Lands approximately 64 M. South West of 18 Balliniska Road, approximately 80 M. South East of Seagate Technology, Springtown Industrial Estate, Derry
Approved on 14 January 2026
Council decision: Granted14 conditions
Proposal
Proposed erection of a Battery Energy Storage Facility 17MW (BESS) including switch and control room, lighting and closed circuit tv columns, new site boundary fencing, new access, and ancillary development works
- Received
- 5 February 2025
- Ward
- Springtown
- Agent
- TSA Planning
- ReceivedReceived5 Feb
- ValidatedValidated7 Feb
- Consult.Consultation5 Dec
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided14 Jan
Decided in 341 days (council typically 105)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Lands approximately 64 M. South West of 18 Balliniska Road, approximately 80 M. South East of Seagate Technology, Springtown Industrial Estate, Derry. Derry and Strabane has handled 2,602 applications of this type. This one was decided in 341 days, 34 weeks longer than Derry and Strabane's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 4 applications across Springtown.
98% of full applications at Derry City and Strabane District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 15 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- Foyleside
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 February 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 5 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 14 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 5 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 12 February 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 26 February 2025
- Permission expires
- 14 January 2031
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- TSA Planning
Publicity
- First advertised
- 27 February 2025
- Last advertised
- 13 March 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13746664
- Documents
- 59
Site constraints
Associated applications
- 20267 Jul
Section 54 application to vary Condition 13 of previous permission; LA11/2025/0092/F
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)LA11/2026/0523/S54 - 202624 Feb
Discharge of Condition No. 5 of planning permission LA11/2025/0092/F
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsLA11/2026/0163/DC - 20257 Feb
Proposed erection of a Battery Energy Storage Facility 17MW (BESS) including switch and control room…
This applicationApprovedFullLA11/2025/0092/F
Source: Derry and Strabane
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