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Lands to the rear of an existing electricity substation at 130m NE of 54 Ballyvallagh Road, Larne

Granted Mid and East Antrim LA02/2025/0763/F Full

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

Proposal

Application to vary condition 9 of planning approval LA02/2022/0522/F (Proposed Battery Energy Storage facility and associated access, lighting, CCTV cameras and other ancillary development) to read “The development hereby approved shall be developed and operated in accordance with the plans submitted to the Council dated 1st October 2025” to allow for the development of a 54.6 MW capacity battery energy storage facility and associated ancillary development with an increase in the number of lithium ion batteries from the previously approved 156no to 240no

As published by the council, reference LA02/2025/0763/F

Application record

Reference
LA02/2025/0763/F
Type
Full
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted
Received
1 Oct 2025
Validated
20 Oct 2025
Decided
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Woodburn

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2025

    Received by Mid and East Antrim

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 4 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  5. 27 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Determined

    Previously Under Consideration.

Who's behind it

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Clyde Shanks Ltd Agent, registered in Belfast

Active · incorporated 2011 · Belfast

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Documents

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65 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mid and East Antrim granted permission on 4 August 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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