Strategic Environmental Assessment Report

CLIENT:

Cork City Council

PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:

Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy

SEA Environmental Report

Environmental Component

SEO Code

Strategic Environmental Objective

Landscape & Visual Amenity

L1

Avoid impacts on valued natural, cultural and built landscape, townscape, seascape and visual amenity. Avoid impacts upon or conflicts with archaeological heritage (including entries to the RMP), architectural heritage (including entries to the RPS and NIAHs), cultural heritage and the historic environment generally.

Cultural Heritage - Archaeological & Architectural

CH1

Land Use

LU1 LU2

Avoid or minimise effects on existing land use.

Avoid conflict with potential future land use, having regard to the Cork City Development Plan 2022 - 2028 and other relevant land use policy. Support compliance with Ambient Air Quality Standards, especially in the context of the urbanised, densely populated and well trafficked environment of Cork City centre. Reduce the impact of Internal Combustion Engine based vehicles on ambient air quality in Cork City. Avoid the occurrence of noise and dust nuisance during Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure development works. Improve the level of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in Cork City. Support the transition to zero or low carbon Electric Vehicles in Cork City. Avoid impacts on the electricity grid. Deliver Electric Vehicle Infrastructure in harmony with grid infrastructure improvements. Avoid or minimise effects on current and planned transport infrastructure and traffic conditions. Avoid or minimise effects upon existing and (where known) planned water and gas infrastructure. Avoid or minimise effects upon tourism and recreation amenities. Support in the achievement of the national target of a 50% reduction in transport Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2030. Support reducing Cork City Council organisational Greenhouse Gas emissions by 51% in accordance with requirements of the Cork City Local Authority Climate Action Plan and the Public Sector Mandate defined in the national Climate Action Plan. Support in the delivery of Cork City Decarbonisation Zone objectives.

Air Quality and Noise

AQN1

AQN2

AQN3

Material Assets

MA1 MA2

MA3

MA4

MA5

Tourism & Recreation

TR1 CF1

Climate Change

CF2

CF3

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