Unshinagh Wind Farm Development in Carnlough (58.8 MW)
Unshinagh Wind Farm Development in Carnlough is a 58.8 MW wind farm project in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 22 December 2021, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 25 July 2022. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 December 2021 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 58.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 25 July 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Planning application reference
- LA02/2021/1205/F
- Turbines
- 14
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- 5km to the South West of the village of Carnlough, 5km west of Glenarm
- Council area (by location)
- Mid and East Antrim
- REPD reference
- 11718
Who decides
| Applications | Mid and East Antrim | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 22 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 45.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnalbanagh Windfarm | wind farm | 21 | application submitted | 8.1 |
| Feystown Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | refused on appeal | 8.1 |
| Rathsherry | wind farm | 21 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (54.968, -6.0267).