CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Environmental Report
The Strategy The Strategy will provide for the delivery of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Cork City to deliver the substantial reductions in transport GHG emissions to meet the statutory 2030 target. The Strategy will demonstrate alignment with EU and national climate action policy and targets, particularly in relation to a reduction of transport sector GHG emissions. The Strategy has made recommendations with respect to the different types of charging infrastructure required and its spatial distribution within Cork City. The Strategy has identified a first wave of infrastructure investment to be designed and constructed up to 2025 which will subsequently be monitored and analysed to refine the delivery of subsequent waves of investment. The Strategy primarily focuses on the delivery of residential neighbourhood charging infrastructure which can be further broken down into two types of charging facilities: • 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. • Community Charging Stations : These are fast charging stations with a total charging speed of between 50kW and 150kW shared between 2-4 charge points The Environmental Baseline An evaluation and a characterisation of the current state of the environment likely to be affected by the Strategy has been undertaken to inform the SEA process. The following Environmental Components were considered during this evaluation:
Population & Human Health Biodiversity, Flora & Fauna
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Landscape, Seascape & Visual Amenity
Cultural Heritage - Archaeological & Architectural
Soils
Land Use
Air Quality & Noise
Water
Material Assets
Tourism & Recreation
Climate Change
A non-technical and high-level summary of the baseline environment is provided in the table below. This table presents key salient facts regarding the baseline environment of the functional area the Strategy applies to.
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