Eglish Mountain (13.8 MW wind farm)
Eglish Mountain is a 13.8 MW wind farm project in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 13 January 2017; the record was last updated on 30 June 2017.
13.8 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 June 2017record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 February 2005 | Application submitted |
| 29 July 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 13 January 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 13.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 June 2017
- Operator or applicant
- ESB (Northern Wind Power)
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- A/2005/0223/F
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Eglish Mountain in the townlands of Ballyartan and Glenlough (Co. Derry) and Ballyneaner (Co. Tyrone), accessing onto Ballyartan Road, Killaloo, Londonderry BT47 3TA
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 443 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4264
Who decides
| Applications | Derry City and Strabane | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 2 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 10 of 43 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 103.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townlands of Carrickatane | wind farm | 20.7 | operational | 1.5 |
| Power Generation in Development in Claudy | battery storage | 75 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Slieve Kirk | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 6.3 |
| Slieve Kirk Ext | wind farm | 11.5 | permission expired | 6.3 |
| Barr Cregg Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.6 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Curryfree Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 8.3 |
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 (54.8838, -7.2136).