Altahullion (26 MW wind farm)
Altahullion is a 26 MW wind farm project in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 May 2003; the record was last updated on 23 February 2010.
26 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 February 2010record last updated
Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 June 2001 | Application submitted |
| 1 October 2001 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2003 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 26 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 February 2010
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES) / BP Energy
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 20
- Address (REPD)
- Alta Hullion Drum Dun Given Co. Londonderry
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3575
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Kirk (formerly Altahullion Phase III & Glenconway 2) | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 0.9 |
| Slieve Kirk (formerly Glenconway) | wind farm | 18.4 | operational | 1.5 |
| Altahullion Phase II | wind farm | 11.7 | operational | 2.4 |
| Farkland | wind farm | 51 | application withdrawn | 2.7 |
| 62 Muldonagh Road, Claudy | wind turbine | 8.8 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Monnaboy Wind Farm Ext. | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 5.5 |
| Ballyhanedin Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Monnaboy Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 6.6 |
| Barr Cregg Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.6 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
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 (54.9626, -7.0341).