SEA Environmental Report Appendix III: Non-Technical Summary
2.3 Preparation of the Draft Plan and Members’ Amendments The preparation of the Chief Executive’s Draft Plan, for the consideration of Members in advance of public display was informed by the SEA, AA and SFRA processes. Advice relating to Members’ Motions to amend the Chief Executive’s Draft Plan was provided to the Members for their consideration in advance of agreeing amendments. Taking into account, inter alia, the advice on Motions and the SEA, AA and SFRA documentation for the Chief Executive’s Draft Plan, the Members agreed to amend the Chief Executive’s Draft Plan by resolution. Motions that were advised against, subsequently agreed upon as amendments to the Chief Executive’s Draft Plan and which would have elevated potential for significant environmental effects are addressed at Section 5 of this Summary. 2.4 Relationship with other relevant Plans and Programmes It is acknowledged that many of the major issues affecting the City’s development are contingent on national policy and government funding. The Draft Plan sits within a hierarchy of statutory documents setting out public policy. The Plan must comply with relevant higher-level strategic actions and will, in turn, guide lower-level strategic actions. These documents include plans and programmes such as those detailed in Appendix of the main SEA ER. These documents have been subject to their own environmental assessment processes, as relevant. The National Planning Framework (NPF) sets out Ireland’s planning policy direction for the years 2018-2040. The NPF is to be implemented through Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies (RSESs) and lower tier Development Plans and Local Area Plans. The RSES for the Southern Region sets out objectives for land use planning, tourism, infrastructure, sustainable development, environmental protection and environmental management that have been subject to environmental assessment and must be implemented through the City Development Plan. As required by the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, the Draft County Development Plan is consistent with and conforms with national and regional policies, plans and programmes, including the NPF and the RSES for the Southern Region. The City Development Plan will, in turn, guide lower-level strategic actions, such as Local Area Plans that will be subject to their own lower-tier environmental assessments. In order to be realised, projects included in the Plan (in a similar way to other projects from any other sector) will have to comply, as relevant, with various legislation, policies, plans and programmes (including requirements for lower-tier AA, EIA and other licencing requirements as appropriate) that form the statutory decision-making and consent-granting framework.
CAAS for Cork City Council
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