Elginny Hill (22 MW wind farm)
Elginny Hill is a 22 MW wind farm project in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 March 2018; the record was last updated on 26 October 2018.
22 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 October 2018record last updated
Mid and East Antrimcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 March 2011 | Application submitted |
| 13 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 March 2017 | Construction started |
| 15 March 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 22 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 October 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Brookfields (Antrim Wind Energy)
- Planning authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Planning application reference
- G/2011/0041/F
- Turbines
- 11
- Address (REPD)
- Carncoagh Hill, Elginny Hill, Clontrace Hill, Broughshane,
- Council area (by location)
- Mid and East Antrim
- Time to decision
- 191 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4563
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elginny Hill G/2006/0754/F | 20 | 21 September 2006 | withdrawn 17 January 2011 |
Who decides
| Applications | Mid and East Antrim | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 22 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 45.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathsherry | wind farm | 21 | operational | 2.4 |
| Ballygarvey Road | solar farm | 13 | operational | 6.7 |
| Carnbuck Wind Farm | wind farm | 50.4 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| Carnalbanagh Windfarm | wind farm | 21 | application submitted | 9.2 |
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 (54.9326, -6.1929).