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Ballylumford Power Station Ferris Bay Road, Islandmagee, Larne, BT40 3RS

Granted Mid and East Antrim LA02/2025/0590/F Full

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

Proposal

300MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility comprising containerised battery units, transformer units, switch rooms, associated 275kv substation and control room building and all associated plant, equipment, machinery, drainage, underground cabling (including connection to existing 275kV NIE substation), internal access roads, CCTV, site fencing and ancillary development

As published by the council, reference LA02/2025/0590/F

Application record

Reference
LA02/2025/0590/F
Type
Full
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted
Received
29 Jul 2025
Validated
31 Jul 2025
Decided
21 May 2026
Ward
Islandmagee
Postcode
BT40 3RS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mid and East Antrim register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • LA02/2026/0395/F Awaiting decision

    Ballylumford Power Station Ferris Bay Road, Islandmagee, Larne, BT40 3RS

    Replacement of 50.8m temporary stack GT21 approved under LA02/2025/0688/F with permanent stack measuring 65m in height located to the rear of ‘C’ Station

    Submitted 29 May 2026 Full applications
  • LA02/2025/0688/F Granted

    Ballylumford Power Station Ferris Bay Road, Islandmagee, Larne, BT40 3RS

    Retention of temporary 50.8m stack erected to replace storm damaged stack GT21 (75m) located to the rear of ‘C’ Station

    Decided 5 Nov 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jul 2025

    Received by Mid and East Antrim

  2. 31 Jul 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 May 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Gravis Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Holywood

Active · incorporated 2005 · Holywood

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

52 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mid and East Antrim granted permission on 21 May 2026, 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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