Douglas Top (51 MW wind farm)
Douglas Top is a 51 MW wind farm project in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 25 April 2012; the record was last updated on 24 September 2012.
51 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
24 September 2012record last updated
Mid and East Antrimcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 April 2011 | Application submitted |
| 25 April 2012 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 51 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 24 September 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Macwindgen Limited
- Planning authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Planning application reference
- G/2011/0182/F
- Turbines
- 17
- Address (REPD)
- in the townlands of Douglas, Mistyburn, and Glenwhirry, Douglad Road, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
- Council area (by location)
- Mid and East Antrim
- REPD reference
- 2794
Who decides
| Applications | Mid and East Antrim | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 22 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 45.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloghinarney | wind farm | 13.8 | refused on appeal | 1.9 |
| Wolf Bog Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.8 | operational | 5.2 |
| Carnalbanagh Windfarm | wind farm | 21 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Whappstown & Castlegore Windfarms | wind farm | 23.1 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Kells Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Battery Energy Storage System Development in Ballymena | battery storage | 79 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Drumadarragh Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | refused on appeal | 8.1 |
| Carncome, Lislunnan Road | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Corby Knowe | wind farm | 5 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (54.851, -6.0779).