Curryfree Wind Farm (15 MW)
Curryfree Wind Farm is a 15 MW wind farm project in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 August 2011; the record was last updated on 24 October 2011.
15 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 October 2011record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 November 2004 | Application submitted |
| 12 May 2008 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2009 | Construction started |
| 1 August 2011 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 October 2011
- Operator or applicant
- ESB
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- A/2004/1243/F
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Curryfree , South of Newbuildings / Drumahoe and north of Dunamanagh, Co. Londonderry
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 181 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3243
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Kirk | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 2.0 |
| Slieve Kirk Ext | wind farm | 11.5 | permission expired | 2.0 |
| Trench Road, Killymallaght Substation | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Gortmonly Wind Energy | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 4.3 |
| Ballylaw | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 7.6 |
| Mullaghmeash Road & Feeny | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 7.7 |
| Eglish Mountain | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 8.3 |
| Townlands of Carrickatane | wind farm | 20.7 | operational | 8.4 |
| Power Generation in Development in Claudy | battery storage | 75 | application submitted | 8.6 |
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 (54.9293, -7.3167).