Ballylumford Power Station Ferris Bay Road, Islandmagee, Larne, BT40 3RS
Approved on 21 May 2026
10 conditions
Proposal
300MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility comprising containerised battery units, transformer units, switch rooms, associated 275kv substation and control room building and all associated plant, equipment, machinery, drainage, underground cabling (including connection to existing 275kV NIE substation), internal access roads, CCTV, site fencing and ancillary development
- Submitted
- 31 July 2025
- ReceivedSubmitted31 Jul
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided21 May
Decided in 294 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Ballylumford Power Station Ferris Bay Road, Islandmagee, Larne, BT40 3RS. Mid East Antrim has handled 2,211 applications of this type. This one was decided in 294 days, 34 weeks longer than Mid East Antrim's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 236 applications in total for the BT40 postcode area.
95% of full applications at Mid and East Antrim Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- BT40 3RS
- Application type
- Full
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Site constraints
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20262 Jun
Replacement of 50.8m temporary stack GT21 approved under LA02/2025/0688/F
PendingFullLA02/2026/0395/F - 20259 Sep
Retention of temporary 50.8m stack erected to replace storm damaged stack GT21 (75m) located to the rear of…
ApprovedFullLA02/2025/0688/F - 202514 Mar
Proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility
UnresolvedProposal of Application NoticeLA02/2025/0215/PAN
Source: Mid East Antrim
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- Thompson & McCurdyElectrician1.4 mi
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