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Solar, wind and battery projects near Castlederg (BT81)

24 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT81 (Derry City and Strabane): 7 are waiting for a planning decision, 6 approved but not yet running, 6 operational. The largest live scheme is Gronan (9.2 MW wind farm, approved on 20 December 2018, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 5.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

24projects within 10 km
7awaiting a decision
6approved, not running
6operational

Projects within 10 km of BT81

Projects of 1 MW and more (12)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Tievenameentawind farmwind farm34.5operationalupdated Feb 2017Feb 2005granted Aug 2009Feb 2017Derry City and Strabane1.6
Gronanwind farmwind farm9.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2020Oct 2007granted Dec 2018Feb 2020Derry City and Strabane5.1
Bin Mountainwind farmwind farm9operationalupdated Jan 2015May 2001granted Feb 2006Jan 2015Derry City and Strabane6.1
Aghamorewind farmwind farm15refusedupdated Apr 2013May 2008refused Oct 2012Apr 2013Derry City and Strabane6.1
Lough Hillwind farmwind farm10.5operationalupdated May 2016Jul 2004granted Dec 2005May 2016Derry City and Strabane6.9
Slieveglasswind farmwind farm6.9operationalupdated Nov 2018Jan 2008granted Jun 2013Nov 2018Fermanagh and Omagh7.2
Castlecraigwind farmwind farm25operationalupdated Apr 2019Dec 2006granted Jun 2011Apr 2019Derry City and Strabane7.4
Binnawooda Wind Farmwind farmwind farm29.9application withdrawnupdated Feb 2017May 2010—Feb 2017Derry City and Strabane7.4
Church Hillwind farmwind farm18.4operationalupdated Jan 2019Apr 2005granted Apr 2007Jan 2019Derry City and Strabane8.0
Meenamullen Wind Farmwind farmwind farm10refusedupdated Jun 2019Nov 2013refused Jun 2019Jun 2019Derry City and Strabane9.0
Whisker Hillwind turbinewind turbine2refusedupdated Dec 2014Oct 2007refused Nov 2014Dec 2014Derry City and Strabane9.2
BESS Facility Development in Killeterbattery storagebattery storage82application withdrawnupdated Aug 2025Sep 2024—Aug 2025Derry City and Strabane9.9
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Power Generation Development in Castledergwind turbinewind turbine0.7approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023Feb 2023granted Dec 2023Dec 2023Derry City and Strabane2.1
Erganagh Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2021Oct 2019granted Apr 2021Apr 2021Derry City and Strabane4.1
Freughlough Roadwind turbinewind turbine—application submittedupdated Apr 2025Feb 2025—Apr 2025Derry City and Strabane4.1
Wind Turbine Development in Castledergwind turbinewind turbine—application submittedupdated Apr 2025Feb 2025—Apr 2025Derry City and Strabane4.3
Aghalougher Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.2application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2023Nov 2023—Dec 2023Derry City and Strabane6.1
Power Generation Development in Castledergwind turbinewind turbine0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024Feb 2023granted Mar 2024Apr 2024Derry City and Strabane6.4
Wind Turbine Development in Tyronewind turbinewind turbine0.2application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024Apr 2024—Jun 2024Derry City and Strabane7.4
Lislafferty Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.3application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2020Sep 2019—Jun 2020Derry City and Strabane9.4
Lislafferty Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.3application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023Sep 2019—Jun 2023Derry City and Strabane9.5
Peacock Road, Sion Millswind turbinewind turbine—application submittedupdated May 2026Nov 2026—May 2026Derry City and Strabane9.6
Peacock Road Replacement Turbinewind turbinewind turbine0.2approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021Feb 2021granted Dec 2021Dec 2021Derry City and Strabane9.7
Battery Energy Storage Development in Tyronebattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025Jul 2024granted Mar 2025Mar 2025Derry City and Strabane9.9

Distance from the average position of the BT81 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
Wind farm1001629.2
Wind turbine1274012.5
Battery storage201000

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 BT81, 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.

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