RES SUBMITS PLANNING APPLICATION FOR MAGHERAMORE WIND FARM
Following the pre-application community consultation and the completion of the environmental assessments, RES submitted a planning application and accompanying Environmental Statement in August 2019 to Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council and they have recently validated the application.
In December 2021 we submitted an FEI for Magheramore Wind Farm. The Main Report can be viewed below:
The Environmental Statement, including a Non-Technical Summary for the planning aplpication submitted in 2019 can be viewed below:
Volume 1: Non-Technical Summary
Pre-Application Community Consultation Report
A paper copy of the full Environmental Statement is available for viewing during normal opening hours at Dungiven Library. CD copies are available free of charge from Dungiven Library or by contacting RES.
Representations should quote the unique planning reference number (LA01/2019/0922/F) and be submitted to the Planning Department, Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council, Cloonavin, 66 Portstewart Road, Coleraine, BT52 1EY.
RES has shown through the construction of Altaveedan Wind Farm in County Antrim, where we have spent more than £4 million in the local economy during construction, that we will use local businesses where the skills and services are available. If consented we will work hard to build on that success at Magheramore, ensuring that we maximise local job and supply chain opportunities.
If approved, the 6-turbine proposal, would help move Northern Ireland towards a more secure, affordable and sustainable energy system, bringing significant benefits:
- An estimated investment of £6.0 million into the Northern Ireland economy during construction.
- Significant supply chain opportunities for the local area during construction, as well as substantial annual business rates of approximately £343,000 throughout the wind farm’s lifetime.
- Generation of sufficient green energy to meet the average demand of more than 22,000 homes every year, advancing the transition to a more environmentally sustainable, low carbon future for Northern Ireland.
- Onshore wind is now the cheapest form of any new generation bar none and Magheramore, if approved, would play an important part in helping to make the important transition to a low cost, low carbon future for Northern Ireland. This would not only be good news for the environment but also bill payers.