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The Bushmills Dunes resort will be built near the village of the same name (and home to the world’s oldest licensed distillery), a few miles east of Royal Portrush. The site is close to the World Heritage Site of the Giant’s Causeway. Opposition from the National Trust, the owner of the Causeway, which is Northern Ireland’s top tourist attraction, with more than 700,000 visitors each year.

Northern Ireland environment minister Alex Attwood announced last year that he intended to expedite the decision making process on a number of planning applications that had been called in to the devolved government under Article 31 of the planning code. This deals with applications that are of national significance and involve a notable departure the local development plan. Now, Attwood has accepted the economic development case for the project.

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