Corkey Windfarm (repowering) (20 MW)
Corkey Windfarm (repowering) is a 20 MW wind farm project in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 2 March 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 March 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 2 March 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 2 March 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 July 2019 | Application submitted |
| 2 March 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 2 March 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- ScottishPower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- LA01/2019/0772/F
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine height
- 137 m
- Address (REPD)
- Corkey Windfarm, Corkey Road, Approx 19km North of Ballymena, Ballymena,
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Time to decision
- 138 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7543
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corkey Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | operational | 2.0 |
| Gruig Wind Farm | wind farm | 25 | operational | 2.1 |
| Carnbuck Wind Farm | wind farm | 50.4 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Altaveedan Wind Farm | wind farm | 17.9 | operational | 5.8 |
| Armoy Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.8 | refused on appeal | 9.5 |
| Glenbuck | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 9.9 |
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 (55.0326, -6.2629).