Monnaboy Wind Farm (12 MW)
Monnaboy Wind Farm 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: operational since 15 November 2015; the record was last updated on 3 January 2017.
12 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 January 2017record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 November 2009 | Application submitted |
| 12 October 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 November 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 January 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Gaelectric Developments/ CGN Europe Energy
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- A/2009/0868/F
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- on land located east of 62 Monnaboy Road, Greysteel
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 153 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4155
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monnaboy Wind Farm Ext. | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 1.3 |
| Barr Cregg Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.6 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Slieve Kirk (formerly Altahullion Phase III & Glenconway 2) | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 6.4 |
| 62 Muldonagh Road, Claudy | wind turbine | 8.8 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Altahullion | wind farm | 26 | operational | 6.6 |
| Slieve Kirk (formerly Glenconway) | wind farm | 18.4 | operational | 6.7 |
| Farkland | wind farm | 51 | application withdrawn | 7.3 |
| Power Generation in Development in Claudy | battery storage | 75 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Battery Energy Storage Facility in Londonderry | battery storage | 34 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
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 (54.9791, -7.1341).