CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Environmental Report
An SEA Scoping Report was produced for an initial draft version of the Strategy. This SEA Scoping Report, along with SEA Scoping submissions and consideration of these submissions by the SEA process, helped communicate and define the scope of the environmental issues which are to be dealt with by the SEA, as per the SEA Guidelines 8. The preparation of the Strategy and the SEA took place concurrently and the findings of the SEA informed the Strategy. Taking into account the scope detailed in the SEA Scoping Report which was produced for the initial draft version of the Strategy, the environmental effects associated with the implementation of the Strategy as defined were identified, evaluated and described in this SEA Environmental Report. This report also defined mitigation measures to prevent adverse environmental effects due to the implementation of the Strategy as defined. A draft version of the Strategy was accompanied by a draft version of this report on public display as part of the required statutory public consultation. Submissions during this period of public consultation were responded to in the Council's report on public consultation to be prepared, with updates made to the SEA documentation where relevant, following on from receipt and consideration of the consultation submissions. Any proposed modifications to the Strategy at that stage were examined to ensure that they did not generate additional likely, significant effects on the receiving environment or the Natura 2000 network of designated ecological sites not previously considered by the SEA process or the AA Screening Report for the Strategy. This SEA Environmental Report and the AA Screening Report have now been consolidated and finalised in advance of the adoption of the Strategy. An SEA Statement, which will include information on how environmental considerations were integrated into the Strategy, will be prepared in advance of Strategy publication. The Strategy will then be implemented and SEA environmental monitoring will be undertaken to measure the environmental effects of the Strategy.
3.3 SEA Processes Undertaken To Date
3.3.1 SEA Screening The first stage of the SEA process was to carry out SEA Screening to determine the requirement for SEA of the Strategy. An SEA Screening Report was produced which considered the potential environmental effects of the emerging Strategy. It was concluded, based on a pre-screening check, and a review against the environmental significance criteria as set out in Annex II of the SEA Directive, that a full Strategic Environmental Assessment is required for the Strategy. An SEA Screening Determination to this effect was produced by CCC.
8 Implementation of SEA Directive (2001/42/EC): Assessment of the Effects of Certain Plans and Programmes on the Environment Guidelines for Regional Authorities and Planning Authorities (DEHLG, 2004), Page 18 “It is recommended that at the end of the scoping procedure, the plan-making authority should prepare a brief scoping report of its conclusions as to what information is to be included in the environmental report, taking account of any recommendations from the environmental authorities.”
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