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Appendix III Consistency with Cork City Development Plan 2015-2021 and South West Regional Planning Guidelines Review 2010-2022. The Local Government Act 2001 (as amended) provides that the LECP must be consistent with the core strategy and objectives of the Development Plan of the area and the Regional Planning Guidelines 12 . Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 66C(2)(b) and 66C(3)(b) of the Local Government Act 2001 (as amended), the Members of the SPEDE SPC and the LCDC have considered the Economic and Community elements of the draft Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) 2016-2021 presented on 3 rd and 06 th October 2016 respectively and confirm that the draft Local Economic and Community Plan 2016- 2021 is consistent with the Core Strategy and objectives of the Cork City Development Plan 2015- 2021. A copy of the draft LECP and accompanying documents was forwarded to the Southern Regional Assembly on the 7 th October 2016 requesting the Assembly to consider the consistency of the Draft Cork City LECP with the South West Regional Planning Guidelines 2010-2022. At their meeting of 14 th October 2016, the Southern Regional Assembly adopted a statement of consistency as required under the provisions of the Local Government Act 2001 (as amended). This statement confirmed that the Draft Cork City Local Economic and Community Plan 2016 - 2021 has demonstrated, as far as is practicable, consistency: • with the core strategy and objectives contained in the Cork City Development Plan 2015-2021; • with the Regional Planning Guidelines for the South – West Region 2010 – 2022; and • between the community and economic elements of the LECP.
Appendix IV Appropriate Assessment Screening Determination under Section Part 5 of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations, 2011. Cork City Council engaged Scott Cawley Ltd. to carry out the Appropriate Assessment Screening of the Draft Cork City Local Economic and Community Plan, (LECP) 2016-2021 as required under Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive. The AA Screening Report describes the Plan, the nature of the European sites within the zone of influence and the relationship between the two, with regard to the European sites qualifying interests/special conservation interests and conservation objectives, such that any impact pathways could be identified and assesses any potential for direct, indirect or cumulative impacts arising as a result of implementation of the Strategy on European sites. Having reviewed and considered the Appropriate Assessment Screening Report and considering the content and vision of the Plan, Cork City Council accepts the conclusion of the report, namely, “that there would be no likelihood of any significant effects on any European Sites, either alone or in combination with other plans or projects” arising from the implementation of the Strategy. The main reasons for this are that the Plan sits under the Cork City Development Plan 2015-2021 in the development control hierarchy and will be implemented subject to the policies and objectives contained therein. The City Development Plan contains numerous policies and objectives to ensure protection of the integrity European sites and the environmental conditions underpinning them. For this reason and alongside the legislation requiring project-level AA Screening it is deemed that implementation of the Strategy will not result in likely significant effects on European sites.
The City Council accepts the professional opinion of Scott Cawley Ltd that there is no requirement to carry out further stages of Appropriate Assessment on the amended draft LECP.
12 Sections 66C(2)(b) and 66C(3)(b) of the Local Government Act 2001 (as amended)
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