Slieve Kirk Ext (11.5 MW wind farm)
Slieve Kirk Ext is an 11.5 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 26 March 2020; the record was last updated on 4 June 2020.
11.5 MWwind farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
4 June 2020record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 May 2011 | Application submitted |
| 26 March 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 March 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 11.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 4 June 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- A/2011/0202/F
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Co Londonderry
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 204 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4220
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Kirk | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | <0.1 |
| Curryfree Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 2.0 |
| Trench Road, Killymallaght Substation | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Eglish Mountain | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 6.3 |
| Gortmonly Wind Energy | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 6.3 |
| Townlands of Carrickatane | wind farm | 20.7 | operational | 6.4 |
| Power Generation in Development in Claudy | battery storage | 75 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| Ballylaw | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 8.0 |
| Mullaghmeash Road & Feeny | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 8.9 |
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 (54.9203, -7.2889).