Peel Marina is a marina at Peel Harbour in the town of

Peel, Isle of Man Peel ( gv, Purt ny h-Inshey – Port of the Island) is a seaside town and small fishing port in the Isle of Man, in the historic parish of German but administered separately. Peel is the third largest town in the island after Douglas and Rams ...

. It was constructed in 2009 as an expansion of Peel Harbour. Since construction, the site has had continuous issues with

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buildup and toxic materials contamination.

History

Peel Harbour is the main port in the Isle of Man. In 2005 it underwent renovations with a new water retention scheme. Despite this, the harbour was seen as too small for its purpose as it had a waiting list of 118 requests for mooring berths. Peel Marina was proposed as the resolution by the Manx Department of Transport at a cost of £3.1 million. The proposal was voted for by the

Tynwald Tynwald ( gv, Tinvaal), or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald ( gv, Ard-whaiyl Tinvaal) or Tynwald Court, is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It consists of two chambers, known as the branches of Tynwald: the directly elected House of ...

. The proposal was approved and viewed as a regeneration of the harbour area. Shortly after construction, the marina started to become bogged down with buildup of silt in 2011. The dredging of the marina to fix the issue did not take place until 2015, when of silt were removed from the site to Poortown Quarry in German Parish, despite local residents objecting on the grounds that the silt was "potentially hazardous waste". The works were justified by the Department of Infrastructure on the grounds that the silt was blocking berths, and because the Isle of Man government could not afford to close the marina, which earned them £30,000 per annum. In 2018, a new bridge was constructed over the marina to replace the main bridge used to access

Peel Castle Peel Castle (''Cashtal Phurt ny h-Inshey'' in Manx Gaelic) is a castle in Peel on the Isle of Man, originally constructed by Vikings. The castle stands on St Patrick's Isle which is connected to the town by a causeway. It is now owned by Man ...

. After concerns were raised by residents over the resulting spillage, a public meeting was called by German Parish Commissioners hoping to engender a viable solution. In 2020, the marina again became bogged with silt, this time contaminated with toxic

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. of silt were due to be removed to a temporary silt lagoon set up by the Isle of Man government. The dredging works will be split between 2020 and 2021 to ensure continued access to the berths in the marina.

References

External links

Peel Marina website
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