Drumadarragh Wind Farm (8 MW)
Drumadarragh Wind Farm is an 8 MW wind farm project in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 18 August 2014; the record was last updated on 19 September 2014.
8 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
19 September 2014record last updated
Antrim and Newtownabbeycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 May 2005 | Application submitted |
| 15 November 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 18 August 2014 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 19 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Drumdarragh Windfarm Ltd
- Planning authority
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Planning application reference
- U/2005/0281/F
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Drumadarragh Hill, Ballyclare, County Antrim
- Council area (by location)
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Time to decision
- 443 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4046
Who decides
| Applications | Antrim and Newtownabbey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 48.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Antrim and Newtownabbey, South Antrim.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Bog Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.8 | operational | 3.1 |
| Whappstown & Castlegore Windfarms | wind farm | 23.1 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Elliot's Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Kells Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Battery Energy Storage System Development in Ballymena | battery storage | 79 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Corby Knowe | wind farm | 5 | operational | 7.4 |
| Carncome, Lislunnan Road | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Douglas Top | wind farm | 51 | application withdrawn | 8.1 |
| Cloghinarney | wind farm | 13.8 | refused on appeal | 8.9 |
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 (54.7785, -6.0638).