Dunbeg South Wind Farm (29.7 MW)
Dunbeg South Wind Farm is a 29.7 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 17 December 2020, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 June 2026. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 17 December 2025, 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 17 December 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 February 2018 | Application submitted |
| 17 December 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 December 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 29.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES) / Innagreen Investments
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- LA01/2018/0200/F
- Turbines
- 9
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Lands approx 6km N E of, Limavady Road, Derry, Co Londonderry
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Time to decision
- 147 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6562
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbeg South Wind Farm - Extension | wind farm | 16.8 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Dunbeg Extension | wind farm | 9 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Dunmore Wind Farm - extension | wind farm | 24 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Dunmore | wind farm | 21 | operational | 2.1 |
| Windyhill Road (Dunbeg) Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | operational | 2.4 |
| Rigged Hill Wind Farm (Repowering) | wind farm | 28 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Rigged Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | operational | 5.8 |
| Croaghan | wind farm | 12.5 | application withdrawn | 5.8 |
| Windy Hill | wind farm | 52.5 | appeal withdrawn | 7.9 |
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 (55.0694, -6.8555).