Ballyhanedin Wind Farm (24 MW)
Ballyhanedin Wind Farm is a 24 MW wind farm project in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 27 April 2017, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 May 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 27 April 2022, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 27 April 2022, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 January 2015 | Application submitted |
| 27 April 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 April 2022 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 May 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Gaelectric Developments
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- A/2014/0630/F
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 126 m
- Address (REPD)
- Lands 650 metres east of 57A Ballyhanedin Road Ballyhanedin 1.5 kilometres north west of Feeny
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 119 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4957
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 Muldonagh Road, Claudy | wind turbine | 8.8 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Farkland | wind farm | 51 | application withdrawn | 3.9 |
| Altahullion | wind farm | 26 | operational | 6.5 |
| Dungiven | wind farm | 24 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Slieve Kirk (formerly Altahullion Phase III & Glenconway 2) | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 7.4 |
| Altahullion Phase II | wind farm | 11.7 | operational | 7.8 |
| Barr Cregg Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.6 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Slieve Kirk (formerly Glenconway) | wind farm | 18.4 | operational | 8.0 |
| Power Generation in Development in Claudy | battery storage | 75 | application submitted | 9.1 |
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 (54.9043, -7.0428).