Saturday, June 27, 2009

Larne harbour development given go ahead

Plans to build a £100m harbour eco-village on the site of a derelict cement works and quarry near Larne have been given the go-ahead.

The mixed use development on the site of Magheramorne Quarry will include 450 environmentally-friendly homes, restaurants, retail units, a community centre, a hotel, a harbour-side tourist point with viewing tower, boating facilities and a chandlery, a heritage railway and visitor centre, an ecology/art park and also film studios and a backlot.