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Dublin Bay Watch Gives Guarded Welcome to Dublin Port Plan
#DublinPortPlan - One of the groups which successfully campaigned against Dublin Port Company's plans to infill 52 acres of the bay, Dublin Bay Watch has welcomed new plans to expand the port on its existing land base.
However, the group has warned the plans to double the capacity of the port could have serious environmental impacts on EU protected habitats in the bay.
At an An Bord Pleanála hearing yesterday morning, Dublin Bay Watch said the current plan was a welcome departure from 40 years of " failed attempts" to infill parts of the bay.
A planning hearing has opened into Dublin Port plans to redevelop Alexandra Basin in the north Port area - the first part of the port company's "Masterplan 2012 to 2040".Dublin Port unveils plan for expansion. For more The Irish Times has a report HERE.
