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Bessy Bell Wind Farm
Bessy Bell Wind Farm is operational in Derry City and Strabane with a recorded capacity of 5 MW, and has been generating since 1995-10-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1994-06-21 |
| Permission granted | 1994-11-16 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 1995-10-01 10 months after consent |
Derry City and Strabane’s record on onshore wind
Derry City and Strabane has decided 42 onshore wind schemes and approved 79%, taking a median of 29.1 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Derry City and Strabane →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Bessy Bell Extension Wind Onshore · Operational | 9 | 0.9 km |
Tievenameenta Wind Onshore · Operational | 34.5 | 9.7 km |
Slieveglass Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.9 | 11.3 km |
Castlecraig Wind Onshore · Operational | 25 | 12.5 km |
Bin Mountain Wind Onshore · Operational | 9 | 12.7 km |
Pigeon Top Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 27 | 13 km |
Lough Hill Wind Onshore · Operational | 10.5 | 13.2 km |
Thornog Windfarm Extension Wind Onshore · Operational | 9.2 | 13.3 km |
How big is Bessy Bell Wind Farm?
Bessy Bell Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 5 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Bessy Bell Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Colham Energy Ltd, plus Airtricty extrension. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Bessy Bell Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1994-06-21. Permission was granted on 1994-11-16, 5 months later. The site became operational on 1995-10-01, 10 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 3097.
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