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Solar, wind and battery projects near Strabane (BT82)

21 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BT82 (Derry City and Strabane): 9 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Craignapapple Wind Farm (13.8 MW wind farm, approved on 15 January 2018, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 7.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

21projects within 10 km
9awaiting a decision
4approved, not running
2operational

Projects within 10 km of BT82

Projects of 1 MW and more (6)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Koram Hillwind farmwind farm13.8application withdrawnupdated Jul 2014May 2007—Jul 2014Derry City and Strabane4.6
Ballylawwind farmwind farm6.9application withdrawnupdated Apr 2013Apr 2011—Apr 2013Derry City and Strabane6.0
Owenreagh Wind Farmwind farmwind farm5operationalupdated Feb 2010Oct 1995granted Apr 1996Feb 2010Derry City and Strabane6.1
Owenreagh Extensionwind farmwind farm5.1operationalupdated Jul 2010Jan 2004granted Oct 2005Jul 2010Derry City and Strabane6.5
Craignapapple Wind Farmwind farmwind farm13.8approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2016Dec 2010granted Jan 2018Jun 2016Derry City and Strabane7.3
Whisker Hillwind turbinewind turbine2refusedupdated Dec 2014Oct 2007refused Nov 2014Dec 2014Derry City and Strabane9.5
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (15)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
20 Evish Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.2application withdrawnupdated May 2023Jan 2023—May 2023Derry City and Strabane0.7
Power Generation Development in Strabanewind turbinewind turbine0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026Jun 2022granted Dec 2025Jan 2026Derry City and Strabane1.2
Power Generation Development in Strabanewind turbinewind turbine0.2application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2023Jan 2023—May 2023Derry City and Strabane1.2
Wind Turbine Alterations in Strabanewind turbinewind turbine0.2application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024Apr 2024—Jun 2024Derry City and Strabane2.1
Wind Turbine Development in Strabanewind farmwind farm0.2application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024May 2024—Jul 2024Derry City and Strabane2.1
Keenaghan Road, Artigarvanwind turbinewind turbine0.2application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024May 2024—Jul 2024Derry City and Strabane2.8
Wind Turbine Development in Strabanewind turbinewind turbine—application submittedupdated Oct 2024Aug 2024—Oct 2024Derry City and Strabane2.8
Wind Turbine Development in Strabanewind farmwind farm0.3application submittedupdated Jan 2025Nov 2024—Jan 2025Derry City and Strabane4.9
Ballykeery Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.2application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2026Oct 2023—Mar 2026Derry City and Strabane6.8
Concess Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.3approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021Mar 2020granted Mar 2021Dec 2021Derry City and Strabane8.2
Drumeagle Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.3refusedupdated Jul 2022Aug 2020refused Oct 2023Jul 2022Derry City and Strabane8.3
Peacock Road Replacement Turbinewind turbinewind turbine0.2approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021Feb 2021granted Dec 2021Dec 2021Derry City and Strabane8.9
Peacock Road, Sion Millswind turbinewind turbine—application submittedupdated May 2026Nov 2026—May 2026Derry City and Strabane8.9
14 Stone Rd, Victoria Bridgewind turbinewind turbine0.9application withdrawnupdated Feb 2024Jan 2023—Feb 2024Derry City and Strabane9.5
Davies Road & Bunderg Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.2application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2023Nov 2023—Dec 2023Derry City and Strabane9.7

Distance from the average position of the BT82 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 farm7212014.4
Wind turbine1473022

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 BT82, 8 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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