Bessy Bell Wind Farm (5 MW)
Bessy Bell Wind Farm is a 5 MW wind farm project in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 October 1995; the record was last updated on 23 February 2010.
5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 February 2010record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 June 1994 | Application submitted |
| 16 November 1994 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 1995 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 February 2010
- Operator or applicant
- Colham Energy Ltd, plus Airtricty extrension
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- K/2006/1678/F
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Bessy Bell Mountain Baronscourt Estate Newtownstewart, County Tyrone
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3097
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 3 Wind Farm | wind farm | 25 | refused on appeal | <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).