Windyhill Road (Dunbeg) Wind Farm (42 MW)
Windyhill Road (Dunbeg) Wind Farm is a 42 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 14 November 2014; the record was last updated on 3 January 2017.
42 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 January 2017record last updated
Causeway Coast and Glenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 December 2007 | Application submitted |
| 18 March 2010 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 27 January 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 January 2011 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 December 2013 | Construction started |
| 14 November 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 42 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 January 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Gaelectric Developments/ CGN Europe Energy
- Planning authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Planning application reference
- B/2007/0560/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 2009/A0363
- Turbines
- 14
- Address (REPD)
- Picnic Area, Dunbeg Townland, Limavady, Co Londonderry. BT45
- Council area (by location)
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Time to decision
- 163 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4142
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 | 0.6 |
| Dunmore Wind Farm - extension | wind farm | 24 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Dunmore | wind farm | 21 | operational | 1.3 |
| Dunbeg South Wind Farm - Extension | wind farm | 16.8 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Dunbeg South Wind Farm | wind farm | 29.7 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Windy Hill | wind farm | 52.5 | appeal withdrawn | 7.3 |
| Rigged Hill Wind Farm (Repowering) | wind farm | 28 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Croaghan | wind farm | 12.5 | application withdrawn | 7.8 |
| Rigged Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | operational | 7.8 |
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 (55.0804, -6.8886).