Planning application
Lands approximately 700m north of 28 Colinglen Road, Dunmurry, Belfast, BT17 0LR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility (amendment to previously approved BESS LA04/2021/2862/F including associated electricity substation / transformer compound, improvement to the existing access, landscaping and associated ancillary development / site works)
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/0830/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2026/0830/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Poleglass
- Postcode
- BT17 0LR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Belfast register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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LA04/2025/1835/DC Granted
Lands approximately 700m north of 28 Colinglen Road, Dunmurry, Belfast, BT17 0LR
Discharge of condition 12 LA04/2021/2862/F - Construction Environmental Management Plan
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by Belfast
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Belfast took a median of 101 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Bell Rolston Ltd Agent, registered in Newtownabbey
Active · incorporated 2023 · Newtownabbey
103 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 98% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
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Lands approximately 700m north of 28 Colinglen Road, Dunmurry, Belfast, BT17 0LR
Discharge of condition 12 LA04/2021/2862/F - Construction Environmental Management Plan
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