Solar, wind and battery projects near Carnlough (BT44)
16 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT44 (Causeway Coast and Glens): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running, 8 operational. The largest live scheme is Carnbuck Wind Farm (50.4 MW wind farm, application submitted on 22 February 2023, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 3.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BT44
Projects of 1 MW and more (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnbuck Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 50.4 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | Feb 2023 | — | Jun 2023 | Mid and East Antrim | 3.9 |
| Gruig Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 25 | operationalupdated Nov 2019 | Oct 2004 | granted Jun 2007 | Nov 2019 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 5.2 |
| Corkey Windfarm (repowering)wind farm | wind farm | 20 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Jul 2019 | granted Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 6.9 |
| Elginny Hillwind farm | wind farm | 22 | operationalupdated Oct 2018 | Mar 2011 | granted Nov 2014 | Oct 2018 | Mid and East Antrim | 7.5 |
| Rathsherrywind farm | wind farm | 21 | operationalupdated Feb 2018 | Apr 2011 | granted Mar 2015 | Feb 2018 | Mid and East Antrim | 7.6 |
| Corkey Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | Nov 1993 | granted Jun 1994 | Aug 2017 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 8.0 |
| Corkey Wind Farm Extensionwind turbine | wind turbine | 2.5 | operationalupdated Jul 2017 | Feb 2010 | granted Feb 2012 | Jul 2017 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 8.1 |
| Glenbuckwind farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Nov 2006 | granted Jun 2011 | Dec 2017 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 9.0 |
| Glenbuckwind turbine | wind turbine | 2.3 | operationalupdated Dec 2016 | Jun 2005 | granted Apr 2007 | Dec 2016 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 9.0 |
| Long Mountainwind farm | wind farm | 27.6 | operationalupdated Jan 2017 | Mar 2006 | granted Jan 2007 | Jan 2017 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 9.9 |
| Craigs Wind Turbine IIwind turbine | wind turbine | 3 | permission expiredupdated Nov 2019 | Nov 2015 | granted Jan 2017 | Nov 2019 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 9.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 Tullykiagh Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Nov 2023 | Mid and East Antrim | 3.3 |
| Omerbane Road, Cloughmills Replacementwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2021 | Aug 2021 | granted Mar 2022 | Sep 2021 | Mid and East Antrim | 3.5 |
| Omerbane Road, Cloughmillswind turbine | wind turbine | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | May 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 | Mid and East Antrim | 3.9 |
| Carnbuck Wind Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2023 | Feb 2023 | — | Aug 2023 | Mid and East Antrim | 3.9 |
| Reservoir Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2020 | Jan 2020 | — | Mar 2020 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 7.1 |
Distance from the average position of the BT44 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind farm | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 70.4 |
| Wind turbine | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Causeway Coast and Glens decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Causeway Coast and Glens | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 4 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 41 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 103.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 5 | — |
All projects in Causeway Coast and Glens
Is the status up to date?
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Near BT44, 4 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.