Binnawooda Wind Farm (29.9 MW)
Binnawooda Wind Farm is a 29.9 MW wind farm project in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 20 December 2016; the record was last updated on 1 February 2017.
29.9 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
1 February 2017record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 May 2010 | Application submitted |
| 20 December 2016 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 29.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 1 February 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- J/2010/0168/F
- Turbines
- 13
- Address (REPD)
- Land in townlands of Edanasop, Binnawooda, Lettercairn, Meencarriga, Drummahon and Scraghy approximately 3.73km North East of junction of B72 and Montaighroe Road.
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- REPD reference
- 4186
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 | 1.6 |
| Bin Mountain | wind farm | 9 | operational | 2.0 |
| Castlecraig | wind farm | 25 | operational | 2.7 |
| Aghamore | wind farm | 15 | refused | 3.6 |
| Slieveglass | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 3.9 |
| Gronan | wind farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Thornog Windfarm Extension | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 5.2 |
| Thornog Windfarm | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 5.2 |
| Meenamullen Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 5.8 |
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 (54.6299, -7.6286).