Castlecraig (25 MW wind farm)
Castlecraig 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: operational since 15 August 2018; the record was last updated on 18 April 2019.
25 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 April 2019record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 December 2006 | Application submitted |
| 1 June 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 April 2017 | Construction started |
| 15 August 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 April 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Planning application reference
- K/2006/1934/F
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Castlecraig (Slieve Glass) in Castlecraig, Sloughan, Killoan and Curraghmacall townlands. The proposed site is approximately 5 km south of Killen and 5 km west of Drumquin beside Lough Hill.
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 233 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4112
Who decides
| Applications | Fermanagh and Omagh | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 74 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 1 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 12 of 70 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 87.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 8 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lough Hill | wind farm | 10.5 | operational | 1.2 |
| Slieveglass | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 1.3 |
| Bin Mountain | wind farm | 9 | operational | 1.6 |
| Binnawooda Wind Farm | wind farm | 29.9 | application withdrawn | 2.7 |
| Thornog Windfarm Extension | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 3.3 |
| Thornog Windfarm | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 3.3 |
| Aghamore | wind farm | 15 | refused | 5.8 |
| Dunnaree Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 5.9 |
| Clunahill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
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 (54.6309, -7.5872).