Aer Lingus appeals plans by Ryanair for hangar at Dublin Airport

Aer Lingus is appealing planning permission granted to Ryanair to build a E40m four-bay aircraft maintenance hangar at Dublin Airport. Aer Lingus sought leave from An Bord Pleanála to lodge a third-party appeal against last month’s decision by Fingal County Council to grant Ryanair planning permission. It is estimated the project will create over 200 jobs for engineers and mechanics. In a separate but related move Aer Lingus is also seeking leave to appeal against a grant of permission by Fingal County Council last month to the Dublin Airport Authority for an extension to the north apron at the airport. Aer Lingus did not make a submission on either application when the cases were before the council. Instead Aer Lingus is applying under Section 37(6) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to lodge appeals. In a three-page submission concerning the Ryanair permission the director of corporate affairs at Aer Lingus, Niall Timlin, told the appeals board that the Ryanair permission would result “in a material effect on the enjoyment” of Aer Lingus of its land and its value adjacent to the permitted Ryanair hangar.<br/>