Corlacky Hill Wind Farm (36.3 MW)
Corlacky Hill Wind Farm is a 36.3 MW wind farm project in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 March 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 April 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 16 March 2026, 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 16 March 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 May 2016 | Application submitted |
| 16 March 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 March 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 36.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 April 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Mid Ulster
- Planning application reference
- LA09/2016/0232/F
- Turbines
- 11
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Corlacky Hill Wind Farm in the, townlands of Corlacky Knockon, Half Gayne and Tirkane near, Maghera
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Ulster
- Time to decision
- 252 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6143
Who decides
| Applications | Mid Ulster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 33 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 68.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockaghboy Wind Farm (Further Extension) | wind farm | 10 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Evishagaran Wind Farm | wind farm | 46.8 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Brockaghboy Wind Farm - extension | wind farm | 10 | operational | 9.3 |
| Brockaghboy Wind Farm | wind farm | 37.5 | operational | 9.5 |
| Brishey Wind Farm | wind farm | 28.8 | application submitted | 9.5 |
| Draperstown (Brackagh) Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (54.8983, -6.7241).