Townlands of Carrickatane (20.7 MW wind farm)
Townlands of Carrickatane is a 20.7 MW wind farm project in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 21 March 2013; the record was last updated on 6 November 2013.
20.7 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
6 November 2013record last updated
Derry City and Strabanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 February 2005 | Application submitted |
| 19 March 2009 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2011 | Construction started |
| 21 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 6 November 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Northern Wind Power
- Planning authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Planning application reference
- J/2005/0211/F
- Turbines
- 9
- Address (REPD)
- Townlands of Carrickatane, Castlemellan, Cullion, Gortmellan & Taboe Glebe (Co. Tyrone) and Tirkeeveny & Killymallaght (Co. Derry), accessing onto Gortmellon Road, Cullion, BT47 3TA
- Council area (by location)
- Derry City and Strabane
- Time to decision
- 214 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4042
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eglish Mountain | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 1.5 |
| Power Generation in Development in Claudy | battery storage | 75 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| Slieve Kirk Ext | wind farm | 11.5 | permission expired | 6.4 |
| Slieve Kirk | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 6.4 |
| Barr Cregg Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.6 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Curryfree Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 8.4 |
| 62 Muldonagh Road, Claudy | wind turbine | 8.8 | application submitted | 9.3 |
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 (54.8949, -7.1997).