Tappaghan (19.5 MW wind farm)
Tappaghan is a 19.5 MW wind farm project in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 February 2005; the record was last updated on 5 January 2015.
19.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 January 2015record last updated
Fermanagh and Omaghcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 August 2002 | Application submitted |
| 3 November 2003 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 February 2005 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 19.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 January 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat UK Wind
- Planning authority
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Planning application reference
- L/2002/1042/F
- Turbines
- 13
- Address (REPD)
- Lack, Tappaghan Mountains, Northern Ireland
- Council area (by location)
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Time to decision
- 66 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3130
Who decides
| Applications | Fermanagh and Omagh | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 74 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 1 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 12 of 70 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 87.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 8 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tappaghan Extension | wind farm | 9 | operational | <0.1 |
| Derrynaveigh Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.6 | refused | 6.8 |
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 (54.5471, -7.6956).