Lands between the existing Kells Main Substation, Maxwell's Road, Ballymena, County Antrim and the proposed Switching Substation at Whitesides Road, Terrygowan, County Antrim (approximately 11km of the existing overhead line within Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council area)
Decided on 19 November 2025
Proposal
The proposal relates to the SONI Mid-Antrim Upgrade Project, with this application comprising the following elements (Phase 1 of the overall project): - A new proposed switching substation at Whitesides Road (approximately 800m north east of the junction between Whitesides Road and Portglenone Road), Terrygowan, County Antrim (located within Mid & East Antrim Borough Council area) with configuration of the adjacent, existing 110kV overhead line - An uprate (replacement of existing cables) of the existing overhead line between the existing Kells substation, Maxwell's Road, Ballymena, Country Antrim, and the new proposed switching substation at Whitesides Road, Terrygowan (approximately 11km of overhead line within Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council area)
- Submitted
- 14 November 2025
- ReceivedSubmitted14 Nov
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided19 Nov
Decided in 5 days (council typically 77)
About this application
This is a planning application at Lands between the existing Kells Main Substation, Maxwell's Road, Ballymena, County Antrim and the proposed Switching Substation at Whitesides Road, Terrygowan, County Antrim (approximately 11km of the existing overhead line within Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council area). Antrim and Newtownabbey has handled 32 applications of this type. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.
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Application details
- Application type
- Proposal of Application Notice
Applicant and agent
Soni Limited
Company number NI038715
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 2 Jun 2000 (26 years old)
- Nature of business
- Transmission of electricity
- Registered office
- Belfast
5 other planning applications by this company in Causeway and Glens, Mid East Antrim and Mid Ulster.
- LA09/2026/1100/PAN · Mid Ulster · Lands between The existing Tamnamore Main Substation, Drumkee Road, Dungannon, County Tyrone and The existing Drumnakelly Main Substation, Mahon Road, Portadown, County Armagh (Approximately 15.6Km of The Proposed Development Within MUDC)
- LA01/2026/0733/F · Causeway and Glens · Lands directly south of the junction of Cam Road and Ringsend Road, Limavady (approximately 400m east of 153 Ringsend Road, Limavady, BT49 0QN)
- LA01/2025/1265/PAN · Causeway and Glens · A 110kV underground cable extending between Rasharkin Main Switching Substation, Finvoy Road, and lands south of Glebe Road, connecting to a 110kV overhead line comprising of sections between lands south of Glebe Road and south of Tamlaght Road, Rasharkin
- LA02/2025/0868/PAN · Mid East Antrim · Lands between the proposed Switching Substation at Whitesides Road (approximately 800m north east of the junction between Whitesides Road and Portglenone Road), Terrygowan, County Antrim, and Rasharkin Main Switching Substation, Finvoy Road, County Antrim
- LA02/2025/0870/PAN · Mid East Antrim · Lands between the existing Kells Main Substation, Maxwell's Road, Ballymena, County Antrim and the proposed Switching Substation at Whitesides Road, Terrygowan, County Antrim (proposed switching substation and approximately 1.7km of the existing overhead line within Mid & East Antrim Borough Council area)
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Site constraints
Source: Antrim and Newtownabbey
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