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Lands approx. 300m NE of 37 Beltoy Road BT38 9BH and approx. 500M east of 86 Beltoy Road, Carrickfergus BT38 9BZ

Awaiting decision Mid and East Antrim LA02/2025/0854/F Full

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Proposed erection of a c.550MW Battery Energy Storage Facility (BESS) and associated 275kv transformer, including 4no. switch house with control rooms, 4no. storage containers, office trailer, lighting and closed circuit TV Columns, new site boundary fencing, and the erection of a 17MW Solar farm and all associated site works.

As published by the council, reference LA02/2025/0854/F

Application record

Reference
LA02/2025/0854/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
11 Nov 2025
Ward
Kilroot
Postcode
BT38 9BH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Nov 2025

    Received by Mid and East Antrim

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Mid and East Antrim took a median of 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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TSA Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Belfast

Active · incorporated 2007 · Belfast

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Documents

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

82 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Mid and East Antrim for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mid and East Antrim decided full applications in a median of 75 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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