Bessy Bell 3 Wind Farm (25 MW)
Bessy Bell 3 Wind Farm is a 25 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 appeal on 16 May 2016; the record was last updated on 27 May 2016.
25 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
27 May 2016record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 March 2013 | Application submitted |
| 1 February 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 16 May 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 16 May 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 27 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- J/2013/0080/F
- Appeal reference
- 2013/A0220
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Bessy Bell Mountain Baronscourt Estate Newtownstewart, County Tyrone
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 164 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3326
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessy Bell Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | operational | <0.1 |
| Bessy Bell Extension | wind farm | 9 | operational | 0.9 |
| Rakelly | wind farm | 14 | refused | 2.6 |
| Bessy Bell 2 Extension | wind farm | 9 | permission expired | 4.5 |
| Tievenameenta | wind farm | 34.5 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (54.704, -7.4405).