CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Environmental Report
Figure 6-1:
'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).
6.4 Identification, Description and Evaluation of Reasonable Alternatives A range of reasonable alternatives to the Strategy were identified considering the Why? What? Where? And When? model. These are described under the following headings: • 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 • Reasonable Alternatives for the EV Charging Strategy Delivery Timeframe. 6.4.1 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? Prior to deciding to proceed with the development of the Strategy, CCC considered reasonable alternative approaches toward planning for the delivery of an expanded EV charging network in Cork City. Two Reasonable Alternative approaches were considered: 1. Progressing the expansion of the EV charging network through the Cork City Development Plan 2022 - 2028. 2. Progressing the expansion of the EV charging network through a dedicated EV Charging Strategy for the Cork City functional area. Environmental criteria were considered when determining the preferred reasonable alternative approach. 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. This would result in a more appropriately focussed, detailed and extensive Strategy and a more concentrated effort for delivery.
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