CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Environmental Report
• AA Screening concluded that the Strategy is not likely to have any significant effects on European sites, alone or in combination with other plans or projects, however. Consequently, a Stage 2 AA is not required for the Strategy. This conclusion has appropriately informed the environmental effect analysis in accordance with Integrated Biodiversity Assessment principles.
Table 7-1:
Overview of the Key Environmental Effects of Strategy Implementation
Main Relevant Environmental Component/s
Key Environmental Effect
The Strategy focuses on the delivery of EV charging infrastructure across the breadth of the local authority functional area. The successful delivery of the Strategy will facilitate increased EV use, improve transport sustainability and lead to slight to significant positive effects on local air quality, and slight positive effects on the climate environment - having regard to the share of GHG emission reductions that can be supported via this proposal relative to national GHG emission reduction targets and requirements.
AQN, CC, PHH
In the absence of appropriate mitigation, increased lighting associated with EV charge points within close proximity to important habitat types may lead to adverse effects on sensitive nocturnal species. BFF
EV charging stations are overtly modern features. Potential therefore exists for the development of EV charging infrastructure to adversely impact on cultural heritage and archaeology, in particular the setting around archaeological sites, areas of cultural and historic importance, the city's historic core, and architectural heritage sites. Excavations works associated with the development of EV Charging Infrastructure also have the potential to encounter unknown archaeological remains, particularly within the City's historic core. The development of charging point infrastructure generally has the potential to influence and change traffic and transport dynamics and street conditions in the city.
CH, PHH
MA, PHH
The development of sizeable charging stations at biodiversity sensitive areas may lead to localised adverse impacts on important habitats, flora and fauna - through a reduction in habitat area or disturbance to key species. BFF
Construction activities associated with the development of charging stations may lead to localised noise and dust nuisance, particularly in the case of the development of the more sizeable fast speed charging station bays, and where the development is occurring in built up areas of the city centre.
LU, PHH
The development of EV charging infrastructure and increased use of charging stations will increase electrical grid electricity demand. This could have a slight to very significant impacts on material assets (electricity grid) in the absence of appropriate mitigation. MA
The Strategy contains proposals to ensure safe and accessible EV charging infrastructure. This will lead to a positive environmental effect on population and human health.
PHH
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