Appendices
Including SEA, AA and SFRA
Submission from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (submission 395)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
particular effects of lighting and window strikes by flying birds using the SPA. This objective is not assessed in the NIR.
Wildlife in derelict / unused buildings Objective 11.11 provides for the refurbishment of farm buildings which are disused or neglected. Often such buildings are used for breeding and roosting by protected species such as bats and barn owls. A licence is required before damaging a bat roost or the active breeding site of owls. An additional clause to Objective 11.11 is recommended, such as: “the wildlife value is surveyed, and any necessary licences obtained, before commencing renovation works.”
This observation is noted. Objective 11.11 will be amended to reflect the requirement for obtaining licences. Recommendation: Amend Objective 11.11 as follows: “ Objective 11.11 Refurbishment of Farm Buildings Encourage proposals for the sensitive renovation and conservation of existing disused or derelict dwellings subject to normal planning considerations and the requirements of other objectives in this Plan and provided that it satisfies the following criteria: (a) The original walls must be substantially intact. (b) The structure must have previously been in use as a farm-related dwelling or building. (c) The dwelling must be physically capable of undergoing renovation / conversion without demolition. Where the building is derelict, a structural survey by a qualified engineer should be submitted as part of any planning application to include measures to protect the building from collapse prior to, and during, the construction works. (d) The design, scale and materials used in any renovation and or extension should be sympathetic to the character and setting of the existing dwelling.
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