CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Statement
2.3 Appropriate Assessment The Habitats Directive 4 requires, inter alia, that plans (such as the Strategy) undergo Screening for AA (Stage 1) and if necessary the preparation of a Natura Impact Report (Stage 2), to establish the likely or potential effects on European Sites arising from plan implementation. This first stage of the AA process is referred to as 'Screening for AA' and the purpose is to determine, on the basis of a preliminary assessment and objective criteria, whether a plan or project, alone and in combination with other plans or projects, could have significant effects on a European Site in view of the site’s conservation objectives. AA Screening concluded that the Strategy will not give rise to any adverse effects on designated European sites, alone or in combination with other plans or projects. Consequently, a Stage 2 AA was not required for the Strategy. 2.4 Consultation on SEA Environmental Report A draft version of the Strategy was accompanied by a draft version of the SEA Environmental Report on public display as part of the required statutory public consultation required under Article 13 of S.I. No. 435/2004 - European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004. Environmental Authorities, relevant interested stakeholder and members of the public were notified of the Draft Strategy being placed on display and the opportunity to make consultation submissions in relation to the Draft Strategy. Members of public were made aware of the Draft Strategy and associated environmental report through a notification published by the local authority on its website. Environmental Authorities and interested stakeholders were notified through notification correspondence. Various parties made consultation submissions and observations on the Draft Strategy. Only one submission - from the EPA - contained information related to the environmental effects of the Strategy. Detail on this submission, the response to this submission, and any changes made to SEA Environmental Report on foot of this submissions, is provided in Table 2-4. Updates were made to the SEA documentation where relevant following on from receipt and consideration of the consultation submissions.
4 Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora
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