Rakelly (14 MW wind farm)
Rakelly is a 14 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 14 November 2006; the record was last updated on 29 July 2010.
14 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
29 July 2010record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 December 2005 | Application submitted |
| 14 November 2006 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 14 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 29 July 2010
- Operator or applicant
- Canavan Associates
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- K/2005/2187/F
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- NW of Bessy Bell, nr Newton Stewart
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 50 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2929
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessy Bell 2 Extension | wind farm | 9 | permission expired | 2.0 |
| Bessy Bell Extension | wind farm | 9 | operational | 2.0 |
| Bessy Bell Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | operational | 2.6 |
| Bessy Bell 3 Wind Farm | wind farm | 25 | refused on appeal | 2.6 |
| Lisnaharney Road Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | refused on appeal | 8.6 |
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 (54.6912, -7.4063).