Crockandun (15 MW wind farm)
Crockandun is a 15 MW wind farm project in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 9 March 2017; the record was last updated on 28 July 2017.
15 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 July 2017record last updated
Mid Ulstercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 January 2010 | Application submitted |
| 30 November 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 9 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Brookfield Renewable Energy Group
- Planning authority
- Mid Ulster
- Planning application reference
- H/2010/0009/F
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- approximately 450m west south-west of junction of Cullion Road and Drumard Road, Draperstown, Magherafelt.
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Ulster
- Time to decision
- 151 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4156
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullion wind farm | wind farm | 25 | application submitted | 3.2 |
| Ballynagilly Renewable Energy Project | wind farm | 18.4 | appeal withdrawn | 5.8 |
| Beltonanean Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | appeal withdrawn | 8.8 |
| Draperstown (Brackagh) Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 9.0 |
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 (54.7395, -6.7719).