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Onshore wind planning in Antrim and Newtownabbey
Antrim and Newtownabbey has decided 19 onshore wind schemes and approved 79% of them, taking a median of 20.4 months to decide. Consented capacity: 88 MW. 3 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Antrim and Newtownabbey compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Antrim and Newtownabbey sits in the 66th percentile for approval rate (11 points above the England average) and the 19th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Onshore wind decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (23)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Wind Turbine Development in Antrim Heron Storage Limited · LA03/2024/0604/F · 10.2 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-06-18 |
Wind Turbine Development in Ballymoney Private Developer · LA01/2024/1005/F | 0.6 | Application Submitted | 2024-08-28 |
Power Generation Development in Templepatrick Private Developer · LA03/2023/0051/F · 14.9 mo to decide | 0.25 | Application Refused | 2024-04-30 |
Budore Road, Ligoniel - Wind Turbine Ellesmere Renewables Ltd · LA03/2024/0203/DC | — | Application Submitted | 2024-04-08 |
Boghill Road Wind Turbine Hill Power Limited · LA03/2021/0136/F · 20.4 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-10-24 |
Aughnabrack Road Replacement Turbine Hill Power Limited · LA03/2021/0134/F · 16.9 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-07-08 |
Wind Turbine Alterations in Randalstown HHT Renewables Ltd · LA03/2021/1028/F · 7.2 mo to decide | 0.25 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-05-27 |
Laurel Lane URTV · LA03/2019/0442/F · 10.9 mo to decide | 0.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2020-04-20 |
Boghill Road Hill Power · LA03/2019/0272/F | 2 | Application Withdrawn | 2019-11-07 |
Whappstown & Castlegore Windfarms Capital Dynamics · LA02/2018/0897/F · 10.3 mo to decide | 23.1 | Awaiting Construction | 2019-08-13 |
Lands at Ballyutoag Road Sperrin Environmental · LA03/2016/0214/F · 26.1 mo to decide | 2.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2018-08-20 |
Connaught Road Connaught Wind · LA03/2017/0945/F | 1.6 | Appeal Refused | 2018-01-12 |
Seegronan Wind Farm Extension Seegronan Windfarm · J/2013/0187/F · 47.7 mo to decide | 9 | Awaiting Construction | 2017-06-30 |
Ballyutoag Wind Farm BSI Wind (formerly TCI Renewables) · T/2014/0478/F · 12.5 mo to decide | 11.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2015-12-23 |
Castlegore Wind Farm ABO Wind NI · G/2011/0136/F · 51.2 mo to decide | 23.1 | Revised | 2015-07-15 |
Drumadarragh Wind Farm Drumdarragh Windfarm Ltd · U/2005/0281/F · 101.9 mo to decide | 8 | Appeal Refused | 2013-11-15 |
Corby Knowe Gaelectric Developments/ CGN Europe Energy · T/2006/0832/F · 74.4 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2013-01-30 |
Altgolan Unknown · J/2006/0840/F · 68.6 mo to decide | 17.5 | Appeal Refused | 2012-05-10 |
Connaught Road Lowlands Health & Energy Ltd� · T/2008/0358/F · 44.9 mo to decide | 1.7 | Operational | 2012-03-01 |
Seegronan Seegronan Windfarm · J/2006/0883/F · 52.7 mo to decide | 13.8 | Operational | 2011-01-13 |
Wind Turbine 1 Brett Martin Ltd · U/2009/0250/F · 8.5 mo to decide | 2.3 | Operational | 2010-02-15 |
Carn Hill Gaelectric Developments/ CGN Europe Energy · U/2006/0054/F · 47.8 mo to decide | 13.8 | Operational | 2010-02-12 |
Elliot's Hill Wind Farm B9 Energy Services Ltd/ ScottishPower Renewables · 11.2 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 1994-10-26 |
Does Antrim and Newtownabbey approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 19 onshore wind schemes Antrim and Newtownabbey has decided, 79% were approved (15 granted, 4 refused). The UK-wide rate for onshore wind is 68%.
How long does a onshore wind scheme application take in Antrim and Newtownabbey?
The median time from application to decision is 20.4 months, against a UK median of 11.5 months for onshore wind. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much onshore wind capacity has Antrim and Newtownabbey consented?
88 MW has been consented across 15 approved schemes, with 27 MW refused. A further 3 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Antrim and Newtownabbey
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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