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Proposal of Application Notice 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 (proposed switching substation and approximately 1.7km of the existing overhead line within Mid & East Antrim Borough Council area), Mid East Antrim. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

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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 1.7km of overhead line within Mid & East Antrim Borough Council area)

LA02/2025/0870/PAN

Proposal of Application Notice

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)

Submitted14 Nov
Validated
Consultation
Target
Decided8 Jan
8 weeks typical decision time in Mid East Antrim100% of proposal of application notice applications approved

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 (proposed switching substation and approximately 1.7km of the existing overhead line within Mid & East Antrim Borough Council area). Mid East Antrim has handled 34 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 13 days. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 weeks longer than Mid East Antrim's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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Application Details

Reference
LA02/2025/0870/PAN
Address
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)
Local Authority
Mid East Antrim
Application Type
Proposal of Application Notice
Decision Status
Undecided

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
8 January 2026
Date Submitted
14 November 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
54.795307, -6.364340

Source: Mid East Antrim