Owenreagh Wind Farm (5 MW)
Owenreagh Wind Farm is a 5 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 1 January 1997; the record was last updated on 23 February 2010.
5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 February 2010record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 October 1995 | Application submitted |
| 4 April 1996 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 1997 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 February 2010
- Operator or applicant
- EF Energy
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Land near Craignagapple 10km South East of Strabane County Tyrone
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3118
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owenreagh Extension | wind farm | 5.1 | operational | 0.5 |
| Craignapapple Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Koram Hill | wind farm | 13.8 | application withdrawn | 2.2 |
| Ballylaw | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 7.4 |
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 (54.8097, -7.339).