Cloonty Wind Farm (12 MW)
Cloonty Wind Farm is a 12 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 15 August 2016; the record was last updated on 3 January 2017.
12 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 January 2017record last updated
Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 June 2009 | Application submitted |
| 27 March 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 August 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 January 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Gaelectric Developments/ CGN Europe Energy
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- D/2009/0142/F
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- 122 Castlecat Road Derry Keighan, Cloonty Townland, Ballymoney, Co Antrim. BT53 8AP
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Time to decision
- 198 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4143
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armoy Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.8 | refused on appeal | 5.8 |
| Altaveedan Wind Farm | wind farm | 17.9 | operational | 9.6 |
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 (55.1185, -6.3958).