Barr Cregg Wind Farm (12.6 MW)
Barr Cregg Wind Farm is a 12.6 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 15 August 2019, not yet built; the record was last updated on 25 June 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 15 August 2024, 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 15 August 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 August 2012 | Application submitted |
| 15 July 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 31 July 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 26 June 2017 | Appeal refused |
| 15 August 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 August 2019 | Secretary of State granted |
| 15 August 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 25 June 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- A/2012/0401/F
- Appeal reference
- 2015/A0102
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- Ballymaclanigan and Slaghtmanus, near Claudy in County Londonderry
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 364 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4565
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monnaboy Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 3.8 |
| Power Generation in Development in Claudy | battery storage | 75 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Monnaboy Wind Farm Ext. | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 4.3 |
| 62 Muldonagh Road, Claudy | wind turbine | 8.8 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| Farkland | wind farm | 51 | application withdrawn | 6.6 |
| Townlands of Carrickatane | wind farm | 20.7 | operational | 6.7 |
| Altahullion | wind farm | 26 | operational | 7.3 |
| Slieve Kirk (formerly Altahullion Phase III & Glenconway 2) | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 7.5 |
| Ballyhanedin Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
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 (54.9459, -7.1449).