Lands approx 80m west of 92 Parkgate Road, Kells, Ballymena, BT42 3PG
Proposal
Erection of 114MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Facility including, 110kV transformers, switch room, office building, storage container, lighting and CCTV, new site boundary fencing, new access, and ancillary development works (in substitution of approval LA03/2024/0182/F)
- Received
- 26 February 2026
- Ward
- Shilvodan
- ReceivedReceived26 Feb
- ValidatedValidated26 Feb
- Consult.Consultation1 Apr
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application at Lands approx 80m west of 92 Parkgate Road, Kells, Ballymena, BT42 3PG. Antrim and Newtownabbey has handled 1,504 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Shilvodan. We hold 406 applications in total for the BT42 postcode area.
94% of full applications at Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 11 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- BT42 3PG
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- Dunsilly
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 1 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 11 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 1 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 11 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 26 March 2026
Applicant and agent
Heron Storage Limited
Company number NI682405
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 17 Sep 2021 (5 years old)
- Nature of business
- Production of electricity
- Registered office
- Draperstown
- Confirmation statement overdue
5 other planning applications by this company in Derry and Strabane and Mid East Antrim.
- LA11/2026/0523/S54 · Derry and Strabane · Lands approximately 64 M. South West of 18 Balliniska Road, approximately 80 M. South East of Seagate Technology, Springtown Industrial Estate, Derry
- LA11/2026/0163/DC · Derry and Strabane · Lands approximately 64 M. South West of 18 Balliniska Road, approximately 80 M. South East of Seagate Technology, Springtown Industrial Estate, Derry
- LA11/2026/0148/F · Derry and Strabane · Lands c.380m north of Magherakeel substation and c.200m northeast of no.11 Shannaghy Road, Killeter, Castlederg, BT81 7HB
- LA02/2025/0854/F · Mid East Antrim · Lands approx. 300m NE of 37 Beltoy Road BT38 9BH and approx. 500M east of 86 Beltoy Road, Carrickfergus BT38 9BZ
- LA02/2025/0803/F · Mid East Antrim · Lands approximately 950 metres southeast of Ballylumford Power Station, and approximately 40 metres south of No’s 87 & 89 Ballylumford Road, Islandmagee, Ballylumford, Larne
Company information from Companies House.
Publicity
- First advertised
- 17 March 2026
- Last advertised
- 31 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14737735
- Documents
- 47
Site constraints
Source: Antrim and Newtownabbey
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- TSA Planning Ltd · Agent for this application
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