Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report

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

Section 7

Evaluation of Alternatives................................................................ 76

7.1 Introduction..............................................................................................................76 7.2 Methodology.............................................................................................................76 7.3 Detailed Assessment of Alternatives ............................................................................78 Section 8 Evaluation of Plan Provisions........................................................... 84 8.1 Introduction..............................................................................................................84 8.2 Cumulative Effects.....................................................................................................86 8.3 Overall Evaluation .....................................................................................................87 8.4 Members’ Amendments and Environmental Consequences ............................................92 8.5 Appropriate Assessment and Strategic Flood Risk Assessment .......................................92 8.6 Integration of Climate Action into the Plan...................................................................93 8.7 Interrelationship between Environmental Components..................................................94 8.8 Detailed Evaluation....................................................................................................95 Section 9 Mitigation Measures....................................................................... 143 9.1 Introduction............................................................................................................143 9.2 Strategic work undertaken by the Council to ensure contribution towards environmental protection and sustainable development ................................................................................143 9.3 Consideration of Alternatives ....................................................................................143 9.4 Integration of environmental considerations into Zoning of the Plan ............................143 9.5 Integration of individual SEA, AA and SFRA provisions into the text of the Plan.............144 Section 10 Monitoring Measures ..................................................................... 154 10.1 Introduction............................................................................................................154 10.2 Indicators and Targets.............................................................................................154 10.3 Sources ..................................................................................................................154 10.4 Reporting ...............................................................................................................154 Appendix I Relationship with Legislation and Other Policies, Plans and Programmes ........................................................................................................ 160 Appendix II Further information on certain Amendments ................................. 186

Appendix III Non-Technical Summary……………………………...…Separately bound

CAAS for Cork City Council

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