Dublin Airport consultants say 36 million capacity 'a modest uplift in passenger growth'

The daa consultants stress that no physical works are either required or proposed as part of the planning application

The report states that 'the proposed uplift in passenger numbers has been assessed against key environmental metrics, including aviation noise and traffic, to demonstrate that the proposed development is in line with applicable planning and aviation policy and that there are no significant environmental effects'. File picture: Billy Higgins

Planning consultants for Dublin Airport operator, daa, have stated that new plans to increase airport capacity to 36 million passengers per annum is “a modest uplift in passenger growth”.

Daa lodged the plans for the Operational Application (OA) in the week prior to Christmas Day with Fingal County Council and in the planning documents now available, daa planning consultants, Coakley O’Neill Town Planning, stress that no physical works are either required or proposed as part of the planning application.