CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Environmental Report
10. MONITORING MEASURES
The SEA Directive requires that the environmental effects of the implementation of a plan are monitored in order 'to identify at an early stage unforeseen effects, and to be able to undertake appropriate remedial action.' A series of indicators and targets were established for identified SEOs to enable ongoing monitoring and measurement of Strategy implementation performance, the environmental effects of the implementation of the Strategy and the efficacy of environmental mitigation measures. Such monitoring will be carried out regularly to support Strategy implementation. SEO indicators are simple and effective quantifiable indicators used to measure the environmental effects of implementing the Strategy and the progress of SEO objectives and targets. SEO targets set focussed, measurable aims and thresholds that the Strategy can support the achievement of. Cork City Council are responsible for implementation of the SEA monitoring programme. The environmental effects (including positive, negative and cumulative effects) of Strategy implementation will be monitored once every year over the course of the Strategy's lifetime. This monitoring will be carried out by Cork City Council who will report on progress and performance to the relevant Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs) annually. A stand-alone monitoring report on the significant environmental effects of the implementation of the Strategy will be produced annually. The Council is responsible for the ongoing review of indicators and targets, collating existing relevant monitored data, the preparation of monitoring evaluation report(s), the publication of these reports and, if necessary, the carrying out of remedial action. Many defined SEOs for environmental protection generally are deliberately synergetic with SEOs defined in the Cork City Development Plan or Cork City Local Authority Climate Action Plan to avoid duplication of process and effort. SEOs have been designed to monitor the specific environmental effects that are likely to occur due to the specific Strategy proposals. Water and Soil SEOs have not been defined as it is not predicted the Strategy will have a likely significant effect on the water or soils environment. It is recommended that Strategy monitoring and review is undertaken in parallel with CDP monitoring and review processes for efficiency and given that similar data sets will be used to measure the progress of the Strategy. Where monitoring identifies that the implementation of the Strategy is having a significant negative environmental effect, an in-depth review of the Strategy should take place and the Strategy should be updated in a manner that satisfactorily mitigates these environmental effects (i.e., through the adoption of additional environmental mitigation measures). Similarly, where monitoring indicates that potential positive environmental effects associated with Strategy implementation are not being adequately realised, the Strategy should be reviewed and updated in a manner that supports the realisation of all potential positive environmental effects, having regard to the overall vision and high-level objectives of the Strategy. The SEA Monitoring Programme established for the Strategy is contained in Table 10-1. This monitoring programme has been developed in accordance with EPA guidelines entitled 'Guidance on SEA Statements and Monitoring' (2023). The monitoring programme includes detail on the indicators, targets and data sources used to monitor and measure progress.
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