Planning application
Lands approximately 80 Metres to The North and East of No. 122A Moneymore Road and approximately 40 Metres to The West and South of Magherafelt Substation
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility (amendment to previously approved BESS LA09/2023/0724/F including access, substation building, landscaping, lighting/CCTV columns, security fencing and ancillary development)
As published by the council, reference LA09/2025/1137/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA09/2025/1137/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Permission Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permission Granted
- Received
- 31 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 5 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Coolshinny
- Parish
- Magherafelt
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Oct 2025
Received by Mid Ulster
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5 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
7 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permission Granted
-
29 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Bell Rolston Ltd Agent, registered in Newtownabbey
Active · incorporated 2023 · Newtownabbey
105 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 98% granted
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See their track recordMagherafelt BES Ltd. Applicant, registered in Lisburn
Active · incorporated 2022 · Lisburn
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
57 documents on file for this application
- FULL - PERMISSION GRANTED
- COMMITTEE REPORT (COMM)
- STAMPED APPROVED PLANS 1 OF 5
- STAMPED APPROVED PLANS 2 OF 5
- STAMPED APPROVED PLANS 3 OF 5
- STAMPED APPROVED PLANS 4 OF 5
- COMMITTEE REPORT 02/06/2026
- MR GARY WILKINS
- CONSULTATION LETTER REMINDER
- SHARED ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER REMINDER
- CONSULTATION LETTER REMINDER
- DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE RIVERS
- DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE RIVERS
- PLANNING RESPONSE TEAM DAERA EMFG AND NIEA
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- SUPPORT DOCUMENT
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE RIVERS
- HSENI PLANNING CONSULTATION
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MID ULSTER DISTRICT COUNCIL
- PLANNING RESPONSE TEAM DAERA EMFG AND NIEA
- NORTHERN IRELAND FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
- ROADS DEVELOPMENT CONTROL DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
- ROADS DEVELOPMENT CONTROL DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
- GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NORTHERN IRELAND
- STANDARD NN LETTER (BULK)
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- ACKNOWLEDGE APP AND FEE RECEIPT
- EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
- LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS
- SITE LOCATION MAP 01
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN 02
- BATTERY UNIT, WATER TANK, FENCING, GATES AND BARRIER
- PROPOSED AND EXISTING SITE SECTIONS (A-B) 03
- PRE-APPLICATION COMMUNITY CONSULTATION REPORT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT FORM
- FLOOD RISK AND DRAINAGE PLANNING POLICY
- EXISTING SITE PLAN 11
- PROPOSED AND EXISTING SITE SECTIONS (C-D) 04
- PROPOSED ACCESS DETAIL 04
- PLANNING MEMO- MAGHERAFLT
- PHOTOMONTAGE
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT FORM AND MEMO
- APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Ulster granted permission on 7 July 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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