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Water users and navigation |
The proposed Greenbank Hotel development takes up
a substantial amount of existing tidal foreshore.
Although the central navigation channel of the Penryn River will
not be obstructed, sailing yachts and small boats do, when the tide
permits, regularly use the inshore water on which the proposed development
lies. At high water, quite substantial pleasure boats carrying holidaymakers
also do at times use the inshore water, partly to get a better view
of the scenery and wildlife.
Other small vessels that regularly use these inshore waters, when
the tide permits, are rowing gigs, and canoes and small sailing
dinghies - they are using these inshore waters precisely because
they are keeping out of the way of larger and faster vessels, and
because the alternative areas outside of the main deep water channel
have many moorings and moored boats obstructing easy progress.
Small boats, particularly dinghies used for access to boats moored
in the harbour, also frequently travel close to one or other river
bank in order to stay in calmer water, or avoid the strength of
the tidal stream and at times substantially rougher water in mid-channel
- this does have some safety implications.
It is possible that a few existing moorings for small craft may
be lost to this proposal. The proposed provision of moorings and
berths for the development are stated to be for the use only of
users of the apartments and suites. |
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The sort of small craft that do use the water on which the proposed
piers are to be built
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