Meenakeeran (12 MW wind farm)
Meenakeeran is a 12 MW wind farm project in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 17 January 2021; the record was last updated on 16 September 2019.
12 MWwind farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
16 September 2019record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 April 2008 | Application submitted |
| 18 January 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 January 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 16 September 2019
- Operator or applicant
- ESB (Northern Wind Power)
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- J/2008/0240/F
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Tullycar Road, Aghyaran, Castlederg
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 405 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4153
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meenablagh Wind Farm | wind farm | 25 | refused on appeal | 2.0 |
| Crighshane Extension | wind farm | 15 | refused | 5.3 |
| BESS Facility Development in Killeter | battery storage | 82 | application withdrawn | 6.6 |
| Crighshane | wind farm | 32.2 | operational | 6.9 |
| Church Hill | wind farm | 18.4 | operational | 7.5 |
| Meenamullen Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 8.0 |
| Gronan | wind farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Aghamore | wind farm | 15 | refused | 9.9 |
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 (54.6928, -7.8073).