• Within and adjacent to the River Lee and its tributaries and Cork Harbour, on account of various water, ecological, flood risk and landslide risk (along the steeper valleys) sensitivities. The EPA-funded Environmental Sensitivity Mapping Web Tool could assist in lower-tier consideration of plans and projects. the relevance of the plan in the implementation of European Union legislation on the environment (e.g. plans linked to waste-management or water protection). As discussed above the Plan’s current strategic policy context outlines a strategic fit with International frameworks, i.e., the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the European Green Deal, the European Pillar on Social Rights, EU Cohesion Policy, EU Innovation and Digitalisation agenda and the EU Common Agricultural Policy, through national, regional and local level strategies and plans. The Plan is an important tool to support the implementation of EU (and National) policy on community and economic development. The Plan is complementary to Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 that sets important statutory frameworks. The Plan needs to be consistent with the spatial policies of this Development Plan and not present alternate or competing proposals that would lead to inconsistency. Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, as varies, is compliant with existing EU (and national) legislation and policy which include policies relating to environmental protection, water supply, water quality, ground water, waste management, landscape and cultural heritage, e.g., SEA Directive, Water Framework Directive, Groundwater Directive, Habitats Directive and Birds Directive and the Flood Directive. Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 has undergone full SEA and AA and consultation with environmental bodies. All measures included in the SEA and AA of Cork City Development Plan 2022- 2028, and any superseding Plan would apply, as appropriate. Thus, the Plan will have to comply, as relevant, with various legislation, policies, plans and programmes, e.g., SEA and Habitats Directives, including requirements for lower-tier Appropriate Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment and other licencing requirements as appropriate, that form the statutory decision-making and consent granting framework.
2. Characteristics of the effects and of the area likely to be affected, having regard, in particular, to:
the probability, duration, frequency and reversibility of the effects,
The Plan is for a six-year period, and as stated above must be compliant and consistent with the statutory planning framework. Since the Plan is consistent with Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, any effects will be compliant with the CCDP’s objectives which in turn were subject to SEA and AA.
Currently, the implementation of the Plan will not give rise to specific environmental effects.
It is considered that effects arising from the Plan action areas in the future will be addressed under the existing statutory planning framework and probability, duration, frequency and reversibility of the effects are not assessed as being significant at this stage. Any action areas in the Plan that result in the development of new projects must be carried out in compliance with the statutory planning and environmental framework and higher-level plans, i.e., Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, as varied, which has been subject to SEA and AA. They must also be subjected to the appropriate environmental assessments required at project stage as discussed above.
the cumulative nature of the effects,
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