Appendix 14_AA Screening Report

Client:

Cork City Council

Date:

March 2024

Project Title: Cork City LECP 2024-2029 Document Title: Appropriate Assessment Screening Report

Document Issue: draft

➢ Reinforce community partnerships and ensure that all our citizens are included in and benefit from the climate actions, through better physical and mental health, food, and housing, among other co-benefits. ➢ Minimise the use of fossil-fuels in our homes, places of work, and in our transport, and help people change to alternative energy sources. ➢ Encourage a modal shift to sustainable travel, reducing car use and increasing the use of walking, cycling and public transport, especially for shorter journeys and by accelerating improvements in active and public transport infrastructure. ➢ Protect and expand our green space and wildlife and create a circular economy that reduces waste. A number of actions are provided within each High Level Goal and Appendix 1 of this AA screening report presents an examination for their consistency with the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, whether they propose any activities over and above those considered for the Appropriate Assessment the above plans and whether they will have the potential to result in impacts to European Sites. 3 Is the plan necessary for the conservation management of European sites The plan has been described in Section 2 of the Screening Report and it is clear from the description provided that the project is not directly connected with or necessary for the future conservation management of any European Sites.

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