Slieve Kirk (formerly Glenconway) (18.4 MW wind farm)
Slieve Kirk (formerly Glenconway) is an 18.4 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.
18.4 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
12 December 2013record last updated
Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 December 2006 | Application submitted |
| 17 February 2009 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 May 2012 | Construction started |
| 7 November 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 18.4 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/2006/0607/F
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Glenconway Hill off Baranailt Road, (Adjacent to Loughermore Forest and north of Altahullion windfarm), Limavady.
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Time to decision
- 114 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3953
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 Altahullion Phase III & Glenconway 2) | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 0.7 |
| Altahullion | wind farm | 26 | operational | 1.5 |
| Altahullion Phase II | wind farm | 11.7 | operational | 2.0 |
| Farkland | wind farm | 51 | application withdrawn | 4.2 |
| Monnaboy Wind Farm Ext. | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 5.4 |
| 62 Muldonagh Road, Claudy | wind turbine | 8.8 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Monnaboy Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 6.7 |
| Ballyhanedin Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Barr Cregg Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.6 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
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 (54.976, -7.0296).