Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report

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

Environmental Component

Environmental Effects, in combination with the wider planning framework Effects include in-combination effects that are planned for through the wider planning framework including the NPF and associated NDP 2018, the Southern RSES and associated Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan, the Cork Metropolitan Area Transportation Strategy, adjacent Development Plans and lower-tier land use plans SEO Codes Significant Positive Effect, likely to occur Potentially Significant Adverse Environmental Effects, if unmitigated Likely Residual Adverse Non- Significant Effects

PHH

Population and

 Potential interactions with residual effects on environmental vectors – please refer to residual adverse effects under “Soil”, “Water” and “Air and Climatic Factors” below.

 Potential adverse effects arising from flood events.  Potential interactions if effects arising from environmental vectors.

 Promotion of economic growth to encourage retention of working age population and funding of sustainable development and environmental protection and management.  Contribution towards appropriate provision of infrastructure and services to existing population and planned growth by facilitating compact development of lands (including those within and adjacent to the City Centre and the City’s suburbs) that are served (or can be more easily served) by infrastructure and services, thereby helping to avoid the need to develop less well- serviced lands elsewhere in the City and beyond.  Contribution towards the protection of human health by facilitating development of lands (including those within and adjacent to the City Centre and the City’s suburbs) that have relatively low levels of environmental sensitivities and are served (or can be more easily served) by infrastructure and services, thereby helping to avoid the need to develop more sensitive, less well- serviced lands elsewhere in the City and beyond.  Contributes towards protection of human health as a result of contributing towards the protection of natural capital including environmental vectors, including air and water.  Contribution towards the protection of soils (including those used for agriculture) and designated sites of geological heritage by facilitating development of lands (including those within and adjacent to the City Centre and the City’s suburbs) that have relatively low levels of environmental sensitivities and are served (or can be more easily served) by infrastructure and services, thereby helping to avoid the need to develop more sensitive, less well-serviced lands elsewhere in the City and beyond.  Contribution towards the protection of the environment from contamination the highest standards of remediation, and where appropriate to consultations with the EPA and other relevant bodies, will be required to resolve any instances of environmental pollution created by contaminated land.

Human

Health

Soil

 Loss of an extent of soil function arising from the replacement of semi-natural land covers with artificial surfaces.  Riverbank erosion will continue to occur naturally over time and is likely to be enhanced by climate change.

 Potential adverse effects on the hydrogeological and ecological function of the soil resource, including as a result of development on contaminated lands.  Potential for riverbank and coastal erosion.

CAAS for Cork City Council