Church Hill (18.4 MW wind farm)
Church Hill is an 18.4 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 June 2012; the record was last updated on 2 January 2019.
18.4 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 January 2019record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 April 2005 | Application submitted |
| 26 April 2007 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2011 | Construction started |
| 1 June 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 18.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 January 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat (formerly Energia Renewables)
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- J/2005/0358/F
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- Church Hill, Meenamullan Road, Killeter, Castlederg, and Magherakeel, Killeter, Castlederg, Co Tyrone.
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 107 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4047
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meenamullen Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 1.2 |
| BESS Facility Development in Killeter | battery storage | 82 | application withdrawn | 1.9 |
| Aghamore | wind farm | 15 | refused | 2.8 |
| Gronan | wind farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Crighshane | wind farm | 32.2 | operational | 3.0 |
| Crighshane Extension | wind farm | 15 | refused | 4.1 |
| Meenablagh Wind Farm | wind farm | 25 | refused on appeal | 5.7 |
| Binnawooda Wind Farm | wind farm | 29.9 | application withdrawn | 6.0 |
| Bin Mountain | wind farm | 9 | 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 (54.654, -7.7128).