Craignapapple Wind Farm (13.8 MW)
Craignapapple Wind Farm is a 13.8 MW wind farm project in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 January 2018, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 June 2016. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 15 January 2023, 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 15 January 2023, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 December 2010 | Application submitted |
| 15 January 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2023 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 13.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 June 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Brookfield Renewable Energy Group
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- J/2010/0481/F
- Turbines
- 6 (Ørsted; REPD: 9)
- Address (REPD)
- Townland of Craignagapple aprx 650m west of Legalougha Bridge and approx 200m east of Owenmore Bridge 8.5km east of Strabane, BT82 0SR
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 371 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4564
Who decides
| Applications | Derry City and Strabane | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 2 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 10 of 43 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 103.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owenreagh Extension | wind farm | 5.1 | operational | 1.3 |
| Owenreagh Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | operational | 1.4 |
| Koram Hill | wind farm | 13.8 | application withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Ballylaw | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 7.5 |
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 (54.8139, -7.3191).