation; 18 No. Inverter stations; 21 No. CCTV cameras (3m high poles); 2.45m high perimeter fence; upgrading of 2 No. existing accesses onto Whappstown Road; internal service tracks; 2 No. temporary construction compounds; and additional landscaping to augment existing.

Received
12 June 2015
Public comments
1,174
Ward
PARKGATE
  1. Received12 Jun
  2. Validated26 Jun
  3. Consult.7 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Lands extending NW and SE of Whappstown Road Moorefields Castlegore Ballymena. Lands to the SE of Whappstown Road surrounding No. 11 Whappstown Road and approximately 100m south of No. 19 Whappstown Road 150m west of No. 20 Speerstown Road and 290m northwest of No. 93 Tildarg Road. Lands located NW of Whappstown Road beginning approximately 120m north of No. 16 Whappstown Road 20m east of No. 7 Ross Lane and 190m southeast of No. 6 Craigstown Road.. Antrim and Newtownabbey has handled 1,504 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 June 2015 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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Application details

Application type
Full
Scale / size
Large
District
DOE Strategic Planning Division

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 June 2015
Consultation expiry
3 April 2019
Consultation start
10 August 2015
Consultation end
7 March 2019
Neighbour consultation start
13 August 2015
Neighbour consultation end
3 April 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Elmwood House 74 Boucher Road Belfast BT12 6RZ

Publicity

Last advertised
8 July 2016
Advertisement expiry
4 August 2016

Additional information

Documents
1820

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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