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Solar, wind and battery projects near Derry/Londonderry (BT48)

12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT48 (Derry City and Strabane): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Coolkeeragh (140 MW battery storage, approved on 30 June 2024, not yet built), 5.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

12projects within 10 km
4awaiting a decision
4approved, not running
2operational

Projects within 10 km of BT48

Projects of 1 MW and more (10)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Battery Energy Storage Facility Development in Derrybattery storagebattery storage17approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026Feb 2025granted Dec 2025Jan 2026Derry City and Strabane1.1
Mullaghmeash Road & Feenybattery storagebattery storage100application submittedupdated Apr 2025Feb 2025—Apr 2025Derry City and Strabane1.4
Clondermot Turbineswind farmwind farm4.6operationalupdated Aug 2015Feb 2007granted Jan 2010Aug 2015Derry City and Strabane4.8
Coolkeeraghbattery storagebattery storage140approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024May 2023granted Jun 2024Jul 2024Derry City and Strabane5.5
Maydown Roadbattery storagebattery storage140application submittedupdated Jan 2025Nov 2024—Jan 2025Derry City and Strabane5.5
Trench Road, Killymallaght Substationbattery storagebattery storage50application submittedupdated Dec 2024Sep 2024—Dec 2024Derry City and Strabane7.2
Battery Energy Storage Facility in Londonderrybattery storagebattery storage34approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024Oct 2023granted Apr 2024Apr 2024Derry City and Strabane8.1
Gortmonly Wind Energywind farmwind farm15application withdrawnupdated Mar 2010——Mar 2010Derry City and Strabane8.8
Curryfree Wind Farmwind farmwind farm15operationalupdated Oct 2011Nov 2004granted May 2008Oct 2011Derry City and Strabane9.0
Curryfree Wind Farm (co-location)solar farmsolar farm3permission expiredupdated Jan 2020Jan 2017granted Nov 2018Jan 2020Derry City and Strabane9.0
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Wind Turbine Development in Claudywind turbinewind turbine—application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2024Mar 2024—May 2024Derry City and Strabane1.5
Slaghtmanus Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.3approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2020Jan 2019granted Mar 2020Mar 2020Derry City and Strabane9.7

Distance from the average position of the BT48 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm100000
Wind farm300200
Wind turbine211000.3
Battery storage63300481

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How Derry City and Strabane decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsDerry City and StrabaneUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)4910,236
Refused10 (20%)19%
Solar refused0 of 212%
Onshore wind refused10 of 4345%
Battery storage refused0 of 416%
Median time from submission to decision103.3 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed4 / 0—

All projects in Derry City and Strabane

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 BT48, 2 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.

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