Windy Hill (52.5 MW)
Windy Hill is a 52.5 MW wind farm project in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: appeal withdrawn; the record was last updated on 4 August 2015.
52.5 MWwind farm
appeal withdrawnstatus in REPD
4 August 2015record last updated
Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 July 2013 | Application submitted |
| 1 November 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 31 July 2015 | Appeal withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 52.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- appeal withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 4 August 2015
- Operator or applicant
- ARC NI 1 / Windy Fields
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- C/2013/0248/F
- Appeal reference
- 2014/A0062
- Turbines
- 21
- Address (REPD)
- lands at Windy Hill, in the townlands of Gortmore Avish Ballyhacket and Altikeeragh approximately 2km west of Ballyhackett Lane Castlerock
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- REPD reference
- 4309
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbeg Extension | wind farm | 9 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Windyhill Road (Dunbeg) Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | operational | 7.3 |
| Dunbeg South Wind Farm | wind farm | 29.7 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Dunbeg South Wind Farm - Extension | wind farm | 16.8 | application submitted | 7.9 |
| Dunmore Wind Farm - extension | wind farm | 24 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Dunmore | wind farm | 21 | operational | 8.5 |
| Croaghan | wind farm | 12.5 | application withdrawn | 8.6 |
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 (55.1402, -6.8412).