Corby Knowe (5 MW wind farm)
Corby Knowe is a 5 MW wind farm project in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 May 2017; the record was last updated on 31 May 2017.
5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 May 2017record last updated
Antrim and Newtownabbeycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 November 2006 | Application submitted |
| 30 January 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 May 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Gaelectric Developments/ CGN Europe Energy
- Planning authority
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Planning application reference
- T/2006/0832/F
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Tardee Mountain, 7km North East of Antrim and 4km South East of Kells
- Council area (by location)
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Time to decision
- 324 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4246
Who decides
| Applications | Antrim and Newtownabbey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 48.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Antrim and Newtownabbey, South Antrim.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carncome, Lislunnan Road | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Battery Energy Storage System Development in Ballymena | battery storage | 79 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Kells Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Whappstown & Castlegore Windfarms | wind farm | 23.1 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Steeple Road | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Wolf Bog Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.8 | operational | 6.4 |
| Millar Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 6.7 |
| Elliot's Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | operational | 6.8 |
| Drumadarragh Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | refused on appeal | 7.4 |
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 (54.7902, -6.1778).