CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Statement
The toolkit contained in the EPA's guidelines entitled 'Developing and Assessing Alternatives in Strategic Environmental Assessment Good Practice Guidance' (2015) was utilized when identifying reasonable alternatives. The 'Why? What? Where? When?' Model defined in the guidelines were used when framing reasonable alternatives, as shown in Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1:
'Why? What? Where? When?' Model for framing alternatives - Adapted from Figure 4.3 Developing and Assessing Alternatives in the Strategic Environmental Assessment Process (EPA, 2015).
3.3 Identification and Description of Reasonable Alternatives Reasonable alternatives to the Strategy were identified. A description of these reasonable alternatives and the reasons for selecting these reasonable alternatives are presented in Table 3-1. Table 3-1: Reasonable Alternatives to the Strategy
Reasonable Alternative
Description of Reasonable Alternative
Reasoning for selecting this Reasonable Alternative
Is it preferable to progress the expansion of the EV Charging Network in Cork City through the Cork City Development Plan 2022 - 2028 or through a dedicated EV Charging Strategy? Reasonable Alternatives for the Spatial Distribution of the EV Charging Network in Cork City.
Two alternative approaches were considered under this heading. reasonable
It was determined that developing and adopting a dedicated, bespoke EV Charging Strategy was preferred over using the CDP to deliver the expansion of the EV charging network given that a dedicated Strategy would provide a greater degree of focus and specificity in relation to the development of EV charging infrastructure in Cork City. Scenario 2 was determined to be the preferred Reasonable Alternative spatial distribution approach as it best aligns with potential EV charging requirements analysed and identified in by the national Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy 2022-2025. It was determined that a phased delivery of EV charging infrastructure across two delivery phases, 2023 - 2025 and 2025 - 2030, will align with predicted levels of EV uptake defined in Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy 2022-2025.
Seven alternative Scenarios were considered under this heading. reasonable
Reasonable Alternatives for the EV Charging Strategy Delivery Timeframe.
Two reasonable alternatives were considered under this heading.
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