The key objective of the Plan is to promote sustainable economic and community development within the framework of the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028. A guiding principle is sustainability, and promoting a more resource efficient, green and inclusive society and economy. Increased economic development is expected but without adverse environmental effects as the selected development and the environmental protection objectives of the Cork City Development Plan, mitigates same. Community development should not result in adverse impacts as it is more about stakeholder actions and relationships than spatial planning. Once the environmental protection measures within Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 and its associated SEA and AA are followed, adhered to and implemented, it is predicted that the Plan will not compromise the quality of the receiving environment. Thus, it is considered that negative cumulative effects would not arise in relation to the Plan as the high- level goals, community and economic objectives and action areas are consistent with current policy and the statutory planning framework for Cork City and its hinterlands.
The AA screening notes:
"Following detailed review and assessment it is considered that the draft Cork City LECP will not result in likely significant effects to European Sites. This assessment is derived from consideration of the following factors: • The plan is a statutory plan and is wholly consistent with the landuse zoning objectives of the Cork City Development Plan 2022 -2028 which was subject to full SEA and AA. • The plan sits beneath the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 within the statutory planning hierarchy • The existing environmental protection measures of the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 as detailed in the NIR and SEA of the respective plan. • The scale, nature and extent of LECP proposals which will not give rise to any land use activities that could result in impacts to European Sites not already addressed as part of the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, and Appropriate Assessment. In light of the findings of this report it is the considered view of the authors of this Screening Report for Appropriate Assessment that it can be concluded by Cork City Council that the Cork City LECP is not likely, alone or in-combination with other plans or projects, to have a significant effect on any European Sites in view of their Conservation Objectives."
the trans boundary nature of the effects
The Plan will be consistent with the statutory planning framework and as such it is not considered that transboundary effects would arise in relation to the Plan. No transboundary effects are identified at this stage. Implementation of the Plan will be subject to environmental protection objectives set out in the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 as varied, which has been subject to SEA and AA to ensure that negative transboundary effects do not occur.
the risks to human health or the environment (e.g., due to accidents),
Directive 2012/18/EU (Seveso III) was transposed into Irish legislation through S.I. No. 209 of 2015 Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 201527, which came into effect on 1 st June 2015. The purpose of the COMAH Regulations is to prevent major accidents involving dangerous substances, and to seek to limit as far as possible the consequences of such accidents on human health and the environment.
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