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A major topical issue in the town is the proposed €300 million redevelopment scheme for the harbour to be built by the Sispar consortium<ref>'Sispar' is a [[joint venture]] [[consortium]] of Sisk and Park Developments.</ref> in a [[public-private partnership]] with Wicklow County Council. The proposed development includes a new harbour, 341 apartments, a 230 berth marina, a new public plaza and facilities for local sporting clubs.<ref>[http://www.greystonesharbour.ie/index_files/Page382.htm The proposed development] Greystones Harbour.com. Retrieved on [[23 May]] [[2006]].</ref>

The town is divided on the issue; 6,210 submissions were on received by [[An Bord Pleanála]] on initial plans, of which more than 6,200 were objections.<ref>[http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1589554&issue_id=13862 Proposals for town's €300m marina 'have serious flaws'] [[Irish Independent]], [[28 March]] [[2006]]. Retrieved on [[24 May]] [[2006]].</ref> Many of the objections came from outside [[County Wicklow]], according to a spokesman for Wicklow County Council.<ref>[http://www.wicklow.com/news/?p=49 Greystones Marina plan generates 5,500 submissions] [[The Irish Times]], [[16 February]] [[2006]]. Retrieved on [[9 August]] [[2007]].</ref> An oral hearing was held and the board requested the developers to make certain changes which resulted in the plans being scaled down by approximately 10%.<ref name="RTÉ">[http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0809/greystones.html €300m Greystones development to go ahead] [[RTÉ News]], [[9 August]] [[2007]]. Retrieved on [[9 August]] [[2007]].</ref> Some 3,700 objections were made on these updated plans. On [[9 August]] [[2007]], the board approved the final plans, while imposing 13 conditions on construction works, including the retention of public access to the [[Cliff Walk (Wicklow)|Cliff Walk]] during the development period, strict guidelines in relation to dust suppression, the re-use of demolition materials, and limitations on the hours of operation and noise levels. The board also over-ruled an earlier inspector's report, instead agreeing that an inerta landfill may now stay on the site.<ref name="RTÉ">As above</ref><ref>[http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/0809/breaking32.htm Greystones development gets go-ahead] [[The Irish Times]], [[9 August]] [[2007]]. Retrieved on [[9 August]] [[2007]].</ref>

The two beach photographs show how the state of the harbour area would be changed by the development. The first is an actual photograph taken from a point along the Cliff Walk from Bray, {{km to mi | 6 | abbr=yes | precision=0 }} to the north, the second being the architect's rendition of how their buildings would look from the same vantage point.