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Onshore wind planning in Mid and East Antrim
Mid and East Antrim has decided 21 onshore wind schemes and approved 81% of them, taking a median of 14.6 months to decide. Consented capacity: 83 MW. 10 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Mid and East Antrim compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Mid and East Antrim sits in the 78th percentile for approval rate (13 points above the England average) and the 48th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (33)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Wind Turbine Development in Ballyclare Private Developer · LA02/2024/0787/F | — | Application Withdrawn | 2025-10-23 |
Wind Turbine Development in Ballymena Private Developer · LA02/2025/0231/F | — | Application Submitted | 2025-03-14 |
Omerbane Road, Cloughmills - Wind Turbine Wind Power (NI) Ltd · LA02/2024/0431/F · 7.4 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-09 |
85 Deerfin Road, Ballymena - Wind Turbine Mc Larnon Roofing Limited · LA02/2023/1373/F · 16.7 mo to decide | 0.25 | Application Refused | 2024-09-03 |
Wind Turbine Development in Broughshane Heron Energy Limited · LA02/2023/1884/F · 3.7 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2024-02-09 |
93 Caddy Road - Wind Turbine Private Developer · LA02/2023/1141/F · 10.2 mo to decide | 0.85 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-12-01 |
58 Tullykiagh Road - Wind Turbine HHT renewables · LA02/2023/1133/F · 5.7 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-07-10 |
Carnbuck Wind Farm RES Limited · SPD/2023/0951/F | 50.4 | Application Submitted | 2023-02-22 |
Omerbane Road, Cloughmills Replacement HHT Renewables Limited · LA02/2021/0791/F · 7.2 mo to decide | 0.25 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-03-24 |
Unshinagh Wind Farm Development in Carnlough Renewable Energy Systems (RES) · LA02/2021/1205/F | 58.8 | Application Submitted | 2021-12-22 |
Replacement Wind Turbine Pegasus Planning Group · LA02/2021/0092/F · 5.8 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-07-22 |
Carmagrim Road Private Developer · LA02/2020/0045/F · 14.5 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-04-06 |
Larne Road Private Developer · LA02/2019/0880/F · 14 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-01-19 |
Loughmourne Road Private Developer · LA02/2021/0029/F | — | Application Submitted | 2020-12-30 |
Woodside Road Brooklands Healthcare · LA02/2019/0935/F · 10.6 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2020-10-29 |
Garvaghy Road Hill Power Limited · LA08/2020/1129/F | — | Application Submitted | 2020-10-01 |
402 metres NE of 45 Dickeystown Road Glenview Green Energy · LA02/2017/0715/F · 19.7 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2019-03-28 |
Carnalbanagh Windfarm ABO Wind NI · LA02/2017/0594/F | 21 | Application Submitted | 2017-06-29 |
Craigs Wind Turbine II Bulrush Horticulture · LA02/2015/0657/F · 14.8 mo to decide | 3 | Planning Permission Expired | 2017-01-31 |
Ballykeel Wind Farm Wind NI Ltd · F/2013/0244/F · 35.8 mo to decide | 16.1 | Awaiting Construction | 2016-12-13 |
Whappstown Wind Farm TCI Renewables · G/2011/0052/F · 55.7 mo to decide | 9.2 | Revised | 2015-09-24 |
Rathsherry Energia (formerly Brookfield Renewable Energy Group) · G/2011/0162/F · 47.5 mo to decide | 21 | Operational | 2015-03-26 |
Feystown Wind Farm ABO Wind NI · F/2013/0101/F · 19.3 mo to decide | 13.8 | Appeal Refused | 2014-12-22 |
Elginny Hill Brookfields (Antrim Wind Energy) · G/2011/0041/F · 44 mo to decide | 22 | Operational | 2014-11-13 |
Cloghinarney Cloghinarney Wind Farm · G/2011/0155/F · 39.7 mo to decide | 13.8 | Appeal Refused | 2014-07-29 |
Mullaghsandall Road wind farm Apamore Services · F/2013/0085/F · 14.6 mo to decide | 10 | Appeal Refused | 2014-07-10 |
Carnalbanagh Wind Farm ABO Wind NI · G/2014/0182/F | 28.5 | Revised | 2014-05-30 |
Douglas Top Macwindgen Limited · G/2011/0182/F | 51 | Application Withdrawn | 2012-04-25 |
Rathsherry Wheel House Energy · G/2006/0842 | 11.7 | Revised | 2011-02-16 |
Elginny Hill Antrim Wind Energy · G/2006/0754/F | 20 | Revised | 2011-01-17 |
Ballymena Wind Park Limited White Young Green Planning · G/2009/0470/F · 8.7 mo to decide | 4.7 | Operational | 2010-04-14 |
The Michelin Tyre Factory - Ballymena Ecotricity · G/2009/0470/FUL · 6.5 mo to decide | 4.6 | Operational | 2010-02-07 |
Wolf Bog Wind Farm B9 Energy / RES · G/2004/1532/F · 18.1 mo to decide | 8.8 | Operational | 2005-11-02 |
Does Mid and East Antrim approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 21 onshore wind schemes Mid and East Antrim has decided, 81% were approved (17 granted, 4 refused). The UK-wide rate for onshore wind is 68%.
How long does a onshore wind scheme application take in Mid and East Antrim?
The median time from application to decision is 14.6 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 Mid and East Antrim consented?
83 MW has been consented across 17 approved schemes, with 38 MW refused. A further 10 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Mid and East Antrim
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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