Slieve Kirk (formerly Altahullion Phase III & Glenconway 2) (27.6 MW wind farm)
Slieve Kirk (formerly Altahullion Phase III & Glenconway 2) is a 27.6 MW wind farm project in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 7 November 2013; the record was last updated on 12 December 2013.
27.6 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
12 December 2013record last updated
Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 January 2007 | Application submitted |
| 26 September 2010 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2012 | Construction started |
| 7 November 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 27.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 12 December 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- B/2007/0006/F
- Turbines
- 12
- Address (REPD)
- Altahullion Phase III Wind Farm in the townlands of Drum, Glenconway and Ballymoney, near Dungiven
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Time to decision
- 193 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3955
Who decides
| Applications | Causeway Coast and Glens | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 4 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 41 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 103.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Kirk (formerly Glenconway) | wind farm | 18.4 | operational | 0.7 |
| Altahullion | wind farm | 26 | operational | 0.9 |
| Altahullion Phase II | wind farm | 11.7 | operational | 2.2 |
| Farkland | wind farm | 51 | application withdrawn | 3.5 |
| 62 Muldonagh Road, Claudy | wind turbine | 8.8 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Monnaboy Wind Farm Ext. | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 5.2 |
| Monnaboy Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 6.4 |
| Ballyhanedin Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Barr Cregg Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.6 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
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 (54.9705, -7.0348).