Meenablagh Wind Farm (25 MW)
Meenablagh Wind Farm is a 25 MW wind farm project in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 24 September 2015; the record was last updated on 27 September 2015.
25 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
27 September 2015record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 April 2011 | Application submitted |
| 15 September 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 18 October 2012 | Appeal lodged |
| 24 September 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 27 September 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Meenablagh Wind Farm
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- J/2011/0148/F
- Appeal reference
- 2012/A0186
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Tullycar, Altamullan Townlands, Aghyaran, Castlederg, Co. Tyrone
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 75 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4534
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meenakeeran | wind farm | 12 | permission expired | 2.0 |
| Crighshane Extension | wind farm | 15 | refused | 4.6 |
| BESS Facility Development in Killeter | battery storage | 82 | application withdrawn | 5.2 |
| Church Hill | wind farm | 18.4 | operational | 5.7 |
| Crighshane | wind farm | 32.2 | operational | 5.8 |
| Meenamullen Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 6.5 |
| Gronan | wind farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Aghamore | wind farm | 15 | refused | 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 (54.6896, -7.7775).