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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)

LA02/2025/0870/PANProposal of Application NoticeDecided

Decided on 8 January 2026

Proposal

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)

Submitted
14 November 2025
  1. Received14 Nov
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Jan

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

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. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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Application details

Application type
Proposal of Application Notice

Applicant and agent

Applicant company

Soni Limited

Company number NI038715

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 Jun 2000 (26 years old)
Nature of business
Transmission of electricity
Registered office
Belfast

5 other planning applications by this company in Causeway and Glens, Antrim and Newtownabbey, Mid East Antrim and 1 more council.

  • LA09/2026/1100/PAN · Mid Ulster · Lands between The existing Tamnamore Main Substation, Drumkee Road, Dungannon, County Tyrone and The existing Drumnakelly Main Substation, Mahon Road, Portadown, County Armagh (Approximately 15.6Km of The Proposed Development Within MUDC)
  • LA01/2026/0733/F · Causeway and Glens · Lands directly south of the junction of Cam Road and Ringsend Road, Limavady (approximately 400m east of 153 Ringsend Road, Limavady, BT49 0QN)
  • LA01/2025/1265/PAN · Causeway and Glens · A 110kV underground cable extending between Rasharkin Main Switching Substation, Finvoy Road, and lands south of Glebe Road, connecting to a 110kV overhead line comprising of sections between lands south of Glebe Road and south of Tamlaght Road, Rasharkin
  • LA02/2025/0868/PAN · Mid East Antrim · Lands between the proposed Switching Substation at Whitesides Road (approximately 800m north east of the junction between Whitesides Road and Portglenone Road), Terrygowan, County Antrim, and Rasharkin Main Switching Substation, Finvoy Road, County Antrim
  • LA03/2025/0852/PAN · Antrim and Newtownabbey · Lands between the existing Kells Main Substation, Maxwell's Road, Ballymena, County Antrim and the proposed Switching Substation at Whitesides Road, Terrygowan, County Antrim (approximately 11km of the existing overhead line within Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council area)
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