Long Mountain (27.6 MW wind farm)
Long Mountain is a 27.6 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 15 December 2016; the record was last updated on 4 January 2017.
27.6 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 January 2017record last updated
Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 March 2006 | Application submitted |
| 5 January 2007 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 December 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 27.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 January 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Energia Renewables
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- D/2006/0104/F
- Turbines
- 12
- Address (REPD)
- Dunloy, Co. Antrim
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Time to decision
- 43 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4652
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bann Road (Tullaghans Road) | solar farm | 25 | operational | 1.6 |
| Energy Storage System Installation in Rasharkin | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Glenbuck | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 3.5 |
| Finvoy Road | solar farm | 5.9 | operational | 4.0 |
| Bann Road (Rasharkin) | solar farm | 18 | operational | 5.4 |
| Garves Mountain Farm | wind farm | 15 | 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 (54.9841, -6.442).