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Solar, wind and battery projects near Coleraine (BT51)

12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT51 (Causeway Coast and Glens): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Rigged Hill Wind Farm (Repowering) (28 MW wind farm, approved on 5 October 2022, not yet built), 9.8 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
3awaiting a decision
3approved, not running
2operational

Projects within 10 km of BT51

Projects of 1 MW and more (8)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Cam Burn Wind Farmwind farmwind farm13.8abandonedupdated Nov 2019Sep 2011granted Dec 2016Nov 2019Causeway Coast and Glens2.5
Lisnamuck Wind Farmwind farmwind farm6application withdrawnupdated Apr 2011Feb 2008—Apr 2011Causeway Coast and Glens2.7
Shinny Road Macosquinsolar farmsolar farm1application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2020Mar 2020—Mar 2020Causeway Coast and Glens3.8
Croaghanwind farmwind farm12.5application withdrawnupdated Oct 2018Apr 2011—Oct 2018Causeway Coast and Glens5.6
Upper Ballyrogan Wind Farmwind farmwind farm11.5abandonedupdated Mar 2018Jul 2012granted Apr 2013Mar 2018Causeway Coast and Glens8.7
Rigged Hill Wind Farmwind farmwind farm5operationalupdated Aug 2017Nov 1993granted Jul 1994Aug 2017Causeway Coast and Glens9.8
Rigged Hill Wind Farm (Repowering)wind farmwind farm28approved, not builtupdated Oct 2022Aug 2019granted Oct 2022Oct 2022Causeway Coast and Glens9.8
Garves Mountain Farmwind farmwind farm15operationalupdated Dec 2017Jun 2003granted Nov 2006Dec 2017Causeway Coast and Glens9.9
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Power Generation Development in Colerainesolar farmsolar farm—application submitted may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022Nov 2021—Feb 2022Causeway Coast and Glens3.6
Shinny Road, Macosquinwind turbinewind turbine—application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2026Oct 2023—Mar 2026Causeway Coast and Glens4.9
Windyhill Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2021Oct 2019granted Nov 2020Apr 2021Causeway Coast and Glens7.8
Ballindreen Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.5approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025Aug 2024granted Jun 2025Aug 2025Causeway Coast and Glens9.6

Distance from the average position of the BT51 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 farm220001
Wind farm7012028
Wind turbine312000.7

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

How Causeway Coast and Glens decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsCauseway Coast and GlensUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)4710,236
Refused6 (13%)19%
Solar refused0 of 412%
Onshore wind refused6 of 4145%
Battery storage refused0 of 216%
Median time from submission to decision103.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed5 / 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 BT51, 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.

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