Brockaghboy Wind Farm (37.5 MW)
Brockaghboy Wind Farm is a 37.5 MW wind farm project in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 September 2017; the record was last updated on 3 April 2018.
37.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 April 2018record last updated
Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 December 2007 | Application submitted |
| 18 January 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 June 2016 | Construction started |
| 1 September 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 37.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 April 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- C/2007/1186/F
- Turbines
- 15
- Address (REPD)
- Land approximately 750m South East of Dowlin's Bridge, Drumbane Road, Garvagh, Coleraine, BT 51 5DR
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Time to decision
- 214 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4249
Who decides
| Applications | Causeway Coast and Glens | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 4 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 41 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 103.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Ballyrogan Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | abandoned | 1.7 |
| Craiggore windfarm | wind farm | 23.5 | operational | 2.8 |
| Rigged Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | operational | 5.8 |
| Rigged Hill Wind Farm (Repowering) | wind farm | 28 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Brockaghboy Wind Farm (Further Extension) | wind farm | 10 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Smulgedon | wind farm | 16.1 | abandoned | 6.8 |
| Brishey Wind Farm | wind farm | 28.8 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Evishagaran Wind Farm | wind farm | 46.8 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Cam Burn Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | abandoned | 7.8 |
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 (54.9806, -6.765).