Planning application
Lands to the North and East / South East of No. 23 Maydown Road, adjacent to Coolkeeragh ESB Power Station, Londonderry BT47 6UJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility (amendment to previously approved BESS LA11/2023/1679/F including access, substation building, landscaping, lighting/CCTV columns, security fencing and ancillary site works)
As published by the council, reference LA11/2025/0535/PAN
Application record
- Reference
- LA11/2025/0535/PAN
- Type
- Proposal of Application Notice
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Acceptable
- Received
- 29 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Enagh
- Postcode
- BT47 6UJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2025
Received by Derry City and Strabane
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1 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Acceptable
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Derry City and Strabane granted permission on 1 September 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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