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147 approved · 14 refused · 7 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2016 to 12 Aug 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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To The East Of The Westlink (A12); South Of (Nos.127-9) And Including Grosvenor Road; At Intersection Of Grosvenor Road And Stanley Street; At The Intersection Of Durham Street And Grosvenor Road; At The Intersection Of Fisherwick Place And Howard Street; At Great Victoria Street (between Nos. 1-3 To 27-45); At Glengall Street (between Nos. 3-21); At The Junction Of Hope Street, Bruce Street And Great Victoria Street; At The Junction Of Durham Street, Linfield Road, Sandy Row And Hope Street; At Sandy Row From 2 Hurst Park To 85-87 Sandy Row, Gilpins Site; To North Of Former Whitehall Tobacco Works At Linfield Road, Weavers Court Business Park/ Linfield Industrial Estate, Blythefield Primary School And Charter Youth Club; At Weavers Court Business Park And Railway Track Lands Surrounding Arellian Nursery And Bounded By Utility Street/Bentham Drive/Egmot Gardens/ Felt Street (to North); Prince Andrew Park And Abingdon Drive (to South); Beit Street, Roosevelt Rise,Roosevelt Square
Received 19 Nov 20247 Airport Road Belfast BT3 9DY
Received 27 Feb 2019Land approximately 920 metres north west of 33 Craigmore Road Coleraine Co. Londonderry
Received 6 Sept 2021Lands south of the Copelands link roundabout at the Comber Bypass
Received 16 Dec 2019Land at D3 adjacent to the RSPB Reserve Airport Road West Belfast BT3 9DY
Received 9 May 2025Lands Between The Proposed New NIE Substation At The Rear Of 152 Trewmount Road Moy Co Tyrone In The Townland Of Turleenan To The Townlands Of Doohat Or Crossreagh And Crossbane Co Armagh On The Border With The Republic Of Ireland.
Received 18 Dec 2023Lands Between The Proposed New NIE Substation At The Rear Of 152 Trewmount Road Moy Co Tyrone In The Townland Of Turleenan To The Townlands Of Doohat Or Crossreagh And Crossbane Co Armagh On The Border With The Republic Of Ireland.
Received 18 Dec 2023Lands South East of Comber by-pass.
Received 31 Dec 2018Lands North West of Greencastle and east of Rouskey: North of the Crockanboy Road mainly west of Mullydoo Road north and south of Camcosy Road and works as required along the Camcosy Road between lands approximately 165 metres west of No 45 Camcosy Road and No 2 Camcosy Road (in the townlands of Crockanboy Teebane West Casorna Rouskey Drumlea Attach Curraghinalt Altcamcosy Alwories and Monanameal.
Received 30 Aug 2016Lands approx. 65m SE of 101 101a 101b and 103 Airport Road West Belfast Harbour Estate Belfast and also the route of the underground gas pipeline (UGP) connection.
Received 18 Oct 2016The Offshore Wind Farm site is located in the maritime area and is positioned approximately 22 km east of Dundalk town centre, 18 km east of Blackrock, 6 km south of the Cooley Peninsula and 10 km north-east of Dunany Point. The Onshore Infrastructure is located approximately halfway between Drogheda and Dundalk, to the west of the town of Ardee, within the townlands of Dunany, Mitchelstown, Port, Nicholastown (Electoral Division of Dysart in the Barony of Ferrard), Boycetown, Togher, Clonmore, Tullydonnell, Corstown (Electoral Division of Drumcar in the Barony of Ardee), Corstown (Electoral Division of Dunleer in the Barony of Ferrard), Drumcar, Mullincross, Charleville, Dromgoolestown, Richardstown (Electoral Division of Stabannan in the Barony of Ardee), Harristown and Stickillin in Co. Louth.
Received 22 Aug 2024Site includes the power generation station site located on lands approx. 65m SE of 101,101a, 101B and 103 Airport Road West , Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast and also the route of the underground gas pipeline (UGP) connection from Kinnegar Army Barracks to the Power Station Site along the following roads: Airport Road West Esplanade Road Moscow/Heron Road. An above ground installation is located in SW corner of Kinnegar Army Barracks adjacent to Kinnegar WwTW
Received 16 Feb 2024Lands: East Of Westlink (A12); South Of (Nos.127-9) an including Grosvenor Rd; At Intersection Of Grosvenor Rd/Stanley St; At Intersection Of Durham St/Grosvenor Rd; Intersection Of Fisherwick Pl/Howard St; Grt Victoria St(btw Nos. 1-3 to 27-45); Glengall St (btw Nos. 3-21); At Junction Of Hope St Bruce St And Grt Victoria St; At Junction Of Durham St Linfield Rd Sandy Rw And Hope St; At Sandy Rw From 2 Hurst Pk To 85-87 Sandy Rw; To N Of Former Whitehall Tobacco Works Linfield Rd Weavers Ct Business Pk/ Linfield Industrial Est Blythefield Primary School And Charter Youth Club; Weavers Ct Business Park And Railway Track Lands Surrounding Arellian Nursery Bounded By Utility St/Bentham Dr/Egmot Gds/ Felt St (to North); Prince Andrew Pk And Abingdon Drive (to South); Beit St Roosevelt Rse Roosevelt Sq
Received 6 Dec 2021'Adelphi Hotel' 67-71 Main Street Portrush Co Antrim BT56
Received 10 Feb 2017Land at D3 adjacent to the RSPB Reserve Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9DY
Received 9 Feb 2024Lands to the south and east of the Carnbane Way/Shepherds Way Roundabout incorporating Customs Clearance Station and lands to the rear of 7-14 Damolly Meadows Newry
Received 6 Dec 2018Lands: To The East Of The Westlink (A12); South Of (Nos.127-9) And Including Grosvenor Road; At Intersection Of Grosvenor Road And Stanley Street; At The Intersection Of Durham Street And Grosvenor Road; At The Intersection Of Fisherwick Place And Howard Street; At Great Victoria Street (between Nos. 1-3 To 27-45); At Glengall St (between Nos. 3-21); At The Junction Of Hope Street Bruce Street And Great Victoria Street; At The Junction Of Durham Street Linfield Road Sandy Row And Hope Street; At Sandy Row From 2 Hurst Park To 85-87 Sandy Row Gilpins Site; To North Of Former Whitehall Tobacco Works At Linfield Road Weavers Court Business Park/ Linfield Industrial Estate Blythefield Primary School And Charter Youth Club; At Weavers Court Business Park And Railway Track Lands Surrounding Arellian Nursery And Bounded By Utility Street/Bentham Drive/Egmot Gardens/Felt St (to North); Prince Andrew Park And Abingdon Drive (to South); Beit St Roosevelt Rise Roosevelt Square.
Received 27 Jan 2020Lands To The South And East Of The Carnbane Way/Shepherds Way Roundabout, Incorporating Customs Clearance Station And Lands To The Rear Of 7-14 Damolly Meadows, Newry
Received 21 Dec 2016To The East Of The Westlink (A12); South Of (Nos.127-9) And Including Grosvenor Road; At Intersection Of Grosvenor Road And Stanley Street; At The Intersection Of Durham Street And Grosvenor Road; At The Intersection Of Fisherwick Place And Howard Street; At Great Victoria Street (between Nos. 1-3 To 27-45); At Glengall Street (between Nos. 3-21); At The Junction Of Hope Street, Bruce Street And Great Victoria Street; At The Junction Of Durham Street, Linfield Road, Sandy Row And Hope Street; At Sandy Row From 2 Hurst Park To 85-87 Sandy Row, Gilpins Site; To North Of Former Whitehall Tobacco Works At Linfield Road, Weavers Court Business Park/ Linfield Industrial Estate, Blythefield Primary School And Charter Youth Club; At Weavers Court Business Park And Railway Track Lands Surrounding Arellian Nursery And Bounded By Utility Street/Bentham Drive/Egmot Gardens/ Felt Street (to North); Prince Andrew Park And Abingdon Drive (to South); Beit Street, Roosevelt Rise,Roosevelt Square
Received 15 Nov 2024Lands: To The East Of The Westlink (A12); South Of (Nos.127-9) And Including Grosvenor Road; At Intersection Of Grosvenor Road And Stanley Street; At The Intersection Of Durham Street And Grosvenor Road; At The Intersection Of Fisherwick Place And Howard Street; At Great Victoria Street (between Nos. 1-3 To 27-45); At Glengall Street (between Nos. 3-21); At The Junction Of Hope Street, Bruce Street And Great Victoria Street; At The Junction Of Durham Street, Linfield Road, Sandy Row And Hope Street; At Sandy Row From 2 Hurst Park To 85-87 Sandy Row, Gilpins Site; To North Of Former Whitehall Tobacco Works At Linfield Road, Weavers Court Business Park/ Linfield Industrial Estate, Blythefield Primary School And Charter Youth Club; At Weavers Court Business Park And Railway Track Lands Surrounding Arellian Nursery And Bounded By Utility Street/Bentham Drive/Egmot Gardens/ Felt Street (to North); Prince Andrew Park And Abingdon Drive (to South); Beit Street, Roosevelt Rise,Roosevelt Square
Received 2 Apr 2026Lough Neagh within Mid Ulster District Council Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and Lisburn and Castlereagh Council Areas
Received 9 Feb 2021Lands south of 67 Newtownards Road southeast and south of the Copelands link roundabout at the Comber Bypass Comber.
Received 27 Nov 2018Hightown Landfill 59 Upper Hightown Road Newtownabbey BT14 8RR
Received 19 Aug 2019Off the coast of Co. Wicklow and Co. Wexford, on the east coast of Ireland.The site of the Proposed Development comprises an Array Area (the area within which the Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs), the Offshore Substation Platforms (OSPs), and associated cables (export, interarray and interconnector cabling) and foundations will be installed) and a Cable Corridor and Working Area (the area within which export, inter-array and interconnector cabling will be installed). The overall Proposed Development site area is 139.4 km2 and all of the Proposed Development will be seaward of the High Water Mark (HWM). The Array Area is located approximately 6 km to 15 km off the coast and covers an area of approximately 63.4 km2. The Cable Corridor and Working Area extends from themArray Area to the HWM at Johnstown North, north of Arklow Town, Co. Wicklow where the offshore export cables make landfall (the Landfall). The area of the Cable Corridor and Working Area is 76.0 km2.
Received 31 Jul 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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