2019/C004 – Elgin Energy Esco Ltd
Construction and operation of a solar farm by Elgin Energy Esco Ltd. Comprising photo-voltaic panels on mounting frames; 1 No. substation; 18 No. Inverter stations; 21 No. CCTV cameras (3m high poles); 2.45m high perimeter fence; upgrading of 2 No. existing accesses onto Whappstown Road; internal service tracks; 2 No. temporary construction compounds; and additional landscaping to augment existing on lands extending NW and SE of Whappstown Road, Moorefield Castlegore, Ballymena including lands to the SE of Whappstown Road surrounding No. 11 Whappstown Road and approximately 100m south of No. 19 Whappstown Road, 150m west of No. 20 Speerstown Road and 290m north-west of No. 93 Tildarg Road and lands located NW of Whappstown Road beginning approximately 120m north of No. 16 Whappstown Road, 20m east of No. 7 Ross Lane and 190m south-east of No. 6 Craigstown Road.
The hearings relating to these applications were completed in June and July 2021. The Commissioner forwarded her report and recommendations to the Department for Infrastructure on 31st March 2022.
Release of the report is a matter for the Department.