CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Environmental Report
Mitigation Measures
Overview of Mitigation Measures Potential negative environmental effects that may occur as a result of the implementation of the Strategy (without considering any mitigation) were identified. The SEA Directive requires that mitigation measures to prevent, reduce and as fully as possible offset any potential significant negative environmental effects due to the implementation of a plan are defined. Following the evaluation of the environmental effects of Strategy implementation, the following forms of mitigation were adopted to ameliorate the negative environments of the Strategy:
Mitigation through consideration of alternatives.
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• Mitigation through integration of environmental considerations into the Strategy. • Mitigation through consideration of development management standards/environmental protection objectives contained in the CDP.
Environmental considerations were appropriately taken into account during the Strategy-development process and when considering reasonable alternatives. The preferred Strategy has been chosen on the basis that it will generate the maximum level of positive environmental effects, and the minimum level of negative environmental effects. The Strategy-development process was carried out in parallel with the SEA process. Regular communication and interaction took place between the environmental assessment team and the Strategy development team. Environmental considerations that came to light during the SEA process, including consultation processes, were regularly communicated to the Strategy-development team during the Strategy-development process. As necessary, environmental mitigation measures to ameliorate the potential negative environmental effects of implementing the Strategy were developed and then integrated into the Strategy. This process ensured optimal Strategy development and environmental outcomes. Environmental considerations were also integrated into the Strategy so as to facilitate maximising identified positive environmental effects of the Strategy. Additional text clarifying environmental protection related obligations and environmental enhancement opportunities has been attached to a variety of defined proposals in the Strategy. This text has been shaped to ensure that environmental considerations are appropriately taken into account during Strategy implementation. This text has been shaped to ensure Strategy implementation generates the minimum level of negative environmental effects and the maximum level of positive environmental effects. A set of additional environmental mitigation measures were also defined and integrated into a separate section of the Strategy. These additional mitigation measures shall be adopted during the implementation of the Strategy. In addition to the environmental mitigation measures integrated into the Strategy, the development management standards and environmental protection measures defined in the Cork City Development Plan 2022 - 2028 (CDP) will serve to mitigate the environmental effects of any development proposals supported by the Strategy. These development management standards/environmental protection measures have been defined for the express purpose of ensuring proper planning and sustainable development in the local authority functional area. The CDP has been subject to its own SEA and AA. The Strategy has been prepared having appropriate regard to the policies and objectives contained in the CDP.
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