Strategic Environmental Assessment Report

CLIENT:

Cork City Council

PROJECT NAME:

Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening Report

4.2 Stage 2 - SEA Screening Analysis To inform the Stage 2 SEA Screening Analysis, an evaluation of the potential environmental implications of each Strategy modification has been carried out. This evaluation is presented in Table 4-3. Table 4-3: Evaluation of Potential Environmental Implications of each Strategy Modification

Evaluation of Potential Environmental Implications of each Strategy Modification This added text provides further clarifying detail with regards to the scope and jurisdiction of energy output of the charging stations. This added text will not introduce any significant environmental effects not already considered and mitigated against in the SEA process.

Proposal

Summary of Modification

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The following red text has been added under the heading "Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation" in Section 2.0: The scale of publicly available electric recharging infrastructure (in terms of Power Output (kW)) for light duty road vehicles (cars and vans) for the jurisdiction of Cork City has been prepared by Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland based on the following criteria:...The Total Power Output (Kw) assigned to Cork City Council for 2025 has been set at 8,083 Kw and 26,582 Kw for year 2030 when approximately 30% of the national fleet will be electrified. The following red text under "Introduction" in Section 3.0 has been added: Neighbourhood Charging Stations: These charging stations are typically normal speed installations with a total charging speed of 22kW shared between 2 charge points at each charging station. Typically, 2 such charging stations (Total Output Power – 44Kw) will be provided, possibly on a phased basis (i.e. initially 1 charging station followed by a second depending on demand and available ESB network capacity). The following red text under "Introduction" in Section 3.0 has been amended to: Community Charging Stations: These are fast charging stations with a total charging speed of between 150kW and 300kW shared between 4 to 8 charge points.

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This added text specifies the total power output and clarifies the conditions on when the charging stations will be installed. This added text will not introduce any significant environmental effects not already considered and mitigated against in the SEA process.

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This reworded text amends the total power output and number count of community charging stations. This amendment will not introduce any significant environmental effects not already considered and mitigated against in the SEA process (See existing Material Asset related Mitigation Measures).

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