Cloghinarney (13.8 MW wind farm)
Cloghinarney is a 13.8 MW wind farm project in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 12 April 2016; the record was last updated on 4 May 2016.
13.8 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
4 May 2016record last updated
Mid and East Antrimcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 April 2011 | Application submitted |
| 29 July 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 1 November 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 12 April 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 13.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 4 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Cloghinarney Wind Farm
- Planning authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Planning application reference
- G/2011/0155/F
- Appeal reference
- 2014/A0089
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- east of Ballynulto Road, Ballymena
- Council area (by location)
- Mid and East Antrim
- Time to decision
- 173 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4560
Who decides
| Applications | Mid and East Antrim | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 22 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 45.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Top | wind farm | 51 | application withdrawn | 1.9 |
| Whappstown & Castlegore Windfarms | wind farm | 23.1 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Kells Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Carnalbanagh Windfarm | wind farm | 21 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Wolf Bog Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.8 | operational | 5.8 |
| Battery Energy Storage System Development in Ballymena | battery storage | 79 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Carncome, Lislunnan Road | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Corby Knowe | wind farm | 5 | operational | 8.4 |
| Drumadarragh Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | refused on appeal | 8.9 |
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 (54.854, -6.1076).