Aghamore (15 MW wind farm)
Aghamore is a 15 MW wind farm project in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 25 October 2012; the record was last updated on 5 April 2013.
15 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
5 April 2013record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 May 2008 | Application submitted |
| 25 October 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 5 April 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Acorn Energy B7 Ltd
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- J/2008/0278/F
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Site 1070m South West of no.22 Aghamore Road, Castlederg
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 234 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3714
Who decides
| Applications | Derry City and Strabane | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 2 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 10 of 43 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 103.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gronan | wind farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Church Hill | wind farm | 18.4 | operational | 2.8 |
| Meenamullen Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 3.2 |
| Binnawooda Wind Farm | wind farm | 29.9 | application withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Bin Mountain | wind farm | 9 | operational | 4.3 |
| Lough Hill | wind farm | 10.5 | operational | 4.6 |
| BESS Facility Development in Killeter | battery storage | 82 | application withdrawn | 4.6 |
| Crighshane | wind farm | 32.2 | operational | 5.5 |
| Castlecraig | wind farm | 25 | operational | 5.8 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (54.6523, -7.6695).