Cork LECP 2024-2029 Final SEA Screening

CONTENTS

1 Introduction – Strategic Policy Context......................................................................................................3

1.1 Strategic Environmental Assessment.................................................................................................3

1.2 Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP)......................................................................................4

2 Cork City Council LECP (The Plan) ..............................................................................................................6

2.1 Introduction .....................................................................................................................................6

2.2 Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 ............................................................................................6

2.3 The Plan Process...............................................................................................................................8

3 Summary of current Environmental Baseline in Cork City.........................................................................13

3.1 Biodiversity, Flora and Fauna .......................................................................................................... 13

3.2 Population and Human Health Population.......................................................................................14

3.3 Soil ................................................................................................................................................. 15

3.4 Water ............................................................................................................................................. 15

3.5 Air and Climate ............................................................................................................................... 16

3.6 Material Assets ............................................................................................................................... 17

3.7 Cultural Heritage ............................................................................................................................ 18

3.8 Landscape ...................................................................................................................................... 19

4 Schedule 2a Screening Assessment .........................................................................................................26

4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 26

4.2 Draft Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening Determination...............................................40

Annex A: SEA Evaluation of HLG and Actions ...............................................................................................................42

This report has been prepared by Minogue Environmental Consulting Ltd with all reasonable skill, care and diligence. Information reported herein is based on the interpretation of data collected and has been accepted in good faith as being accurate and valid. This report is prepared for Cork City Council and we accept no responsibility to third parties to whom this report, or any part thereof, is made known. Any such party relies on the report at their own risk.

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