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Lands approximately 950 metres southeast of Ballylumford Power Station, and approximately 40 metres south of No’s 87 & 89 Ballylumford Road, Islandmagee, Ballylumford, Larne

LA02/2025/0803/FFullApproved

Approved on 25 August 2026

Proposal

Erection of a Battery Energy Storage System Facility 105MW (BESS) and associated 33kV transformers, 1. No 110kV Substation Transformer, including 1 no. switch house with control rooms, lighting and Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) columns, new site boundary fencing and landscaping proposals, new site access and laneway, and ancillary development works.

Received
21 October 2025
Public comments
3
Ward
Islandmagee
Agent
TSA Planning
  1. Received21 Oct
  2. Validated23 Oct
  3. Consult.16 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided25 Aug

Decided in 306 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Lands approximately 950 metres southeast of Ballylumford Power Station, and approximately 40 metres south of No’s 87 & 89 Ballylumford Road, Islandmagee, Ballylumford, Larne. Mid East Antrim has handled 2,211 applications of this type. This one was decided in 306 days, 36 weeks longer than Mid East Antrim's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across Islandmagee.

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

Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
District
Larne Lough

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 October 2025
Consultation expiry
16 March 2026
Consultation start
23 February 2026
Consultation end
16 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
27 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
11 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
TSA Planning
Applicant company

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, Antrim and Newtownabbey 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
  • LA03/2026/0136/F · Antrim and Newtownabbey · Lands approx 80m west of 92 Parkgate Road, Kells, Ballymena, BT42 3PG
  • 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
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Publicity

First advertised
13 November 2025
Last advertised
27 November 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14426246
Documents
65

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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