Dunbeg Extension (9 MW wind farm)
Dunbeg Extension is a 9 MW wind farm project in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 27 April 2017, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 May 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 27 April 2022, 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 27 April 2022, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 December 2015 | Application submitted |
| 27 April 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 April 2022 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 May 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Gaelectric
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- LA01/2016/0061/F
- Turbines
- 3
- Turbine height
- 84 m
- Address (REPD)
- On lands directly North of A37/ Broad Road to the East of 156 Broad Road and to the West of the operational Dunbeg Windfarm in the townland of Dunbeg Limavady.
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Time to decision
- 70 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6187
Who decides
| Applications | Causeway Coast and Glens | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 4 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 41 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 103.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windyhill Road (Dunbeg) Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | operational | 0.6 |
| Dunmore Wind Farm - extension | wind farm | 24 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Dunmore | wind farm | 21 | operational | 1.5 |
| Dunbeg South Wind Farm | wind farm | 29.7 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Dunbeg South Wind Farm - Extension | wind farm | 16.8 | application submitted | 1.9 |
| Windy Hill | wind farm | 52.5 | appeal withdrawn | 7.0 |
| Croaghan | wind farm | 12.5 | application withdrawn | 7.2 |
| Rigged Hill Wind Farm (Repowering) | wind farm | 28 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Rigged Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | operational | 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 (55.0806, -6.879).