4-turbine wind farm with 126.5m turbines proposed at CRILLY, TULLYLINN, Co. Donegal

In context

It is one of 8 wind energy applications Donegal County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 55 nationally. Of the 77 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 73% were granted.

What happens next

The five-week window for public submissions has closed. The council is due to decide by 2 November 2026, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Donegal County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

VARIATION OF CONDITION NO. 4 OF PERMISSION GRANTED FOR CRILLY WIND FARM (PLANNING REF. NO. 13/51404 AND AN COIMISIÚN PLEANÁLA REF. ABP PL 05E.245588 REFERS) WHICH RELATES TO THE DURATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORKS TO FACILITATE THE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT. IT IS PROPOSED TO VARY CONDITION NO. 4 TO EXTEND THE DURATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORKS BY 5 YEARS TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING 4 NO. WIND TURBINES WITH A MAXIMUM BLADE DIAMETER OF 93M AND A MAXIMUM BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF 126.5M, ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENTS AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. THE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES ACCESS OFF SEEGRONAN ROAD, KILLETER, CASTLEDERG, CO. TYRONE AND NO ALTERATION IS PROPOSED TO THE NATURE, SCALE OR DESIGN OF THE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT. THIS DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2413)