CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Environmental Report
3.5 SEA Statement Once the Strategy is adopted, CCC will publish a post-adoption SEA Statement alongside the final Strategy. The post adoption SEA Statement is another integral component of the SEA process. The SEA Statement will provide detail on how the environmental assessment and considerations detailed in the final SEA Environmental Report and SEA related consultation responses throughout the process have influenced the Strategy development process. It will summarise the reasoning for choosing the adopted, final Strategy in light of other reasonable alternatives. The SEA Statement will contain detail of environmental mitigation and monitoring measures to be implemented over the lifetime of the Strategy. The main purpose of the SEA Statement is to provide interested parties with a good and clear understanding of how the SEA process was carried out during the Strategy development process and how SEA informed and supported the process. 3.6 Integrated Biodiversity Impact Assessment The environmental assessment undertaken was carried out in accordance with an Integrated Biodiversity Impact Assessment based methodology in accordance with EPA's guidance document entitled 'Final Report: Integrated Biodiversity Impact Assessment, Streamlining AA, SEA and EIA Processes. Best Practice Guidance.' (2012). The methodology employed facilitated the integration of SEA and AA processes relating to biodiversity impact assessment to ensure the effective and streamlined assessment of biodiversity impacts. The effective communication and integration of scientific knowledge and analysis between assessments took place. The AA Screening Report undertaken for the Strategy, which concluded the Strategy is not likely to have a significant effect on any European sites, suitably informed the biodiversity related assessment contained within this SEA. 3.7 Outcomes of the Strategy and SEA Processes The SEA process has facilitated the integration of environmental considerations into the Strategy, including environmental mitigation measures, contributing towards environmental protection and management and the appropriate, sustainable development of EV charging infrastructure in Cork City.
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