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Lands located immediately west of Liminary Road, approx. 420m south of Ballylesson Road, approx. 400m North of Ballycowan Road and approx. 560m East of Cromkill Road, Ballymena

Granted Mid and East Antrim LA02/2023/1688/F Full

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Proposed solar farm and associated infrastructure including ground mounted solar PV panels on support frames, substation, inverters, transformers, fencing CCTV cameras, temporary construction compound, access works, internal service tracks, landscaping and ancillary site works.

As published by the council, reference LA02/2023/1688/F

Application record

Reference
LA02/2023/1688/F
Type
Full
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted
Received
14 Aug 2023
Validated
23 Aug 2023
Decided
4 Nov 2024
Ward
Glenwhirry

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mid and East Antrim register

This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • LA02/2026/0019/DC Granted

    Lands located immediately west of Liminary Road, approx. 420m south of Ballylesson Road, approx. 400m North of Ballycowan Road and approx. 560m East of Cromkill Road, Ballymena

    Discharge of condition 4 of LA02/2023/1688/F-Final Construction Environmental Management Plan

    Decided 23 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • LA02/2025/0920/DC Granted

    Lands located immediately west of Liminary Road, approx. 420m south of Ballylesson Road, approx. 400m North of Ballycowan Road and approx. 560m East of Cromkill Road, Ballymena

    Discharge of Condition No.5 from LA02/2023/1688/F - Final Habitat Management and Enhancement Plan

    Decided 18 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • LA02/2022/1011/PAN Granted

    Lands located immediately west of Liminary Road, approx. 420m south of Ballylesson Road, approx. 400m north of Ballycowan Road and approx 560m east of Cromkill Road, Ballymena

    Proposed solar farm (up to 29.9MW) and associated infrastructure including ground mounted solar PV panels on support frames, substation, inverters, transformers, fencing, CCTV cameras, temporary construction compound, access works, internal service tracks, landscaping and ancillary site works

    Decided 14 Mar 2023

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Aug 2023

    Received by Mid and East Antrim

  2. 23 Aug 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • LA02/2026/0019/DC Granted

    Lands located immediately west of Liminary Road, approx. 420m south of Ballylesson Road, approx. 400m North of Ballycowan Road and approx. 560m East of Cromkill Road, Ballymena

    Discharge of condition 4 of LA02/2023/1688/F-Final Construction Environmental Management Plan

    Decided 23 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • LA02/2025/0920/DC Granted

    Lands located immediately west of Liminary Road, approx. 420m south of Ballylesson Road, approx. 400m North of Ballycowan Road and approx. 560m East of Cromkill Road, Ballymena

    Discharge of Condition No.5 from LA02/2023/1688/F - Final Habitat Management and Enhancement Plan

    Decided 18 Dec 2025 Conditions

Who's behind it

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Bell Rolston Ltd Agent, registered in Newtownabbey

Active · incorporated 2023 · Newtownabbey

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Documents

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106 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mid and East Antrim granted permission on 4 November 2024, 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.

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