Solar, wind and battery projects near Limavady (BT49)
14 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT49 (Causeway Coast and Glens): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 6 approved but not yet running, 5 operational. The largest live scheme is Dunbeg South Wind Farm (29.7 MW wind farm, approved on 17 December 2020, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 6.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BT49
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmore Wind Farm - extensionwind farm | wind farm | 24 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2019 | Nov 2013 | granted Jun 2018 | Nov 2019 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 4.6 |
| Dunmorewind farm | wind farm | 21 | operationalupdated Aug 2013 | Dec 2007 | granted Oct 2010 | Aug 2013 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 4.6 |
| Windyhill Road (Dunbeg) Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 42 | operationalupdated Jan 2017 | Dec 2007 | granted Jan 2011 | Jan 2017 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 5.4 |
| Dunbeg Extensionwind farm | wind farm | 9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2020 | Dec 2015 | granted Apr 2017 | May 2020 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 5.9 |
| Dunbeg South Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 29.7 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2026 | Feb 2018 | granted Dec 2020 | Jun 2026 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 6.6 |
| Dunbeg South Wind Farm - Extensionwind farm | wind farm | 16.8 | application submittedupdated Jun 2026 | Nov 2024 | — | Jun 2026 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 6.6 |
| Rigged Hill Wind Farm (Repowering)wind farm | wind farm | 28 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2022 | Aug 2019 | granted Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 8.6 |
| Rigged Hill Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | Nov 1993 | granted Jul 1994 | Aug 2017 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 8.8 |
| Altahullion Phase IIwind farm | wind farm | 11.7 | operationalupdated Jan 2019 | Nov 2004 | granted Apr 2006 | Jan 2019 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 9.1 |
| Slieve Kirk (formerly Glenconway)wind farm | wind farm | 18.4 | operationalupdated Dec 2013 | Dec 2006 | granted Feb 2009 | Dec 2013 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 9.4 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lidl Nutts Cornerrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2020 | Jun 2020 | — | Jun 2020 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 0.6 |
| Ballyavelin Road Replacement Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2021 | Feb 2021 | — | Mar 2021 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 3.6 |
| Terrydoo Road 1wind turbine | wind turbine | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2020 | Mar 2020 | granted Nov 2022 | Jun 2020 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 7.0 |
| Terrydoo Road 2wind turbine | wind turbine | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2020 | Mar 2020 | granted Nov 2022 | Jun 2020 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 7.2 |
Distance from the average position of the BT49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Wind farm | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 108 |
| Wind turbine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
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 BT49, 6 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.