Evishagaran Wind Farm (46.8 MW)

Evishagaran Wind Farm is a 46.8 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 April 2019, not yet built; the record was last updated on 28 February 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 17 April 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

46.8 MWwind farm

approved, not builtmay be out of datestatus in REPD

28 February 2020record last updated

Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area

REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 17 April 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.

Planning timeline

Date	Stage
25 September 2018	Application submitted
17 April 2019	Planning permission granted
17 April 2024	Permission expired

Project details

Technology: wind farm
Capacity: 46.8 MW
Status (REPD): approved, not built
Record last updated: 28 February 2020
Operator or applicant: ERG UK Holding
Planning authority: Causeway Coast and Glens
Planning application reference: LA01/2018/1151/F
Turbines: 13
Turbine height: 140 m
Address (REPD): Lands 600 metres south of, 175 Gelvin Road, Dungiven, and east of the American Road, Limavady,
Council area (by location): Causeway Coast and Glens
Time to decision: 29 weeks
REPD reference: 7406

Earlier applications for this site

Application	MW	Submitted	Outcome
Evishagaran Wind Farm B/2013/0120/F	35	7 June 2013	refused 26 September 2014

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
Brishey Wind Farm	wind farm	28.8	application submitted	1.2
Smulgedon	wind farm	16.1	abandoned	2.8
Brockaghboy Wind Farm - extension	wind farm	10	operational	3.7
Dungiven	wind farm	24	approved, not built	7.2
Brockaghboy Wind Farm	wind farm	37.5	operational	7.6
Brockaghboy Wind Farm (Further Extension)	wind farm	10	approved, not built	7.7
Craiggore windfarm	wind farm	23.5	operational	7.8
Corlacky Hill Wind Farm	wind farm	36.3	approved, not built	8.4
Upper Ballyrogan Wind Farm	wind farm	11.5	abandoned	9.1

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 (54.9292, -6.8441).