1.1.1 Screening for Appropriate Assessment: Legislative Context .............................................. 5 1.1.2 Requirement for an Assessment under Article 6 of the Habitats Directive ........................ 6 1.1.3 Screening Methodology ..................................................................................................... 6 1.1.4 Zone of Influence ............................................................................................................... 7 1.1.5 Cumulative Effects ............................................................................................................. 9 2 Description of Cork City LECP (the plan) ........................................................................................ 10 3 IS THE PLAN NECESSARY FOR THE CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT OF EUROPEAN SITES ............ 14 4 Identification of European Sites within the Zone of Influence of the Plan ..................................... 15 4.1 Identification of Natura 2000 Sites ........................................................................................ 15 4.2 Assessment Criteria and Screening ........................................................................................ 19 4.2.1 Is the Plan Necessary to the Management of European Sites? ....................................... 19 4.2.2 Elements of the Plan with Potential to Give Rise to Effects ............................................. 19 4.3 Likely Cumulative Impact of the Proposed Plan on European Sites, in-combination with other projects and plans ............................................................................................................................. 21 5 ARTICLE 6(3) APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING STATEMENT AND CONCLUSIONS .............. 22 6 References ..................................................................................................................................... 23 Appendix I .............................................................................................................................................. 24
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