Craiggore windfarm (23.5 MW)
Craiggore windfarm is a 23.5 MW wind farm project in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational; the record was last updated on 15 February 2024.
23.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 February 2024record last updated
Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 October 2012 | Application submitted |
| 5 March 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 September 2019 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 23.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 February 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- B/2012/0268/F
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Craiggore windfarm in the townlands of Moneyguiggy and Craiggore Forest Belraugh Road Co Londonderry
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Time to decision
- 124 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4297
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Ballyrogan Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | abandoned | 2.6 |
| Brockaghboy Wind Farm | wind farm | 37.5 | operational | 2.8 |
| Rigged Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Rigged Hill Wind Farm (Repowering) | wind farm | 28 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Smulgedon | wind farm | 16.1 | abandoned | 6.0 |
| Brishey Wind Farm | wind farm | 28.8 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Evishagaran Wind Farm | wind farm | 46.8 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Cam Burn Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | abandoned | 8.0 |
| Brockaghboy Wind Farm (Further Extension) | wind farm | 10 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
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 (54.9952, -6.8011).