Bin Mountain (9 MW wind farm)
Bin Mountain is a 9 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 February 2007; the record was last updated on 5 January 2015.
9 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 January 2015record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 May 2001 | Application submitted |
| 1 February 2006 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2006 | Construction started |
| 1 February 2007 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 January 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat UK Wind
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- J/2004/0295/F
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Lough Hill Castle Craig, Curraghmacall Drummahon,
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 248 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3113
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lough Hill | wind farm | 10.5 | operational | 0.8 |
| Castlecraig | wind farm | 25 | operational | 1.6 |
| Binnawooda Wind Farm | wind farm | 29.9 | application withdrawn | 2.0 |
| Slieveglass | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 2.4 |
| Aghamore | wind farm | 15 | refused | 4.3 |
| Thornog Windfarm Extension | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 4.9 |
| Thornog Windfarm | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 4.9 |
| Gronan | wind farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Church Hill | wind farm | 18.4 | operational | 7.1 |
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 (54.6414, -7.6054).