The proposed Pullytean Wind Farm will have an output of between 29.4 MW and 31.5 MW. If developed, it will contribute to Derry City and Strabane District Council’s and Northern Ireland’s fight against climate change by generating enough renewable electricity to power between 26,611 and 31,789 homes per annum; and removing between 39,842 and 50,284 tonnes of CO2 emissions per annum.
More renewable energy projects are needed in Northern Ireland to help achieve the renewable electricity consumption target of at least 80 % by 2030 as set out in the Climate Change (Northern Ireland) Act 2022.
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| Welcome – Who is ABO Energy? |
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| Why Pullytean? |
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| Why renewable energy? |
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| Feedback and Next Steps |
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| Let us know your thoughts |
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| What is being proposed? |
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| Project Benefits |
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| Why ‘co-location’? |
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| Planning Policy |
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| Environmental Considerations |
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| Environmental Considerations |
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| Overview |
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The Pullytean Wind Farm is located at lands extending north and south of Ballymongan Road and west of Pullytean Road between the Crighshane Wind Farm and the Tievenameenta Wind Farm. For reference, please see the site location plan provided below.
The project will include seven wind turbines (maximum blade tip height of 150m), a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), an electrical substation building, underground cabling, new site access, internal site tracks and turning heads, crane hardstands, spoil deposition areas, temporary construction compound, haulage and delivery route improvements and passing bays, and all other associated site and ancillary works.
Most residential dwellings in the vicinity of the site are located to the northeast of the project and there are only nine properties located within one kilometre of the proposed turbines.
The project is located approximately 6km from the Magherakeel 110kV substation where it is anticipated the project will connect to the electricity grid (subject to a separate grid connection application process if the project is approved).
An Environmental Statement will accompany the planning application for the project, scheduled for submission in Q4 2025.
This webpage is part of an on-going consultation process being carried out by ABO Energy with members of the local community and other interested parties to inform the submission of a planning application for the Pullytean Wind Farm project.
We would encourage everyone with an interest in the project to give us their feedback. To do this you can use the following methods:
| Website | www.pullyteanwindfarm.com (Feedback section open from 11 September – 9 October 2025) |
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| pullyteanwindfarm@belmont.online |
To be considered during the design process, feedback must be received by Thursday 9th October 2025.
If you have any queries regarding the information presented as part of this community consultation process, please contact us directly using the details provided.
Belmont – ABO Energy’s communication and engagement partner on this project – can also be contacted via telephone on +44 28 9072 6059 between the hours of 10am - 4pm, Monday - Friday.
Please note: Any comments made to ABO Energy and/or the project team during this pre-application community consultation process are not representations to the planning authority. If a formal planning application is submitted, local advertisement and neighbour notification will take place and there will be an opportunity to make representations to the planning authority at that time.
ABO Energy is currently undertaking a range of environmental assessments relating to the project. This information will then be presented alongside the planning application for consideration by the planning authority and relevant statutory consultees (technical experts) to assess its potential impact.
All considerations are site specific and are informed by detailed surveys and assessments. For the purposes of this pre-application community consultation process we have selected key topics to provide further information on – these are displayed on the project information boards available to download above.
A recent study by Baringa for Wind Energy Ireland found that wind energy on the island of Ireland displaced a total of almost €1.2bn of fossil gas and carbon in 2024. Of this €157m of fossil gas was displaced by wind energy in Northern Ireland. A further €56m in carbon credits were displaced from the wholesale market in Northern Ireland.
In addition, Baringa’s September 2024 report for Renewable NI found that “to date, wind and solar farms have lowered the cost of electricity for everyone in Northern Ireland by an average of £100 per person. That’s £200 million in total”.
ABO Energy has assessed the local NIE Networks infrastructure to inform an indicative grid connection route for the project.
A grid connection application will be submitted to NIE Networks for the project in due course. NIE Networks will then define the final grid connection route and method in a grid connection offer. For this reason, the proposed grid connection that will be assessed by ABO Energy should best represent the most feasible and likely route NIE Networks would pursue, in our professional judgment.
The indicative route consists solely of underground cable from the proposed Pullytean Wind Farm electrical substation building to the existing Magherakeel 110kV substation location. All works will be conducted within the public road in line with NIE Networks’ best practice requirements.
When construction and commissioning of the project is complete, it will be operational for a period of 35 years. When the project is decommissioned, all above-ground structures will be removed and the land restored.
Your feedback will be considered in detail as work progresses towards finalising our designs and collating all the relevant planning application documents.
It is intended that a full planning application will be submitted to the planning authority in Q4 2025.
If planning permission is granted, and all other necessary consents are achieved, it is anticipated that the project will take approximately 12-18 months to construct and become operational.
If you have any questions about the Pullytean Wind Farm project, or would like to share your feedback, please complete the form below:
Daniel McLaughlin
Tel. +44 7926 880 738
daniel(at)belmont.online
