Dungiven (24 MW wind farm)
Dungiven is a 24 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 31 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 November 2025.
24 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
7 November 2025record last updated
Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 August 2019 | Application submitted |
| 5 December 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 31 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 July 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 31 July 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- LA01/2019/0922/F
- Appeal reference
- 2023/A0099
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Lands Opp entrance to, 59 Magheramore Road, Dungiven, Derry, Co Londonderry
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Time to decision
- 313 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7491
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockaghboy Wind Farm - extension | wind farm | 10 | operational | 4.3 |
| Ballyhanedin Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Brishey Wind Farm | wind farm | 28.8 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Evishagaran Wind Farm | wind farm | 46.8 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Smulgedon | wind farm | 16.1 | abandoned | 8.4 |
| Farkland | wind farm | 51 | application withdrawn | 8.7 |
| Altahullion Phase II | wind farm | 11.7 | operational | 9.7 |
| 62 Muldonagh Road, Claudy | wind turbine | 8.8 | application submitted | 9.8 |
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 (54.8911, -6.9343).