Planning application
Ballylumford Power Station Ferris Bay Road, Islandmagee, Larne, BT40 3RS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retention of temporary 50.8m stack erected to replace storm damaged stack GT21 (75m) located to the rear of ‘C’ Station
As published by the council, reference LA02/2025/0688/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA02/2025/0688/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 8 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 5 Nov 2025
- 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.
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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
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LA02/2025/0590/F Granted
Ballylumford Power Station Ferris Bay Road, Islandmagee, Larne, BT40 3RS
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2025
Received by Mid and East Antrim
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9 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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
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Gravis Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Holywood
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Mid and East Antrim granted permission on 5 November 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.
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