Planning application · Onshore wind · Derry City and Strabane

Barr Cregg Wind Farm

Awaiting Construction12.6 MWApplication A/2012/0401/FSubmitted 23 August 2012Granted by the Secretary of State 15 August 2019

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The application

Application number: A/2012/0401/F
Planning authority: Derry City and Strabane
County or area: Co. Derry / Londonderry
Nation: Northern Ireland
Technology: Onshore wind
Capacity: 12.6 MW
Status: Awaiting Construction (Secretary of State - Granted)
Operator or applicant: Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
Location: Ballymaclanigan and Slaghtmanus, near Claudy in County Londonderry
Appeal reference: 2015/A0102
Turbines: 7

Timeline

23 August 2012 Planning application submitted
15 July 2015 Planning permission refused
31 July 2015 Appeal lodged
26 June 2017 Appeal refused
15 August 2019 Planning permission granted
15 August 2019 Granted by the Secretary of State
15 August 2024 Planning permission expired

Preview of the planning evidence pack for this site

The pack for this site lists 43 comparable onshore wind incidents in the United Kingdom, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-1038, Wind turbine reported to have collapsed in Northern Ireland during severe storm, 42 km from this site.

Reference	Year	Incident	From the site	Severity
EIR-1038	2017	Wind turbine reported to have collapsed in Northern Ireland during severe storm	42 km	Significant
EIR-0422	2025	Wind turbine fire prompts fire service response in Fermanagh	65 km	Minor
EIR-1134	2017	Wind turbine tower collapses at Kilgallioch Wind Farm, Ayrshire	152 km	Significant
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Summary for this site

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What the planning evidence pack adds for this application

The pack is made for Barr Cregg Wind Farm from the register and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. One fixed, dated file, as a PDF, a web page and a Word document.

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