Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report

SEA Environmental Report for the Draft Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028

Environmental Component

SEO Code

Guiding Principle

Strategic Environmental Objectives

Indicators

Targets

 Decrease in the proportion of journeys made by residents of the City using private fossil fuel-based car compared to 2016 levels  Increase in the proportion of people reporting regular cycling / walking to school and work above 2016 CSO figures  Protect entries to the Record of Monuments and Places, and the context of these entries within the surrounding landscape where relevant, from adverse effects resulting from development which is granted permission under the Plan  Protect entries to the Record of Protected Structures and Architectural Conservation Areas and their context from significant adverse effects arising from new development granted permission under the Plan  No developments permitted which result in avoidable adverse visual impacts on the landscape, especially with regard to landscape designations, resulting from development which is granted permission under the Plan

 Proportion of journeys made by private fossil fuel-based car compared to 2016 levels  Proportion of people reporting regular cycling / walking to school and work above 2016 CSO figures  Percentage of entries to the Record of Monuments and Places, and the context these entries within the surrounding landscape where relevant, protected from adverse effects resulting from development which is granted permission under the Plan  Percentage of entries to the Record of Protected Structures and Architectural Conservation Areas and their context protected from significant adverse effects arising from new development granted permission under the Plan  Number of developments permitted that result in avoidable adverse visual impacts on the landscape, especially with regard to landscape designations, resulting from development which is granted permission under the Plan

Cultural Heritage

Protect places, features, buildings and landscapes of cultural, archaeological or architectural heritage

Safeguard cultural heritage

features and their settings through responsible design and positioning of development

Landscape

To implement the Plan’s framework for identification, assessment, protection, management and planning of landscapes having regard to the European Landscape Convention

Protect and enhance the

landscape character

CAAS for Cork City Council