Gruig Wind Farm (25 MW)
Gruig Wind Farm is a 25 MW wind farm project in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 27 January 2009; the record was last updated on 5 November 2019.
25 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 November 2019record last updated
Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 October 2004 | Application submitted |
| 25 June 2007 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 January 2009 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 November 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight Group
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- D/2004/0790/F
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Gruig, Corkey, nr Cloughmills, Co. Antrim
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Time to decision
- 140 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3241
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corkey Windfarm (repowering) | wind farm | 20 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Corkey Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | operational | 2.8 |
| Carnbuck Wind Farm | wind farm | 50.4 | application submitted | 3.4 |
| Altaveedan Wind Farm | wind farm | 17.9 | operational | 7.5 |
| Glenbuck | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 8.1 |
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 (55.0188, -6.2857).