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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................... 1
1 INTRODUCTION TO THE DRAFT FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN ............................................ 3
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND LEGAL REQUIREMENT........................................ 3
1.2 METHODOLOGY OF THE APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT – A SUMMARY........................................................ 3
1.3 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT AND THE DRAFT FINGAL DP ............................... 4
1.4 REPORT LAYOUT ............................................................................................................................. 5
2 DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAFT FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN................................................ 6
2.1 RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................... 6
2.2 EXISITING THREATS AND PRESSURES .................................................................................................. 8
2.3 CONTENTS AND MAIN AIMS OF THE FINGAL DP ................................................................................... 9
2.3.1 Content of the Draft Fingal DP ........................................................................................ 10
2.3.2 Main Aims of the Development Plan .............................................................................. 11
2.3.3 Strategic Policy ................................................................................................................ 11
3 STAGE 1 SCREENING FOR APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT .................................................... 14
3.1 THE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENT FOR SCREENING FOR APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT .................................. 14
3.2 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF STAGE 1 SCREENING REPORT AND ITS FINDINGS .......................................... 14
3.3 CONSULTATION AND REVIEW .......................................................................................................... 15
4 STAGE 2 APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT .............................................................................. 16
4.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 16
4.2 CONFIRMATION OF SITES BROUGHT FORWARD FROM STAGE 1 SCREENING FOR APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT OF
THE DRAFT FINGAL DP ................................................................................................................... 16
4.3 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE EUROPEAN SITES.............................................................................. 17
4.3.1 Other Natural Heritage .................................................................................................... 24
4.4 CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................... 24
4.5 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ............................................................................. 29
4.5.1 Loss/Reduction of Habitat Area ...................................................................................... 30
4.5.2 Habitat and Species Fragmentation ................................................................................ 31
4.5.3 Disturbance to Key Species ............................................................................................. 31
4.5.4 Changes in Key Indicators of Conservation Value ........................................................... 32
4.6 OVERVIEW OF ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN LIKELY TO GIVE RISE TO IMPACTS ON EUROPEAN SITES ................... 32
4.7 ASSESSMENT OF THE DRAFT FINGAL DP OBJECTIVES AND MAPS............................................................ 32
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4.7.1 Polices with Potential for Impact .................................................................................... 32
4.7.2 Marina ............................................................................................................................. 35
4.7.3 Tourism ............................................................................................................................ 36
4.7.4 Land Use Zoning and Local Objectives ............................................................................ 37
4.8 CUMULATIVE AND IN-COMBINATION IMPACTS .................................................................................. 42
4.9 MITIGATION MEASURES ................................................................................................................ 43
4.9.1 Pre-draft Measures ......................................................................................................... 43
4.9.2 Key Areas ......................................................................................................................... 44
4.9.3 Amendments due to Chief Executives Report on Public Consultation and Councillor
Motions ........................................................................................................................... 44
4.9.4 List of Mitigatory Objectives for the Protection of European Sites and the Environment .
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4.10 ASSESSMENT OF MITIGATION MEASURES – IMPLEMENTATION, TIMESCALE AND EFFECTIVENESS ............... 70
4.10.1 Implementation ........................................................................................................ 70
4.10.2 Quantifying the Effectiveness of the Mitigation Measures to Safeguard the Integrity
of European Sites............................................................................................................. 70
4.11 PRE-CONSULATION CHANGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN THROUGH COUNCILLOR MOTIONS & CHIEF
EXECUTIVE’S AMENDMENTS ........................................................................................................... 71
4.12 MATERIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT DEVELOPMENT PLAN ............................................................ 90
4.12.1 Key issues Raised in Public Consultation on the Draft Development Plan (19th
February 2016 to 29th April 2016) ................................................................................... 90
4.12.2 Material Amendments to the Draft Plan and SEA / AA Screening ............................ 92
4.12.3 Further Changes to Natura Impact Report ............................................................. 104
4.13 APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT CONCLUSION ....................................................................................... 106
5 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................. 108
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APPENDICES
Appendix A National Conservation Status of Qualifying Interests of European Sites
Appendix B AA Mitigation
LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1 – Content of draft Fingal DP .................................................................................................. 10 Table 4.1 – European Sites Subject to Stage 2 AA within Fingal Administrative Boundary ................. 16 Table 4.2 –European Sites Subject to Stage 2 AA outside of Fingal Administrative Boundary ............ 17 Table 4.3 – Description of European Sites inside Fingal County Administrative Boundary.................. 17 Table 4.4 – Description of European Sites outside Fingal County Administrative Boundary ............... 22 Table 4.5 – Natural Heritage Areas in Fingal ......................................................................................... 24 Table 4.6 – Conservation Objectives for European Sites ...................................................................... 25 Table 4.7 – Policy Areas in each Chapter with Potential for Significant Impacts. (Numbering corresponds with chapter names shown in Table 2.1). ........................................................................ 34 Table 4.8 – Suggested policy Amendments for inclusion into draft Fingal DP ..................................... 45 Table 4.9 – Changes to the draft Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 ............................................... 72 Table 4.10 – Statutory Responses in relation to Natura Impact Report and Draft Fingal DP ............... 90 Table 4.11 – Overview of Issues Raised in Submissions (Chief Executives Report 22nd July 2016) ..... 91 Table 4.12 – Overview of Issues Raised in Submissions (Chief Executives Report 9th January 2016) ... 93 Table 4.13 – AA Screening of Key Amendments as part of consideration of the Chief Executive’s Report dated 9th January 2017 .............................................................................................................. 94 Table 4.14 – Conservation Objectives for European Sites (updated) ................................................. 104
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2.1 – European Sites within 15 km of Fingal County Administrative Boundary .......................... 7
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OVERVIEW
This is the Natura Impact Report in support of the Appropriate Assessment of Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023. The structure of the Natura Impact Report is as follows:
Overview
1. Introduction to the Draft Fingal Development Plan;
2. Description of the Draft Fingal Development Plan;
3. Summary of the Stage 1 Screening for Appropriate Assessment; and
4. Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment
o Draft Fingal Development Plan (Sections 4.1 -4.11)
o Subsequent amendments to the Draft Plan (Section 4.12)
o Appropriate Assessment Conclusion
5. References
This Natura Impact Report should be read in conjunction with the following documents:
Draft Fingal Development Plan (19th February 2016)
Chief Executives Report on Draft Fingal Development Plan (22nd July 2016);
Proposed Material Alterations to the Draft Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 (4th November 2016);
Addendum Report - SEA, AA and SFRA Screening of Proposed Material Alterations to the Draft Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 (4th November 2016);
Chief Executive’s Report on Proposed Material Alternations to the Draft Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 (9th January 2017);
The final adopted Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023; and
Appropriate Assessment Determination.
The Appropriate Assessment process began at the commencement of the Fingal Development Plan. It is an iterative process that involved consideration of the Fingal Development Plan and its likely significant effects on European Sites. The following table provides an overview of the key stages for the Fingal Development Plan. The structure of the Natura Impact Report reflects these key stages.
Stages Process Milestone Month
Stage 1
Pre- Draft Plan
Commencement of Review of Fingal Development Plan – Background Issues Paper on Fingal Development Plan
20th
March 2015
Stage 2
Draft Plan
Chief Executive’s Draft Fingal Development Plan 4th December
2015
Council Meetings to consider Chief Executive’s Draft Fingal Development Plan (including 528 motions)
January/ February 2016
Public Display of Draft Fingal Development Plan, SEA Environmental Report and Natura Impact Report
19th
February to 29
th April 2016
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Stages Process Milestone Month
Stage 3
Material Alterations
Chief Executive’s Report on Draft Fingal Development Plan in response to 897 submissions received.
22nd
July 2016
Council Meetings to consider Chief Executive’s Report on Draft Fingal Development Plan
27th
September 2016 and 14
th
October 2016
Proposed Material Alterations to the Draft Fingal Development Plan 4
th November
2016 to 2nd
December 2016
Chief Executive’s Report on Proposed Material Alterations to Draft Fingal Development Plan in response to 80 submissions received
9th
January 2017
Council Meetings to consider Chief Executives Report on Proposed Material Alterations to Draft Fingal Development Plan
14th
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February 2017
Adoption of Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 16th
February 2017
Stage 1 Pre-Draft Plan
The pre-draft Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 was subject to Screening for Appropriate Assessment a summary of which is presented in Section 3 of this Natura Impact Report. The Screening for Appropriate Assessment Report was published and put on public display on 19th February 2016.
Stage 2 Draft Plan
The Draft Fingal Development Plan was subject to appropriate assessment. The Natura Impact Report for the Draft Plan was published alongside the Draft Fingal Development Plan on the 19th February 2016. The findings are presented in Sections 4.1 to 4.11 of this NIR.
Stage 3 Material Alterations
Following public display of the Draft Fingal Development Plan, amendments were considered at subsequent stages and appropriate assessment screening of these amendments was undertaken as outlined in Section 4.12 of this Natura Impact Report, prior to adoption of the Fingal Development Plan on 16th February 2017.
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1 INTRODUCTION TO THE DRAFT FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Fingal County Council is preparing a draft Fingal DP to replace the existing Fingal Development Plan, which expires in 2017. The draft Fingal DP comprising a written statement with maps and various appendices is being prepared under the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) to develop and improve in a sustainable manner the environmental, social, economic and cultural assets of Fingal County. It provides a blueprint for the development of Fingal for the period 2017 to 2023, and it seeks to consolidate development within the county in a sustainable manner whilst protecting the identities of the settlements. The economic focus is to maximise the strategic location of the county within the Dublin Region through support of the main towns, the airport, and the Metro North Economic Corridor. It also seeks to protect, maintain and enhance the natural heritage of the county through strengthening and consolidating green belts and green infrastructure and support sustainable transport. This will be achieved through a series of agreed policies and objectives, the finalised Fingal DP will be underpinned by the principles of sustainable development, climate change adaptation, social inclusion and high quality design.
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND LEGAL REQUIREMENT
Pursuant to the Planning and Development Acts, 2000 – 2014, a planning authority is legally obliged to prepare a County Development Plan (CDP) for its functional area every six years and, not later than four years after the preparation of this plan, a planning authority must give notice of its intent to review that plan and prepare a new plan. The draft Fingal Development Plan 2011-2017 was adopted in 2011 and is now due for review.
The draft plan covers a geographical area of approximately 456km2 and includes a county population of 274000 (CSO 2011). The county has undergone a rapid development over the recent past, a fact which is underlined by provisional 2012-2013 Central Statistics Office data, which records Fingal as the third most populous Local Authority area in the country. The plan which includes a written statement, appendices and accompanying maps sets out the overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development of the county.
A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) has also been undertaken to assess the impacts of the draft Plan on a number of environmental considerations including biodiversity, population, human health, fauna, flora, soil, water, air, climatic factors, material assets, cultural heritage, landscape and the interrelationship between these considerations, whenever applicable. More relevant to this document, an assessment of the draft plan under Article 6(3) and 6(4) of the Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, the Habitats Directive, has also been undertaken. With a narrow focus aimed primarily at the protection, maintenance and/or restoration of European Sites defined within the aforementioned European legislation, the substance of this document in addition to its assessments will inform Fingal County Council as the Competent Authority on issues relevant to qualifying interests, conservation objectives and current integrity of designated sites.
1.2 METHODOLOGY OF THE APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT – A SUMMARY
The Appropriate Assessment has been informed by the legislative and guidance framework that has been fully documented in section 3.3 of the standalone screening for Appropriate Assessment of the
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draft Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023. Briefly, it follows a hierarchical process consisting of four stages: Screening; Appropriate Assessment; Assessment of alternatives and Consideration of Imperative reasons of overriding public interest. If at any stage in the process it is determined that there will be no significant effect on the integrity of a European Site in view of the sites conservation objectives, the process is effectively completed.
The Habitats Directive promotes a hierarchy of avoidance, mitigation and compensatory measures. The aim of stage 2 of the AA process is to identify any adverse impacts that the draft Fingal DP might have on the integrity of relevant European Sites. The scope of the assessment is confined to the effects upon habitats and species of European Sites. As part of the assessment, a key consideration is ‘in combination’ effects with other plans and projects. Where adverse impacts are identified, mitigation measures can be proposed that would avoid, reduce or remedy any such negative impacts and the plan or project should then be amended accordingly, thereby avoiding the need to progress to Stage 3 or 4 – the assessment of alternative solutions or the determination of Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest (IROPI).
1.3 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT AND THE DRAFT FINGAL DP
The Appropriate Assessment process must be fully integrated into the various stages of the development plan process in order to ensure that the ecological implications of the draft Fingal DP have no impact upon European Sites in view of the conservation objectives of the site. Both the AA and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process have been managed by the RPS on behalf of Fingal County Council. The SEA process has been taken into account in the AA process - Interaction has been ongoing between RPS and the Fingal Planning Department since the early stages of the plan development.
The screening of the strategic objectives and thereafter the assessment of objectives in the context of mitigation measures and potential impacts upon European Sites is an iterative process throughout each stage of the plans development. This has enabled to importance of protection of the European Sites within Fingal and beyond (collectively known as the zone of influence) to be reinforced in the draft Fingal DP and to identify solutions to specific policies/objectives to avoid detrimental impacts upon these sites.
The draft Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 involved two phases. The first phase required the preparation of the Chief Executive’s draft Fingal Development Plan [4th December 2015] by Fingal’s Strategic Planning Unit. The Councillors then reviewed the Chief Executive’s draft Fingal Development Plan and submitted 528 motions for consideration at a series of Council meetings during January and February 2016. As a result of these meetings some changes were made which were then incorporated into the final draft Fingal Development Plan. Detailed minutes were undertaken at these Council meetings to note the outcome of each of the motions and Chief Executive’s amendments and to note any changes which were agreed. The Councillor motions and Chief Executive’s amendments were reviewed in light of the potential for significant environmental effects on European Sites arising from their inclusion in the draft Fingal DP 2017-2023.
Section 4 of this NIR provides a detailed assessment of the changes undertaken in light of the changes made on foot of the Council meetings. All of the motions were reviewed and a number of motions were further addressed.
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1.4 REPORT LAYOUT
In complying with the obligations under Article 6(3) and with reference to the guidance documents mentioned above, this report has been broadly structured as follows:
1. Part 1 – Summary of Screening for Appropriate Assessment
A Screening Report has been prepared under separate cover. However, for context, a summary of the screening process undertaken on the draft Fingal DP 2017-2023 is presented in this document.
2. Part 2 –Appropriate Assessment
Information gathering including identification of the conservation objectives of the European Sites and to identify those aspects of the plan or project (alone and in combination with other plans or projects) that will affect those objectives;
Description of potential significant impacts on the conservation feature of these sites likely to occur as a result of the implementation of the Plan;
Mitigation measures; and
Conclusions.
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2 DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAFT FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
2.1 RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT
The administrative area of Fingal County is situated on the eastern seaboard of Ireland, in North County Dublin and covers an area of approximately 456km2. Bordered on the east by the Irish Sea, the north and west by Meath and on its south by the administrative areas of South Dublin and Dublin City. Its topography is largely characterised as low-lying ground though areas such as the Hill of Howth and areas south of Garristown and north-west of Naul can reach over 100metres elevation.
As previously identified in the Screening for Appropriate Assessment Report, there are 13 European Sites (6 SAC and 7 SPAs) situated either within Fingal county boundary (Figure 2.1). These include:-
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Of the original list of thirty 30 European Sites that were identified as being within the Zone of Influence of the draft Fingal DP, twenty one (21) sites have been included for further assessment within Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment.
Despite the low-lying nature of Fingal, its territory extends from its impressive coastal boundary inland, and supports a considerable number of habitats, some of which are limited in extent, but nonetheless valuable. These include sand dune, saltmarsh and estuarine as well as woodlands – largely mature deciduous demesne woodlands, upland – heath, grassland and cliff, rural habitats including hedgerows, rivers and streams, remnant grasslands, as well as urban habitats including managed gardens, parks and amenity grasslands.
Within the same area, the county supports a considerable number of national designations as prescribed under the Wildlife Act 1976 as amended. Within the administrative area of the plan, 17 pNHAs and 1 NHA (Skerries Islands NHA) have been identified, some of which overlap in part with European Sites listed above.
Fingal is located within the Eastern River Basin District (ERBD). The main rivers within the administrative boundary include:- Mayne River, sections of the Tolka River, the Ward River, the Broadmeadow River and the Delvin River, along with the Corduff, Ballyboughal, Liffey, Santry and the Sluice. None of these rivers are subject to environmental designation however they all flow into designated estuaries and bays along the Fingal coast. In terms of water status, all rivers in Fingal are currently at moderate to poor status, particularly where they run through urban centres.
2.2 EXISITING THREATS AND PRESSURES
There is a mix of urban, suburban and rural communities across Fingal. The rapid expansion and subsequent development which Fingal has recently undergone is putting a considerable pressure on its environment and its natural resources, particularly its coastal areas.
Leisure activities and ongoing developments in close proximity to coastal areas, comprising four transitional waterbodies and five separate coastal water bodies, will likely continue and place increasing pressure on the ecology of these sensitive coastal areas. The coastal squeeze is further exacerbated by improved access, cycleroutes, road developments and improvements/upgrades to existing infrastructure/housing which all further increase the pressures. They have the potential to impact upon coastal and marine European Sites in particular through habitat loss or change, fragmentation and disturbance , reduction in water quality and/or volume leading to loss of wetlands, species disturbance – in particular birds for which much of Fingal transitional and coastal territory has been designated and the introduction of alien and invasive species.
The entire county falls within the remit of the eastern river basin district. The water status of these 10 rivers (Mayne River, sections of the Tolka River, the Ward River, the Broadmeadow River and the Delvin River, along with the Corduff, Ballyboughal, Liffey, Santry and the Sluice) ranges from poor to moderate, often reflecting the change from rural to urban centres. The ongoing increases in population along with expanding commercial activities puts strain upon the existing water and wastewater infrastructure. It has been recognised that water supplies for the Greater Dublin Area which includes Fingal are at risk for continuity of supply. In addition, some wastewater treatment facilities which take wastewater from Fingal are operating at above design capacity – Swords1 and
1 Section 4.12.3 of this Natura Impact Report provides an update on the status of Swords Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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Ringsend, whilst other recent improvements such as at Portrane do not deal with problematical areas such as Rush where untreated waste is discharged into coastal waters.
The historical landfilling of waste, in hydrologically sensitive landscapes remains a key threat to the marine environment in Fingal. This has been recognised for a number of sites across the county, but in particular sites such as Baleally landfill in Rogerstown estuary which is designed for the protection of Annex I habitats and for internationally important number of wildlfowl, many of which are Annex I Birds Directive species.
2.3 CONTENTS AND MAIN AIMS OF THE FINGAL DP
The purpose of the draft Fingal DP is to set out Fingal Council’s policies for the continuing sustainable development of the county for the period 2017- 2023. The Plan is being prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) which requires a number of iterations and periods of consultation prior to the finalization and adoption of the plan for the period 2017-2023. The Act sets out the mandatory requirements which must be included in County Development Plans. These include the objectives and zoning of land, the provision of infrastructure, the conservation and protection of the environment, and the integration of planning and sustainable development with the social, community and cultural requirements of the area and its population. It is also required that a Core Strategy is prepared, which, as far as is practicable, is consistent with the National Spatial Strategy and the Regional Planning Guidelines. The draft Fingal DP, which relates to the entire functional area of the Local Authority, will, when adopted, replace the current 2011-2017 County Development Plan.
The County Development Plan consists of:
The Written Statement – the main policy document
County Zoning Maps including specific local map based objectives. The maps included are:-
Sheet 1: County Strategy/ Index Sheet 9: Malahide/Portmarnock
Sheet 2: Fingal North Sheet 10: Baldoyle/Howth
Sheet 3: Fingal Central Sheet 11: South Fingal
Sheet 4: Balbriggan Sheet 12: Blanchardstown North
Sheet 5: Skerries Sheet 13: Blanchardstown South
Sheet 6: Lush & Rush Sheet 14: Green Infrastructure 1
Sheet 7: Donabate/Portrane Sheet 15: Green Infrastructure 2
Sheet 8: Swords Sheet 16: Green Infrastructure 3
Appendices
The Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 introduces the requirement for an evidence-based “Core Strategy” to be incorporated as part of the County Development Plans. The primary focus of the Core Strategy is on residential development and in ensuring that there is an acceptable balance between the supply of zoned, serviced land for residential development and the projected
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demand for new housing, over the lifetime of the Plan. In this respect, two key datasets are examined:
Housing Land Availability Study (supply of zoned land)
Regional Planning Guidelines for the GDA (population targets)
The County Development Plan sets the scale, location and nature of new development areas but it is other mechanisms such as Local Area Plans, Strategic Development Zones and Masterplans that provide the crucial detail for creating sustainable neighbourhoods. The draft Fingal DP includes the provision for a range of statutory Local Area Plans and non-statutory masterplans as highlighted in the plan.
2.3.1 Content of the Draft Fingal DP
The draft Fingal DP contains the following information as outlined in Table 2.1.
Table 2.1 – Content of draft Fingal DP
Written Statement of Development Plan
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction & Strategic Context
Introduction to the draft Fingal DP and overview of the process along with key legislative requirements. It includes the strategic vision, main aims and strategic policy.
Chapter 2: Settlement & Core Strategy
Details on the core strategy which provides the details in relation to the amount of land required to meet the housing and population targets. Strategic overview of how the towns and villages will develop over the lifetime of the Final DP.
Chapter 3 Placemaking Provides details on placemaking, which encompasses a multi-faceted approach to planning, design and management.
Chapter 4: Urban Fingal Provides a description and development strategy with associated specific objectives for the individual settlements including large towns and urban areas that make up urban Fingal.
Chapter 5: Rural Fingal Provides the Rural Settlement Strategy which guides and promotes the formation of the rural community by providing a strategic approach to villages and settlements.
Chapter 6: Economic Development
Outlines the economic vision for Fingal through policies across a range of business and industry sectors.
Chapter 7: Infrastructure & Movement
Outlines the transportation strategy for Fingal including roads, rail, (Metro) cycleways, walkways and the Dublin airport. It also outlines the strategy for water services, renewable energy, information and communication technologies and waste management.
Chapter 8: Green Infrastructure
Outlines the approach to green infrastructure within Fingal under five themes. It also identifies and maps the key elements of the County’s strategic green infrastructure.
Chapter 9: Natural Heritage
Outlines how Fingal recognises the importance of its natural heritage and how it will be protected and enhanced.
Chapter 10: Cultural Heritage
Outlines how Fingal recognises the importance of identifying, valuing and safeguarding the archaeological and architectural heritage for future generations.
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Written Statement of Development Plan
Content
Chapter 11: Land Use Zoning
Provides details on the land use zonings within Fingal.
Chapter 12: Development Management Standards
Outline of standards to be adhered through development practices in order to inter alia prevent pollution and contamination of water, soil or air.
2.3.2 Main Aims of the Development Plan
The draft Fingal Development Plan 2017- 2023 aims to:
Plan for and support the sustainable long-term development of Fingal as an integrated network of vibrant socially and economically successful urban settlements and rural communities, strategic green belts and open countryside, supporting and contributing to the economic development of the Country and the Dublin City Region.
Provide for the future well-being of the residents of the Country by:
o Supporting economic activity and increasing employment opportunities;
o Protecting and improving the quality of the built and natural environments;
o Ensuring the provision of adequate housing, necessary infrastructure and community facilities;
o Promoting and improving quality of life and public health; and
o Building on the progress made in the County following the conclusion of the previous development plan.
Incorporate sustainable development, climate change mitigation and adaptation, social inclusion and high quality design and the principle of resilience as fundamental values, crossing and underpinning the draft Fingal DP.
Promote an appropriate balance of development across the County, by developing a hierarchy of high quality, vibrant urban centres and clearly delineated areas of growth, and favouring expansion in areas nearest to existing or planned public transport nodes.
Ensure an adequate supply of zoned lands to meet forecasted and anticipated economic and social needs, while avoiding an oversupply which would lead to fragmented development, dissipated infrastructural provision and urban sprawl.
Foster the development of socially and economically balanced sustainable communities.
Facilitate the actions and implementation of the Local Economic and Community Plan, as appropriate.
Facilitate the potential for growth in tourism by implementing the Fingal Tourism Strategy 2015-2018, as appropriate.
Continue to influence regional and national planning and development policies in the interest of the County.
Co-operate with the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly, Local Authorities and other stakeholders in meeting the needs and development requirements of the County and the Greater Dublin Area in accordance with the National Spatial Strategy and the Regional Planning Guidelines for the Greater Dublin Area and any successor policy documents.
Provide and facilitate sustainable development proposals and encourage innovation, balanced against any potential negative impact on the environment and communities.
2.3.3 Strategic Policy
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The Strategic Policy will deliver on the main aims by seeking to:
Promote sustainable development by providing for the integration of economic, environmental, social and cultural issues into the Development Plan policies and objectives, utilising to that end the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) processes.
Minimise the impact of the County’s contribution to climate change, and adapt to the effects of climate change, with particular reference to the areas of land use, energy, transport, water resources, flooding, waste management and biodiversity, and maximising the provision of green infrastructure including the provision of trees and soft landscaping solutions.
Contribute to the creation of a more socially inclusive, equal and culturally diverse society by providing for appropriate community infrastructure, quality public realm and improving access to information and resources. Seek new innovative ways of enhancing social inclusion and ensure the Plan can facilitate initiatives arising from the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), where appropriate.
Add quality to the places where Fingal’s people live, work and recreate by integrating high quality design into every aspect of the Plan promoting adaptable residential buildings and ensuring developments contribute to a positive sense of place and local distinctiveness of an area.
Promote and facilitate the long-tern consolidation and growth of the County town of Swords generally as provided for in the Swords Strategic Vision 2035.
Consolidate the growth of the major centres of Blanchardstown and Balbriggan largely within their previously identified limits by encouraging infill rather than greenfield development and by intensification at appropriately identified locations.
Consolidate the development and protect the unique identifies of the settlement of Howth, Sutton, Baldoyle, Portmarnock, Malahide, Donabate, Lusk, Rush and Skerries.
Develop a strategy to promote and deliver an enhanced identity and link with Fingal for the wider communities of Santry, Ballymun, Meakstown/Charlestown, Finglas and Lanesborough and define them beyond the existing named South Fingal Fringe Settlement.
Promote the vibrancy of town centres by providing for a mix of uses within these areas, including cultural and community uses and upper floor residential, as appropriate.
Safeguard the current and future operational, safety and technical requirements of Dublin Airport and provide for its ongoing development (incl. the second runway and potential commercial opportunities) within a sustainable development of framework. The framework shall take account of any potential impact on local communities and shall have regard to any wider environmental issues.
Promote enterprise and employment throughout the Country, including the Metro North Economic Corridor and Blanchardstown and work with the other Dublin Local Authorities to promote the Dublin City Region as an engine for economic growth for the Region and the County.
Protect, maintain and enhance the natural and built heritage of the County.
Safeguard the ‘green agricultural’ identity of North Fingal, promoting the rural character of the County and supporting the agricultural/horticultural production sector.
Provide viable options for the rural community through the promotion of controlled growth of the rural villages and clusters balanced with careful restriction of residential development in the countryside, recognising the unique value of rural communities in Fingal.
Strengthen and consolidate greenbelts around key settlements.
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Seek the development of a high quality public transport system throughout and adjoining the County, including the development of modern light rail systems integrated into the existing rail network like Metro North and Metro West, improvements to the railway infrastructure including the Dart Expansion Programme (DEP), the facilitation of Quality Bus Corridors (QBCs) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems together with enhanced facilities for walking and cycling.
Promote, improve and develop a well-connected modern national, regional and local roads and public transport infrastructure geared to meet the needs of the County and Region and providing for all road users, prioritising walking, cycling and public transport.
Work with Irish Water to secure the timely provision of the water supply and drainage infrastructure necessary to facilitate the sustainable development of the County and the Region.
Secure the timely provision of other infrastructure essential to the sustainable development of the County, in particular in areas of resource and waste management, energy supply, renewable energy generation and Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
Ensure the timely provision of community infrastructure including schools, recreational and sports facilities, roads, waste water treatment facilities and emergency services, commensurate with the number of housing units proposed for construction on lands zoned for residential development.
Ensure new developments have regard to the recommendations of the Flood Risk Assessment, generally avoiding development on areas liable to flooding or which would be liable to exacerbate flooding.
Promote, drive and facilitate the transition in the future to an entirely renewable energy supply.
Promote and maximise the benefits of quality of life, public health and biodiversity arising from implementation of policies promoting climate change adaption and mitigation.
Encourage innovation and facilitate the development of pilot schemes that support climate change mitigation and adaption.
Develop, in consultation with stakeholders appropriate strategies and policies to facilitate a reduction in green house and carbon emissions and development of a sustainable energy and climate change action plan for the County.
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3 STAGE 1 SCREENING FOR APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT
3.1 THE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENT FOR SCREENING FOR APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT
The Screening Report (a separate document) comprised information in support of screening for an Appropriate Assessment (AA) of the draft Fingal Development Plan 2017 – 2023 (hereafter referred to as the draft Fingal DP), in line with the requirements of: Article 6(3) of the EU Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC) on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora, as transposed into Irish law, principally through Part XAB of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) in relation to land use planning; and also the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011- 2015 legislation.
The Screening for the Appropriate Assessment was undertaken by RPS on behalf of Fingal County Council.
3.2 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF STAGE 1 SCREENING REPORT AND ITS FINDINGS
The purpose of the stage 1 Appropriate Assessment Screening was to identify the European Sites with the potential to be impacted by the Plan and to determine if there was sufficient information as to decide if a significant effect was likely. As a finalised suite of policies and objective had not yet been formulated, the screening document could only look at the overarching strategic policies identified by Fingal County Council. Each strategic policy in the plan was reviewed with respect to each identified European Site and a determination was made as to whether there was potential for any aspect of the objective, either alone or in combination with other related objectives, to impact on the integrity of the European Site.
A buffer of 15km was considered as the appropriate zone of influence (ZoI) extending beyond the reach of the footprint of the draft Fingal DP, as per best practice and having regard to guidance (DEHLG 2010). The actual extent of the ZoI depends on the pathway for potential impacts, as well as the specific nature of different habitats/species for which a European Site is protected; and for this reason must be scientifically defined based upon further information. In regard of the objectives and potential impacts arising from the implementation of the draft Fingal DP, the 15 km distance was considered to be acceptable to screen all likely significant effects that might arise as a result of the implementation of the plan. The Codling Fault Zone SAC has been newly designated during the preparation of this draft Fingal DP is situated 24.5km offshore. It is included by virtue of the fact of its potential sensitivity of its proposed qualifying interests.
The screening process identified 30 European Sites occurring within the zone of influence of the draft Fingal DP. Results of AA Screening Study removed nine of these European Sites from further consideration:-
1) by virtue of their distance from the proposed works;
2) the lack of connectivity or disturbance between the designated sites and plan objectives; or
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3) the nature of their qualifying interests and/or their occurrence within the study area.
In light of this, and based on the precautionary principle it could not be conclusively determined that the remainder of the European Sites occurring within the zone of influence would not be adversely affected by the implementation of the draft Plan. Therefore, 21 sites including 10 SACs and 11 SPAs were brought forward for stage II Appropriate Assessment. The Codling Fault Zone SAC was included for assessment, as it was designated in early 2016. This marine site which is outside the ZoI for the other sites selected for further assessment may have the potential to be influenced by objectives specified within the draft Fingal DP.
3.3 CONSULTATION AND REVIEW
As part of the SEA process, and by association, consultation took place with a range of bodies including EPA, Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht (DAHG), Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (DoEHLG), Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR), the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and neighbouring local authorities. Responses received during the SEA scoping and subsequent consultation of the draft Fingal DP have informed the content and scope of the AA.
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4 STAGE 2 APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT
4.1 INTRODUCTION
The Natura Impact Report (NIR) has been produced to support the Appropriate Assessment of the draft Fingal DP 2017-2023 under Article 6(3) of the European Union Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora (Habitats Directive); the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended); and the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011-2015.
The main objective of the stage 2 Appropriate Assessment is to determine whether the Plan would result in significant adverse impacts upon the integrity of those European Sites with respect to the Site’s structure and function; range and its conservation objectives.
Following on from screening for Appropriate Assessment, this section sets out the elements of the draft Fingal DP that are considered to have the potential to give rise to significant effects on European Sites. The potential impacts were assessed in the absence of any mitigation measures, and taking account of the precautionary principle wherein the potential for effects cannot be ruled out, rather than the certainty of the effects occurring was applied.
The Habitats Directive promotes a hierarchy of avoidance, mitigation and compensatory measures. In the first instance, County Development Plans should aim to avoid any negative impacts on European Sites by identifying possible impacts early on in the plan-making, and writing the plan in order to avoid such impacts.
4.2 CONFIRMATION OF SITES BROUGHT FORWARD FROM STAGE 1 SCREENING FOR APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT OF THE DRAFT FINGAL DP
The stage 1 Screening for Appropriate Assessment identified a total of 21 European Sites (including the pcSAC Codling Fault Zone) as requiring further assessment (Table 4.1. and Table 4.2). The Codling Fault Zone SAC was advertised by NPWS on May 15th 2015 and is now afforded full protection having been designated in Q1 of 2016. As the site has been designated within the lifetime of the plan, it should be noted that any marine development could have the potential to disturb the site. For that reason, it is included in this assessment. It is noted that there are no conservation objectives currently prepared for this site; therefore objectives for similar designated sites should be borne in mind.
Table 4.1 – European Sites Subject to Stage 2 AA within Fingal Administrative Boundary
Estuarine Bays Islands Other
Malahide Estuary SAC 000208 Baldoyle Bay SAC 000199
Lambay Island SAC 000204
Howth Head SAC 000202 &
Malahide Estuary SPA 4025
Baldoyle Bay SPA 004016 Lambay Island SPA 4069
Howth Head Coast SPA 004113
Rogerstown Estuary SAC 000208
Ireland’s Eye SAC 002193
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Estuarine Bays Islands Other
Rogerstown Estuary SPA 004015
Ireland’s Eye SPA 004117
Skerries Islands SPA 004122
Table 4.2 –European Sites Subject to Stage 2 AA outside of Fingal Administrative Boundary
Estuarine Bays Islands Other
River Nanny Estuary and Shore SPA 004158
North County Dublin SAC 000206
Rockabill SPA 004014 Codling Fault Zone SAC
003015
North Bull Island SPA 004006
Rockabill to Dalkey Islands SAC 003000
South Dublin Bay SAC 000210
South Dublin Bay and
River Tolka Estuary SPA 004024
4.3 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE EUROPEAN SITES
In providing a description of the sites, the information has been summarised from NPWS sources. Tables 4.3 and 4.4 provide a summary recap of the characteristics of the European Sites identified as potentially being impacted by the implementation of the draft Fingal DP.
Table 4.3 – Description of European Sites inside Fingal County Administrative Boundary
European Site Site Code Brief Site Description
Baldoyle Bay SAC 000199
Baldoyle Bay extends from just south of Portmarnock village to the west pier at Howth, Co. Dublin. It is a tidal estuarine bay that is protected from the open sea owing to the presence of a large sand dune system Portmarnock. Two small rivers (the Mayne and the Sluice) flow into the inner part of the estuary. The site is a tidal estuarine system that is afforded some shelter by the extensive Portmarnock sand spit. The boundary of the SAC which overlaps with the eponymously named SPA, but it covers considerably more territory, extending as it does into the seaward parts of the Baldoyle Bay towards Howth, and in the opposite direction to the seaward side of Portmarnock dunes. The site has been designated for four Annex I habitats that largely occur around the edges of the intertidal flats. They include: Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide [1140]; Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand [1310]; Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) [1330] & Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) [1410]. In addition, it supports at least two legally protected plant species and is also an important bird area, hence the designation of the inner bay as an SPA and a wetland of international importance as well as being a Statutory Nature Reserve.
Baldoyle Bay SPA 004016 Unlike the SAC boundary, Baldoyle Bay SPA is confined to the inner part of Baldoyle Bay only and does not include the open waters extending beyond the protective influence of Portmarnock sand spit. In terms of
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its avian ecology, Baldoyle Bay is considered to be of high conservation importance, as internationally important populations of Brent Geese and nationally important populations of a further seven species are regularly recorded. The features of interest for which the SPA is specifically designated for include: Light-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla hrota) [A046]; Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) [A048]; Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) [A137]; Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) [A140]; Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) [A141]; Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) [A157] & Wetland and Waterbirds [A999]. The inner part of the bay has also been designated as a statutory nature reserve and is also a wetland if international importance under the RAMSAR Convention.
Howth Head SAC 000202
Howth Head is a distinctive rocky headland situated on the northern side of Dublin Bay. It displays a range of natural habitats, including two Annex I habitats, Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic coasts [1230] & European dry heaths [4030]. There are mosaics of upland and maritime communities including transitions to acid grasslands, wet flushes and small patches of bog as well as scrub and woodland reflecting the management; land-use and underlying geological conditions. The SAC is also of scientific importance for invertebrates, lichens and populations of at least two legally protected plant species and several other scarce plants. In addition, there is a degree of overlap between the SAC with the seabird colonies that are afforded further protection as a result of the designation of the Howth Head coast SPA, whose boundary extended further seawards than the SAC.
Howth Head Coast SPA
004113
The site comprises all of the sea cliffs (which are often sheer and extend up to 100m above sea-level) around this rocky headland and ranges from just east of the Nose of Howth to the tip of the Bailey Lighthouse peninsula. The marine area extending seawards to a distance of 500 m from the cliff base is included within the boundaries of the SPA. The cliffs around Howth Head are widely regarded for the nationally important colonies of various breeding seabirds. However, the SPA has been designated on the basis of a single species, namely; Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) [A188].
Lambay Island SAC 000204
Lambay Island is a privately owned island of approximately 250ha. that is situated about 4km off the North Dublin coast at Portrane. Underlying ground conditions vary owing to the geology. Relatively low-lying along its western perimeter, it slopes gently upwards, to its highest point of 127m. A considerable part of the Lambay Island occurs above the 50m contour line, with the result that cliffs are an inherent feature of the site. Lambay Island is characterised variously by the presence of a range of habitats including agricultural land, Woodland – broadleaved and coniferous, parkland, scrub, walled gardens and buildings and unmanaged pasture and maritime grasslands and cliff vegetation. Designated for two Annex I habitats namely: Reefs [1170] and Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic coasts [1230]; and two Annex II species: Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) [1364] & Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) [1365]. The SAC overlaps with an SPA of the same name owing to the avian diversity for which this island is known.
Lambay Island SPA 004069
A privately-owned island of moderate size; with a range of habitats from rocky shore to agricultural to scrub and woodland. The island is also designated as an SAC, although the SPA boundary extends beyond the SAC boundary. Lambay Island is known as an important seabird colony and it supports internationally important populations for a number of breeding seabirds. The diversity of the site is recognised in the lengthy features of interest list for which the site is designated: Fulmar
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(Fulmarus glacialis) [A009]; Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) [A017]; Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [A018]; Greylag Goose (Anser anser) [A043]; Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) [A183]; Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) [A184]; Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) [A188]; Guillemot (Uria aalge) [A199]; Razorbill (Alca torda) [A200] & Puffin (Fratercula arctica) [A204]. The site is also of conservation for the population of Grey Seal, a species that is listed on Annex II of the E.U. Habitats Directive and for which an overlapping SAC designation exists.
Malahide Estuary SAC
000205
Malahide Estuary is the tidal mouth of the River Broadmeadow. It is a large estuary that was separated into inner and outer sections as a result of the construction of a railway viaduct in the 1800’s. It is considered as a fine example of an estuarine system in that all of the main habitats are represented. At low tide, the inner estuary is rarely drained except perhaps for parts of its upper stretches which are characterised by extensive saltmarsh vegetation. The outer part of the estuary is mostly cut off from the sea by “the island” a large sand spit, which is characterised at low tides by large expanses of exposed sand/mudflats. The SAC boundary around the “Island” and extends northwards along the seaward side of Malahide sand-spit incorporating an extensive sand dune system. In terms of its ecological significance, the qualifying interests for the SAC include: Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide [1140]; Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand [1310]; Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae) [1320]; Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) [1330]; Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) [1410]; Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (white dunes) [2120] & Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (grey dunes) [2130], this last habitat is a priority Annex I habitat. Of note about the SAC is that it is one of the few sites for which the non-native Spartinion habitat has been designated for In Ireland.
Malahide Estuary SPA
004025
There is considerable overlap in the areas covered by both the SAC and the SPA. Similar to the SAC, the SPA encompasses the estuary, saltmarsh habitats and shallow subtidal areas at the mouth of the estuary. The most noticeable differences being the extension of the SAC northwards along the coast to incorporate the sand-dune system located toward the seaward side of Malahide sand spit, while the SPA extends a short distance seawards beyond the mouth of the estuary (and SAC seaward boundary). Malahide Estuary SPA is a fine example of an estuarine system, providing both feeding and roosting areas for a range of wintering waterfowl. The presence of the lagoon within the inner estuary is of particular value as it increases the diversity of birds which occur. The site is of high conservation importance, with internationally important populations of Light-bellied Brent Goose and Black-tailed Godwit, and nationally important populations of a further 12 species. The features of interest for which the SPA is designated are as follows: Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) [A005]; Light-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla hrota) [A046]; Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) [A048]; Pintail (Anas acuta) [A054]; Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) [A067]; Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) [A069]; Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) [A130]; Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) [A140]; Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) [A141]; Knot (Calidris canutus) [A143]; Dunlin (Calidris alpina) [A149]; Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) [A156]; Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) [A157]; Redshank (Tringa totanus) [A162] & Wetland and Waterbirds [A999].
North Dublin Bay 000206 North Dublin Bay SAC covers the inner part of North Dublin Bay, out to a
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SAC distance of approximately 1.4 to 1.8km. North Bull Island is the obvious focus of the SAC. This long sand spit began developing in the 18
th century
after the building of the South and Bull Walls. Despite its popularity with visitors and its myriad recreational uses, the site is considered an excellent example of a coastal site which hosts all the main habitats. It has a dynamic sand dune system coupled saltmarsh in the back parts. As such the features of interest for which the site is designated namely: Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide [1140]; Annual vegetation of drift lines [1210]; Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand [1310]; Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) [1330]; Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) [1410]; Embryonic shifting dunes [2110]; Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (white dunes) [2120]; Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (grey dunes) [2130] (a priority Annex I habitat) & Humid dune slacks [2190]. In addition a single Annex II liverwort species, Petalwort (Petalophyllum ralfsii) [1395], is also listed as a qualifying interest for the site. The site contains a numbers of rare and scarce plants including some which are legally protected as well as some of the invertebrates are of national importance. Given the range of the suitable habitats present, there is considerable bird diversity. Several of the wintering bird species have populations of international importance, which is why the site has also been designated as an SPA. In terms of its overall ecology, the site has a number of additional designations pertaining to it including two separate Statutory Nature Reserves covering the intertidal mudflats and East of Bull Wall as well as a Wildfowl Sanctuary, a RAMSAR Convention site, a Biogenetic Reserve, a Biosphere Reserve and a Special Area Amenity Order site.
North Bull Island SPA
004006
The North Bull Island SPA covers all of the inner part of north Dublin Bay, with the seaward boundary extending from the Bull Wall lighthouse across to Drumleck Point at Howth Head. Measuring approximately 5km long by 1 km wide, North Bull Island sand spit developed as a result of the construction of the South and Bull Walls in order to improve Dublin Pot in the 18
th century. Although part of the interior have long been
converted to two private golf courses, The sand spit is characterised by a range of habitats including a well-developed dynamic dune system along with relatively sheltered saltmarsh and intertidal lagoons with its associated mudflats located to the landward side of the island. The importance of North Bull island in terms of its avian fauna is well documented. It is considered one of the top sites in Ireland for wintering waterfowl. It is not surprising then that two separate Statutory Nature Reserves cover much of the island east of the Bull Wall and the surrounding intertidal flats. It is also a Wildfowl Sanctuary, a RAMSAR Convention site, a Biogenetic Reserve, a Biosphere Reserve and a Special Area Amenity Order site. The list of features for which the SPA is designated for includes: Light-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla hrota) [A046]; Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) [A048]; Teal (Anas crecca) [A052]; Pintail (Anas acuta) [A054]; Shoveler (Anas clypeata) [A056]; Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) [A130]; Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) [A140]; Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) [A141]; Knot (Calidris canutus) [A143]; Sanderling (Calidris alba) [A144]; Dunlin (Calidris alpina) [A149]; Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) [A156]; Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) [A157]; Curlew (Numenius arquata) [A160]; Redshank (Tringa totanus) [A162]; Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) [A169]; Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) [A179] & Wetland and
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Waterbirds [A999].
Rogerstown Estuary SAC
000208
Lying approximately 2 km north of Donabate, this narrow estuary has, for a long time been divided by a causeway constructed for the Dublin-Belfast Railway line. The estuary itself is afforded some shelter from the sea by a sand bar. The estuary receives the waters of the Ballyboghil and Ballough rivers and as a result experiences a wide salinity range. The estuary drains almost completely at low tide and the intertidal flats of the outer estuary are characterised by sands, though elsewhere, soft mud does occur. Its qualifying interests comprise 7 coastal habitats comprising: Estuaries [1130]; Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide [1140]; Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand [1310]; Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) [1330]; Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) [1410]; Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (white dunes) [2120] & Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (grey dunes) [2130]. The last habitat is designated as a priority Annex I habitat. In light of the fact that the estuary is an important waterfowl site, it has also been designated as an SPA and a statutory Nature reserve.
Rogerstown Estuary SPA
004015
It is a relatively small, funnel shaped estuary that receives the waters of the Ballyboghil and Ballough rivers, both of which flow through intensive agricultural catchments. The estuary is divided by a causeway and narrow bridge, built in the 1840s to carry the Dublin-Belfast railway line and is further separated from the sea by a sand and shingle peninsula. The estuary has a wide salinity range, from near full sea water to near full fresh water. There is considerable overlap in the extent of the SPA with the eponymously named SAC. The main difference being the extension of the SPA boundaries further seawards beyond the low water mark to include an area of shallow marine water. The site contains good examples of a number of estuarine and coastal habitats listed on Annex I of the E.U. Habitats Directive and as such has been designated as an SAC. Owing to the range of habitats present, it is not surprising that it supports an internationally important population of Brent Goose and a further 16 species have populations of national importance. The SPA has been specifically designated for the following species: Greylag Goose (Anser anser) [A043]; Light-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla hrota) [A046]; Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) [A048]; Shoveler (Anas clypeata) [A056]; Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) [A130]; Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) [A137]; Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) [A141]; Knot (Calidris canutus) [A143]; Dunlin (Calidris alpina) [A149]; Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) [A156]; Redshank (Tringa totanus) [A162] & Wetland and Waterbirds [A999]. It is also designated as a statutory Nature Reserve.
Ireland’s Eye SAC 002193
The uninhabited island is characterised in parts by well-developed maritime plant communities that occur over thin drift soils whilst the remainder of the island is dominated by outcropping rock. There is a range of plant communities ranging from bracken to dwarf coastal grassland sward to heath and cliff vegetation. Designated due to the presence of two Annex I habitats namely; Perennial vegetation of stony banks [1220] & Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic coasts [1230]. Owing to the co-existence of nationally important seabird colonies, the Island has also been designated as an SPA.
Ireland’s Eye SPA 004117 Ireland’s Eye is an uninhabited island of approximately 24ha. Located 1.5 km offshore from Howth. The geological composition of the area gives rise to an island characterised in large parts by vertical cliffs and exposed
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stacks. A small shingle beach is the main entry point onto the island: there are areas of exposed bedrock or low-lying eroded bedrock. For the most part, however, the island quickly rises in elevation, reaching 69 metres at its highest point. Much of the cliffs surrounding the island are vertical. A total of 5 annex I Birds Directive have been listed as Special Conservation Interests for the SPA namely; Cormorant (Phalocrocorax carbo) [A107]; Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) [A184]; Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) [A188]; Guillemot (Uria aalge) [A199] & Razorbill (Alca torda) [A200]. The ecological importance of the island is boosted by the presence of a number of other birds.
Skerries Islands SPA 004122
Consisting of three small uninhabited islands lying approximately 0.5 to 1.5km offshore along the north Dublin coast. All are low-lying. One of the islands, Shenick’s Island, is managed by Birdwatch Ireland as a Bird reserve. A nationally important breeding colony of Cormorant is known from the island, which is considered of international importance when the adjacent island SPAs of Lambay and Ireland’s Eye are included. The diversity of wintering waterfowl including Brent Geese is impressive, in part owing to the isolation of these small islands. The features of interests for which the site is designated include: Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) [A017]; Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [A018]; Light-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla hrota) [A046]; Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) [A148]; Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) [A169]; Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) [A184].
Table 4.4 – Description of European Sites outside Fingal County Administrative Boundary
European Site Site Code Brief Site Description
South Dublin Bay SAC
000210
Extending from the South Wall to the west pier at Dun Laoghaire, this intertidal site is characterised by with extensive areas of sand and mudflats. Its landward perimeters are largely bounded by coastal constructions – seawalls etc. However a number of small sandy beaches occur at Poolbeg, Irishtown and Merrion/Booterstown. There is evidence of incipient dune formation in areas, notably the seaward side of Booterstown marsh, which is of recent origin. The site is designated for a single Qualifying Interest, namely: Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide [1140]. South Dublin Bay is also part of a more extensive SPA supporting a number of internationally important birds.
South Dublin Bay and River Tolka
Estuary SPA 004024
South Dublin Bay and River Tolka Estuary SPA comprises a substantial part of Dublin Bay. It far exceeds the boundaries of the preceding SAC. It includes the intertidal area between the River Liffey and Dun Laoghaire, and the estuary of the River Tolka to the north of the River Liffey, as well as Booterstown Marsh. A portion of the shallow marine waters of the bay is also included. The site is an important site for wintering waterfowl, being an integral part of the wider Dublin Bay complex. The Special Conservation Interests for the site include 13 Annex I Bird Species and 1 Habitat, namely; Light-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla hrota) [A046]; Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) [A130]; Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) [A137]; Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) [A141]; Knot (Calidris canutus) [A143]; Sanderling (Calidris alba) [A144]; Dunlin (Calidris alpina) [A149]; Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) [A157]; Redshank (Tringa totanus) [A162]; Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) [A179] ; Roseate Tern (Sterna
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dougallii) [A192] ; Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) [A193]; Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) [A194] & Wetland and Waterbirds [A999].
Rockabill to Dalkey Island SAC
003000
This is a long linear site within the Irish Sea, approximately 7km wide and 40km long runs from Rockabill southwards towards Frazer Bank. It encompasses inshore and coastal waters and includes the seabed, reefs, sandbanks and a small number of islands (Dalkey, Muglins and Rockabill Islands). Its Qualifying Interests are: Reefs [1170] and Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) [1351]. The NPWS note that Reefs are an uncommon feature along the Eastern seaboard. Conversely, the SAC is a key habitat for the Porpoise within the Irish Sea. As part of the wider Dublin Bay complex, the area is an important national and international resource for birds. In relation to terrestrial element of the SAC, Dalkey Island supports large number of terns (Arctic, Common and Roseate while other seabirds commonly seen include Kittiwake, Razorbill, Guillemot, Puffin, Fulmar, Shag, Cormorant, Manx Shearwater, Gannet and gulls.
Rockabill SPA 004014
Rockabill SPA consists of two small, uninhabited islands that are situated approximately 7 km off the coast. The two islands (Lighthouse Island and the Bill) are connected at low spring tides, are characterised by low-lying rocky ground that is largely vegetated by scrub vegetation. Rockabill is considered one of the most important tern colonies in Europe and its features of interest include: Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) [A148]; Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) [A192]; Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) [A193] & Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) [A194].
River Nanny Estuary and Shore SPA
004158
The site in County Meath comprises the estuarine sections of the River Nanny (extending almost 2km inland) as well as a 3km section of the shoreline extending north and south of the estuary. The narrow estuarine channel is characterised by saltmarsh and freshwater marsh/wet grassland along its edges. The shoreline, which is approximately 500 m in width to the low tide mark, comprises beach and intertidal habitats. Along its exposed shoreline, some well-developed beaches occur, which are in places backed by clay cliffs. Despite its proximity to a relatively urbanised area and its popular beaches, the range of habitats present enhances the ornithological importance of the site. It supports at least five species of wintering waterbirds in numbers of national significance and two species that are listed on Annex I of the E.U. Birds Directive. The features of interest for the site are listed as: Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) [A130]; Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) [A137]; Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) [A140]; Knot (Calidris canutus) [A143]; Sanderling (Calidris alba) [A144]; Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) [A184] & Wetland and Waterbirds [A999].
Codling Fault Zone SAC
003015
A marine site located around 24 km east of Howth Head, Co. Dublin within the Irish Sea. The length of the site is approximately 7 km and 5 km wide at the greatest extent. The water depth at the site ranges from about 80 to 100 m. The newly designated site supports the Annex I habitat Submarine structures made by leaking gases [1180]. It has a restricted distribution throughout Europe (Ireland, UK and Denmark). In the UK, a number of areas have been designated for this habitat within their national maritime territory including in the Irish sea adjacent to the area where the Codling fault zone has been identified.
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4.3.1 Other Natural Heritage
Although much of Fingal’s biodiversity interest is located along the coastal boundary of the county, it also contains a range of habitats as previously described in section 2.1 (Receiving Environment). The AA process specifically addresses European Sites (both SAC and SPA), however some recognition of other natural heritage areas is required as they overlap with or provide supporting features to the conservation objectives to restore or maintain favourable conservation status of the European Sites.
Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs) are designated owing to the national conservation value for ecological heritage. There are currently no sites listed for geological/geomorphological heritage although a draft list has apparently been in existence for some time. In many cases the NHA boundary overlaps with the SAC and /or SPA boundary or extends beyond it forming a buffer to the European Site boundary. They cover nationally important semi-natural and natural habitats, landforms or geomorphological features, flora and fauna species or a diversity of the attributes. NHA’s are designated under the Wildlife Amendment Act 2000. Skerries Islands is the only Natural Heritage Area within the administrative boundary of Fingal County. Proposed NHAs, although not formally designated as yet, but nonetheless important, in the plan area include:-
Table 4.5 – Natural Heritage Areas in Fingal
pNHA/NHA pNHA/NHA
Liffey Valley pNHA000128 Rogerstown Estuary pNHA000208*
Santry Demesne pNHA000178 Knock Lake pNHA001203
Baldoyle Bay pNHA000199* Knock Lake pNHA001203
Howth Head pNHA000202 * Feltrim Hill pNHA001208
Ireland’s Eye pNHA000203* Portrane Shore pNHA001215
Lambay Island pNHA000204* Sluice River Marsh pNHA001763
Lambay Island pNHA000204* Loughshinny Coast pNHA002000
Malahide Estuary pNHA000205 * Royal Canal pNHA002103
North Dublin Bay pNHA000206*
Rockabill Island pNHA000207 * Skerries Islands NHA001218
4.4 CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES
Article 6.3 of the Habitats Directive requires the focus, at this stage of the assessment to be on the integrity of the site as indicated by its Conservation Objectives/Special Conservation Interests of the qualifying features of the SACs and SPAs as set out in Tables 4.3 and 4.4.
European and national legislation places a collective obligation on Ireland and its citizens to maintain at favourable conservation status areas designated as SACs and SPAs. The NPWS, as the responsible agency on behalf of the Government, are responsible for the implementation and enforcement of regulations that will ensure the ecological integrity of these European Sites. The NPWS are also obliged to prepare management plans for all areas designated for nature conservation that should, among other things, define specific objectives for the conservation of features of interest within each site. Such detailed site specific conservation objectives have been prepared for some European Sites that are subject to this assessment.
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Conservation Objectives, where available, were downloaded from the NPWS website (www.npws.ie) in September 2015. The Conservation Objectives and their date of issue for the sites that have been brought forward to Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment are shown in Table 4.6.
Site-specific conservation objectives aim to define favourable conservation condition for the qualifying interests – Annex I habitat and Annex II species, as applicable. The conservation objectives are presented as a list of attributes against which targets have been set. All of the attributes in relation to each relevant feature has been considered in relation to the potential impacts associated with the draft Fingal DP.
The maintenance of favourable condition of these habitats and species at the site level will contribute to the overall maintenance of favourable conservation status of those habitats and species at national level.
Favourable conservation status of a habitat can be described as being achieved when: “its natural range, and the area it covers within that range, is stable or increasing, and the ecological factors that are necessary for its long-term maintenance exist and are likely to continue to exist for the foreseeable future, and the conservation status of its typical species is favourable”.
Favourable conservation status of a species can be described as being achieved when: “population data on the species concerned indicate that it is maintaining itself, and the natural range of the species is neither being reduced or likely to be reduced for the foreseeable future, and there is, and will probably continue to be, sufficiently large habitat to maintain its populations on a long term basis”.
Where a conservation management plan has yet to be prepared and its conservation objectives set, have not been set, a set of generic conservation objectives has been produced by NPWS.
Generic Conservation Objectives for SACs are as follows:
To maintain Annex I habitats and Annex II species for which the cSAC has been selected at favourable conservation condition.
Generic Conservation Objectives for SPAs are as follows:
To maintain or restore the favourable conservation condition of the bird species listed as Special Conservation Interests for the SPA.
Table 4.6 – Conservation Objectives for European Sites
European Site Site Code Conservation Objectives Version Number &
Date of Issue
Baldoyle Bay SAC 000199
To maintain or restore the favourable conservation condition of the Annex I Habitats for which the SAC has been selected, namely: Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide [1140]; Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand [1310]; Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae)
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[1330] & Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) [1410].
Howth Head SAC 000202 To maintain or restore the favourable conservation condition of the Annex I Habitats for which the SAC has been selected.
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Lambay Island SAC
000204
To maintain the favourable conservation condition of the Annex I Habitats and Annex II Species for which the SAC has been selected. It is designated for two Annex I habitats, namely: Reefs [1170] and Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic coasts [1230]; and two Annex II species: Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) [1364] & Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) [1365].
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Malahide Estuary SAC
000205
To maintain the favourable conservation condition of the following Annex I Habitats, namely: Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide; Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand; & Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi). To restore the Favourable conservation condition of the following Annex I Habitats, namely: Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae); Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (white dunes); and Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (grey dunes). A conservation objective has not been prepared for this Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae), as it is now considered to be an alien species (in Ireland). The NPWS have stated that it will therefore not be necessary to assess the likely effects of plans or projects against this Annex I habitat.
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North Dublin Bay SAC
000206
To maintain the favourable conservation condition of the following Annex I Habitats, namely: Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide; Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae); andMediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi); To restore the Favourable conservation condition of the following Annex I Habitats, namely: Annual vegetation of drift lines; Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand; Embryonic shifting dunes; Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (white dunes); Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (grey dunes); and Humid dune slacks.
To maintain the favourable conservation
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condition of the Annex II Species, namely of Petalwort (Petalophyllum ralfsii).
Rogerstown Estuary SAC
000208
To maintain the favourable conservation condition of the following Annex I Habitats, namely: Estuaries; Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide; Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand; and Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi). To restore the Favourable conservation condition of the following Annex I Habitats, namely: Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae); Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria ('white dunes'); and Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation ('grey dunes')
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South Dublin Bay SAC
000210
To maintain the favourable conservation condition of the Annex I Habitat for which the SAC has been selected, namely: Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide [1140].
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Ireland’s Eye SAC 002193
To maintain or restore the favourable conservation condition of the Annex I Habitat(s) and/or the Annex II Species for which the SAC has been selected.
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Rockabill to Dalkey SAC
003000
To maintain the favourable conservation condition of the Annex I Habitat and Annex II Species for which the SAC has been selected. Its Qualifying Interests are: Reefs [1170] and Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) [1351].
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Codling Fault zone SAC
003015 CO will likely be “To maintain the favourable conservation condition of the Annex I Habitat for which this site will be designated”.
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North Bull Island SPA
004006
To maintain the favourable conservation condition of all SCI’s for which the SPA has been selected. The list of features for which the SPA is designated includes: Light-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla hrota) [A046]; Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) [A048]; Teal (Anas crecca) [A052]; Pintail (Anas acuta) [A054]; Shoveler (Anas clypeata) [A056]; Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) [A130]; Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) [A140]; Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) [A141]; Knot (Calidris canutus) [A143]; Sanderling (Calidris alba) [A144]; Dunlin (Calidris alpina) [A149]; Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) [A156]; Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) [A157]; Curlew (Numenius arquata) [A160]; Redshank (Tringa totanus) [A162]; Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) [A169]; & Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) [A179].
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Rockabill SPA 004014
To maintain the favourable conservation condition of all SCI’s for which the SPA has been selected. Its features of interest include: Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) [A148]; Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) [A192]; Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) [A193] & Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) [A194].
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Rogerstown Estuary SPA
004015
To maintain the favourable conservation condition of all SCI’s for which the SPA has been selected. The SPA has been designated for the following species: Greylag Goose (Anser anser) [A043]; Light-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla hrota) [A046]; Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) [A048]; Shoveler (Anas clypeata) [A056]; Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) [A130]; Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) [A137]; Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) [A141]; Knot (Calidris canutus) [A143]; Dunlin (Calidris alpina) [A149]; Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) [A156]; & Redshank (Tringa totanus) [A162].
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Baldoyle Bay SPA 004016
To maintain the favourable conservation condition of all SCI’s for which the SPA has been selected. Features of interest are: Light-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla hrota) [A046]; Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) [A048]; Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) [A137]; Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) [A140]; Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) [A141]; and Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) [A157].
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South Dublin Bay and River Tolka
SPA 004024
To maintain the favourable conservation condition of all SCI’s (with the exception of Grey Plover) for which the SPA has been selected. The grey plover is proposed for removal from the list of Special Conservation Interests for this SPA. As a result, a site-specific conservation objective has not been set for this species. The Special Conservation Interests for the site include 13 Annex I Bird Species and 1 Habitat, namely; Light-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla hrota) [A046]; Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) [A130]; Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) [A137]; Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) [A141]; Knot (Calidris canutus) [A143]; Sanderling (Calidris alba) [A144]; Dunlin (Calidris alpina) [A149]; Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) [A157]; Redshank (Tringa totanus) [A162]; Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) [A179] ; Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) [A192] ; Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) [A193]; & Arctic Tern (Sterna
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paradisaea) [A194].
Malahide Estuary SPA
004025
To maintain the favourable conservation condition of all SCI’s for which the SPA has been selected. The features of interest for which the SPA is designated are as follows: Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) [A005]; Light-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla hrota) [A046]; Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) [A048]; Pintail (Anas acuta) [A054]; Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) [A067]; Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) [A069]; Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) [A130]; Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) [A140]; Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) [A141]; Knot (Calidris canutus) [A143]; Dunlin (Calidris alpina) [A149]; Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) [A156]; Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) [A157]; & Redshank (Tringa totanus) [A162].
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Lambay Island SPA
004069
To maintain or restore the favourable conservation condition of the Annex I bird species listed as Special Conservation Interests for this SPA.
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Howth Head Coast SPA
004113
To maintain or restore the favourable conservation condition of the Annex I bird species listed as Special Conservation Interests for this SPA.
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Ireland’s Eye SPA 004117
To maintain or restore the favourable conservation condition of the Annex I bird species listed as Special Conservation Interests for this SPA.
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Skerries Islands SPA
004122
To maintain or restore the favourable conservation condition of the Annex I bird species listed as Special Conservation Interests for this SPA.
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River Nanny Estuary and Shore SPA
004158
To maintain the favourable conservation condition of all SCI’s for which the SPA has been selected, namely: Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) [A130]; Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) [A137]; Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) [A140]; Knot (Calidris canutus) [A143]; Sanderling (Calidris alba) [A144]; & Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) [A184].
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Full Details of the Conservation Objectives/Special Conservation Interests are available on the NPWS website at www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/protected-sites.
4.5 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS
As outlined in the EU document “Assessment of plans and projects significantly affecting Natura 2000 sites: Methodological guidance on the provisions of Article 6(3) and (4) of the Habitats
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Directive 92/43/EEC” and the national guidance document “Appropriate Assessment of Plans and Projects in Ireland. Guidance for Planning Authorities”, impacts that could potentially occur through the implementation of the draft Fingal DP can be categorised under a number of headings:
Loss/reduction of habitat areas – (e.g. owing to the development of new projects such as transport or recreational facilities)
Habitat or species fragmentation – (e.g. from developments such as communications infrastructure or waste water improvement schemes).
Disturbance to key species – (e.g. from increased recreational pressures leading to works associated with improving public access to protected sites).
Changes in key indicators of conservation value such as decrease in water quality and/or quantity – (e.g. through inadequate wastewater treatment; runoff of pollutants during the construction and operational phases of development; or agricultural runoff).
The draft Fingal DP is a high level plan that provides the framework for sustainable development within Fingal County. Whilst some new projects are given geographical context, such as new road developments or specific zonings, the plan does not prescribe the particular locations for developments or the specific nature of developments. Overall the draft Fingal DP underpins the sustainable development of housing, communities and urban centres with supporting infrastructure such as transport, water, waste, energy and communications infrastructure within the County that is appropriate to proper planning.
4.5.1 Loss/Reduction of Habitat Area
Direct habitat loss is caused where there is complete removal of a habitat type. Habitat loss can also occur through the reduction of habitat quality and a loss of important habitat functions. It can arise from the introduction of invasive species, toxic contamination or physical alteration. Indirectly, it can be caused by hydrological disturbance of groundwater dependant sites resulting in loss of habitat function and integrity. Coastal SACs within Fingal County are vulnerable in this regard, given the high proportion of sites that are designated for habitats sensitive to changes in groundwater flow or surface water run‐off.
There is a potential that any designated site within the functional area of the draft Fingal DP may be either directly or indirectly adversely affected in this manner through the implementation of the Plan and its strategic objectives. Development either in isolation or in combination with other similar developments can potentially lead to significant adverse impacts on the environment with long term consequences. Construction of and improvement to water and waste-water infrastructure, development of coastal amenities or the installation of communications infrastructure could lead to loss of habitats if inappropriately located within the boundaries of a designated site or if removing supporting landscape features which are required to secure the integrity of a European Site e.g. linear hedgerows and rivers. Installation of linear infrastructure such as roads and other transportation links or water and wastewater pipelines can have a negative impact over a wide distance where such infrastructure crosses designated sites.
Indirectly, habitat loss may also occur through draining of development lands adjacent to or hydrologically linked to designated sites that support water based habitats (and by inference the species that inhabit them) such as the transitional and coastal waters.
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A review of the zoning maps included in the draft Fingal DP indicates that, for the most part there are no European Sites or parts of designated sites subject to zoning that would lead to direct habitat loss – open space zoning provides for the protection of the environment with the objective ‘to preserve, provide and improve recreational open space and to allow for green links and biodiversity conservation’. However, the draft Fingal DP does allow for additional landbanks to be zoned for development, at Lissenhall. In the case of Lissenhall, its eastern boundary is hydrologically linked to Rogerstown SAC and SPA via the Broadmeadow River. This could lead to habitat loss where developments do not take adequate precautions to prevent impacts on groundwaters or surface waters. Whilst direct habitat loss through inappropriate development is unlikely it cannot be ruled out. A second strategic landbank has been discussed for Dunsink, but presently it has not been developed and so is not further considered.
Furthermore, the draft Fingal DP plan does however, support the development under certain circumstances of otherwise unzoned agricultural land for the development of infrastructural projects that may lead to loss of habitat within designated sites. Those European Sites that could potentially be affected by habitat loss includes those sites listed in Tables 4.3 and 4.4 that are designated for terrestrial habitats and species.
4.5.2 Habitat and Species Fragmentation
Habitat and species fragmentation can occur through the breaking up, or loss of habitats resulting in interference with existing ecological units. Fragmentation can also result from impediments to the natural movement of species. This is relevant where important corridors for movement or migration are likely to be disrupted such as along river corridors such as when construction introduces a barrier to the unimpeded movement of species from one habitat or area to another.
The installation of linear infrastructure e.g. roads and other transportation links including bridges, water and wastewater pipelines or electricity transmission lines can have a negative impact over a wider distance where such infrastructure crosses European Sites. Impacts can include habitat or species fragmentation where for example newly installed bridges interrupt flight paths of bats. Disturbance impacts to birds can also lead to fragmentation of bird populations. The qualifying features of SPAs along Fingal’s coastline are vulnerable to disturbance and potential fragmentation of populations as a result of developments that aim to improve recreational access.
4.5.3 Disturbance to Key Species
Disturbance to key species supported with a European Site is likely to increase as a result of increasing recreational activities or improved access or from developments within or adjacent to designated areas. Sources of disturbance are varied and can include: noise, vibration, light, construction and operation activities or others arising from the inappropriate timing of works or proximity to settlements. The draft Fingal DP supports the infrastructural development and promotion of tourism and recreation. It is likely that some of these projects have the potential to cause disturbance impacts to key species if located within or in close proximity to relevant European Sites, particularly in coastal areas. Birds are especially vulnerable to disturbance from tourism and recreation. Such activities are linked to new or improved visitor access and/or facilities which can significantly increase the risk of habitat loss and disturbance and species disturbance. Other developments including housing, coastal defences and cycleways also add to the pressure in coastal areas.
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4.5.4 Changes in Key Indicators of Conservation Value
The key indicators of conservation value for the majority of European Sites in Fingal County relate to surface- and groundwater quality and quantity. Impacts on European Sites may occur where there are hydrological connections between the sites and development areas, even where a development is geographically separated from the European Site. The implementation of the draft Fingal DP may result in alterations to the hydrological regime or physical environment of the sites through abstraction (limited issue), run off or similar. Coastal European Sites in particular are vulnerable to changes in surface and ground water quality.
4.6 OVERVIEW OF ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN LIKELY TO GIVE RISE TO IMPACTS ON EUROPEAN SITES
The Development Plan chapters containing policies that are considered to have potential for significant negative impacts on European Sites are shown in Table 4.7. An assessment of the relevant policies and objectives is presented in Section 4.7.
4.7 ASSESSMENT OF THE DRAFT FINGAL DP OBJECTIVES AND MAPS
It was not possible to guarantee that there would not be negative impacts on a number of European Sites which warranted progression to Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment of the draft Fingal DP. During this iteration of the development of the draft Fingal DP each of the policies in the plan were reviewed and mitigation in the form of text changes and additional policies were recommended to ensure the protection of European Sites that form part of the Natura 2000 network. This integrated approach to policy / objective development was seen as a positive approach to addressing potential adverse effects arising from the draft Fingal DP through avoidance in the first instance. The approach resulted in termination of the AA process at Stage 2.
It is noted that in many cases, the objectives and policies of the draft Fingal DP are supporting policies which have no specific potential for impacts. In these cases, the integration of the extensive protection policies recommended at the outset of the process and presented in Table 4.8 of this report, are considered an important positive effect of the AA process as they frame these supporting policies in the context of the importance of protecting the Natura 2000 network. In addition to these more general policies and objectives, there are a number of specific policies with potential for impact.
4.7.1 Polices with Potential for Impact
4.7.1.1 Infrastructure
The council recognise that in promoting the county to a wider audience and in facilitating inward investment, there is a requirement for infrastructure to meet the demands of its existing population and also for potential newcomers/users. The development of linear infrastructure is intimately linked with many of the objectives that are included in other chapters, notably Infrastructure and Development, Economic Development, and Urban Fingal. The absence of suitable infrastructure will undermine those objectives.
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The Metro Corridor and other road corridors identified within the draft Fingal DP have the potential to result in significant land take and cause deterioration of habitats and dislocation of species. All such projects, however, are covered by specific objectives with the plan, which are governed by Development Management Standards and include environmental considerations and will require Screening for AA at project level. Many of the projects within the county are covered by LAPs and masterplans for which Fingal is committed to undertaking the Screening for Appropriate Assessment.
The Airport represents a significant infrastructural land use within Fingal and its ongoing development and future requirements including the identified need for a second runway. The development of the airport is under the remit of DAA, however, Fingal County Council is responsible for preparing a new LAP for the airport (current LAP is expired) which will provide an opportunity to reinforce environmental considerations.
Other elements of infrastructure to which the Council recognise the need for improvement is in the field of Broadband and Communications. While a number of area have been identified in the plan, Fingal largely commit to working with and facilitating the appropriate agencies to develop or improve these networks. As per Development Management Standards, all such project will projects be subject to Appropriate Assessment.
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4.7.1.2 Leisure and Recreational Facilities
Leisure activities in close proximity to coastal areas will continue, given the density of people and development that is projected along coastal areas. The “coastal squeeze” is unlikely to dissipate given the requirements and potential of the area and the objectives that have been developed which aim to provide for the sustainable development. Any development in close proximity to coastal areas has the potential to impact on coastal and marine European Sites in particular habitat loss, fragmentation and disturbance, reduction in water quality negatively impacting wetlands and transitional waters, species disturbance and in particular birds for which much of Fingal’s coast has been designated will be subject to Screening for Appropriate Assessment.
It is council policy that the development of new, or the improvement of existing facilities be facilitated within its territory. This is particularly true of the sensitive coastal areas which for considerable parts have been designated as European Sites on the basis of Annex I habitats and or Annex II species (not including bird species) and Birds Directive Annex I Birds. The pressure from encouraging the recreational use of and potential increase to these sensitive sites would put a considerable pressure on the integrity of the sites and the national requirement to improve upon the status of the habitats as defined by their conservation objectives.
A key policy of the Council is to reduce the reliance on cars where practical and encourage sustainable modes of transport throughout the county. This includes the development of a network of dedicated cycleways and greenways in keeping with National policy. Sections of the proposed cycleways would inevitably tie-in with existing or planned routes in neighbouring Council administrative areas. However, some of the proposals have potential to directly impact upon European Sites as well as secondary or cumulative impacts for which Screening for AA would be required. In view of this Fingal have committed to a number of positive actions to mitigate against potential impacts namely:-
ED57: “Promote and facilitate opportunities to create an integrated pedestrian and cycle network linking key tourist destinations in the County advancing the proposed Fingal Coastal Way, through carrying out a route evaluation study within two years of the adoption of this Plan ensuring a balance is achieved between nature conservation and public use and through identifying public rights of way in consultation with all relevant stakeholders and by exploiting former rail networks for use as potential new tourist and recreational walking routes”.
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GI29 “Develop a Cycle/ Pedestrian Network Strategy for Fingal that encompasses the Fingal Way and other proposed routes which will be Screened for Appropriate Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment”.
4.7.2 Marina
The promotion and potential expansion of the maritime recreational pursuits and facilities within Fingal has been a target of preceding Development Plans. Given the ecological sensitivity of considerable parts of its coastal area, Fingal have committed to examining the viability of such a proposal and an objective has been incorporated within Chapter 6 - Economic Development. The agreed objective ED 72 (Chapter 6) reads thus:- “Undertake a feasibility study of Fingal coastline to identify potential sites to accommodate marina development relevant to recreational
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pursuits/requirements which will be screened for Appropriate Assessment”. The results of this study should highlight the legal obligations and requirements of the Conservation Objectives as they apply to the various European Sites along the Fingal Coast and provide the Council with considerable information that will enable it to refocus upon potentially considering new marina developments in environmentally suitable locations.
Earlier editions of the County Development Plan have included, as a result of councillors amendments, the objective of developing a new marina. The draft Fingal DP includes an objective committing the Council to undertaking a feasibility study into the suitability of Rogerstown Estuary for the location of a marina. Any such study would need to fully address the ecological sensitivities of the area and be mindful of the requirements of the Habitats Directive and Birds Directive which apply to large parts of the Estuary. The amended objective RUSH13 (Chapter 6: Economic Development) includes the following text:- “Examine the feasibility of developing a marina and auxiliary and associated facilities at the Ramparts, Rogerstown, Rush designed and built in accordance with sustainable ecological standards and avoiding significant adverse impacts on European Sites and Species. Such consideration shall take cognisance of a wider study into marina development along Fingal coastline”.
4.7.3 Tourism
In implementing the findings of the recently published Tourism Strategy, the council has committed to supporting and promoting Fingal’s varied tourism potential. The overall aims include optimising and expanding the visitor experience, adopt a new marketing strategy to encourage the growth and develop new partnerships with interested stakeholders. A significant number of objectives, 152 in total, have been identified. Fingal County Council have confirmed that an AA Screening was undertaken on the Fingal Tourism Strategy in 2015. In light of the sensitivity of the coastal area and the potential for negative impacts associated with visitor pressure, particularly with regards to birds, it is considered essential that this AA Screening is revisited once a number of feasibility studies and other allied studies on the coastal areas have been completed. Included in the draft Fingal DP are commitments to carry out a number of studies or develop masterplans.
In summary the key studies which have a particular importance for European Sites are as follows. Within the lifetime of the plan, there is a commitment to undertake necessary ecological surveys and complete habitat mapping for the County, prioritising sensitive coastal areas. In addition they council will develop ecological masterplans for Rogerstown, Malahide and Baldoyle Estuaries focusing on their ecological protection and that of their surrounding buffer zones. There is also a commitment to carry out Erosion risk management studies and to develop a coastal erosion policy for the county, which will have regard to national climate change legislation, mitigation and adaptation policies, and the need to protect the environment. In addition there are a number of other localised studies that have been committed to that cumulatively will enable a better understanding of the pressures on European Sites (taking into consideration the dynamic nature of coastal processes and the predicted impacts of climate change) and which could be exacerbated by tourism related projects. These include a study of the North Beach to take into account the dynamic nature of coastlines as well as a comprehensive habitat characterisation study of the South Shore area of Rush.
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4.7.4 Land Use Zoning and Local Objectives
Although it is not intended to zone extensive additional lands in Fingal as part of the draft Fingal DP, it is proposed to re-zone in a number of areas. Within the Metropolitan Area key zoning changes have been undertaken to ensure alignment with the RPG 85:15 ratio.
It is the Council objective to develop and implement a hierarchical framework for planning based on four separate “zonings” namely:-Local Area Plan; Masterplan; Strategic Urban Design Zone and Public Realm Plans. Each of these four plan types is more specific and provides more detail for a smaller area.
All plans and projects are automatically required to be screened for Appropriate Assessment and Fingal have enshrined this as a strategic objective in Chapter 1. However, specific projects or developments that could arise out of the LAP and Masterplans could themselves have an impact upon the integrity of European Sites and would need to be separately assessed.
The Council has also reviewed its requirement for additional land so satisfy projected demand and identified one landbank, namely Lissenhall, whilst a second strategic landbank at Dunsink is not at this time being considered. The indicative areas of these lands brings Lissenhall into direct conflict with Rogerstown Estuary SAC and SPA.
Objective Swords 23 – “Prepare a Local Area Plan for lands at Lissenhall (refer to Map sheet No. 8 LAP 8.1) to provide for the longer term strategic development of the area as a planned sustainable mixed used urban district, physically and functionally integrated with Swords”.
All LAPs are statutory documents and as such are required to be subject to SEA and AA to assess the impacts on the immediate hydrological environment and the connection to adjacent European Sites. From the outset, the council recognise that parts of this landbank are at risk from flooding and have commissioned a flood risk assessment. In the case of Lissenhall, it is likely that parts of the land to be zoned immediate west of Rogerstown Estuary SPA and SAC is prone to and indeed reliant upon flooding for the integrity of some of its Qualifying Interests. In preparing the LAP for the area, Fingal are cognisant of the hydrological character of the area and want to sustainably incorporate the area into the strategic landbank. Fingal have committed to the inclusive LAP so that the potential flood lands do not become deteriorated as a result of their omission from the LAP. Notwithstanding this fact, the LAP must comprehensively address the issue in such a manner as a SFRA may recommend whilst retaining the ecological and hydrological value of the flooded lands and the hydrological connection that exists between those lands and the European Sites located downstream.
In relation to the indicative strategic lands that were identified at Dunsink, a hydrological connection to the River Liffey exists which could impact upon the European Sites in Dublin Bay. However, as this area has not now been included in the draft Fingal DP, it is not further assessed and no mitigation is presented.
Local Area Map Based Objectives
In addition to the strategic landbank, there are a number of smaller zonings, identified on the land use zoning maps (Maps 2-13). Most are connected with subtle changes within urban/metropolitan areas to encourage infill development in preference to expanding beyond set boundaries and the development of specific recreational/development requirements.
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The Local Area Map Based Objectives have been reviewed for potential impacts arising from the nature or location of the proposals. A considerable number of local objectives have been removed from those previously identified in the 2011-2017 Development Plan as a policy of the Planning Department. In many cases, the objectives on the maps reflect the application of the objectives already assessed during the course of the AA mitigation process. The following section provides an overview of the key significant land use zoning changes and local objectives and the key issues identified.
Sheet 2 Fingal North: To the west of Naul, the rural (RU) and rural village (RV) zoning has been altered to open space (OS). This will have positive impacts on the environment by increasing the quantity of land zoned to open space. Also to the east of the M1 and south of Balbriggan, the existing zoning for a food park has changed from rural business (RB) to food park (FP). No significant negative impacts anticipated. There are two local objectives identified in relation to rural tourism and restrict development from flooding.
Sheet 3 Fingal Central: To the north of Rowlestown there is a slight expansion of the RV. No negative impacts are anticipated. New OS has been zoned in the village of Rivermeade providing a positive impact for population and biodiversity. There are four local objectives for the lands that provide protection for biodiversity and cultural heritage.
Sheet 4 Balbriggan: To the north of Balbriggan, the zoning residential (RS) has been changed to residential area (RA). In the centre of Balbriggan town RS has been changed to OS and to the west RA has been changed in a small section close to the town to Community Infrastructure (CI). In addition some General Employment (GE) zoning has been changed to CI. To the south east of Balbriggan a large portion of RA has been re-zoned RS and adjacent to this there has been a small reduction in the OS zoning to RA. Loss of open space will have a negative impact on population and biodiversity. There are six local objectives for protection and promotion of local amenity and linkages. These objectives are not anticipated to have significant negative impacts on the environment.
Sheet 5 Skerries: To the north-western corner of Skerries there has been an increase in OS and minor loss of high amenity (HA) and RA. Some of the zoning in this same area has changed from RA to RS. At Baltrasna the existing area was zoned HA and is now rural cluster (RC). Within Skerries town there is a minor loss of OS to town and district centre (TC). There are six local objectives including preservation of cultural heritage, provision of recreational strategy, facilitation of a southern relief road and requirement for a masterplan for Holmpatrick lands.
Objective 104 “prepare a masterplan for the “Holmpatrick” Lands to provide for a new sensitively designed and sited hotel, gymnasium and swimming pool with public access, public open space and integrated coastal walkway within the lands zoned OS (Open Space), a maximum of 24 residential units on lands zoned RS (Residential, existing) and associated infrastructure. The phasing of the development shall ensure that the hotel, gymnasium and swimming pool are provided within the first phase of the development of the site. The Masterplan shall consider issues such as access, deliverability and phasing as well as architectural design and the visual and ecological sensitivity of the area.” Objective DSM02, the application of Appropriate Assessment applies to all Local Authority Projects and Fingal have given a commitment that all Masterplans although not statutory documents will be subject to Appropriate Assessment. The cumulative impacts of such projects on the Special Conservation Interests of Skerries SPA, in particular, must be addressed.
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Sheet 6a Lusk: All of the RA zoning in Lusk has been changed to RS to reflect the established settlement. There are no significant impacts anticipated from these changes. The two local objectives will have positive impacts for population and human health from the provision of pedestrian and cycle links.
Sheet 6b Rush: To the north of Rush there is an increase in OS and loss of RU having a positive impact for population and biodiversity. There is also a change of RU to CI providing the opportunity for community infrastructure provision to the north of the town. In the centre of the town there is a change of a number of zonings from RA to RS. The three local objectives are aiming to protect cultural heritage, biodiversity and human health.
Local Objective 212 “Ensure that any new residential development in the South Shore, indicated on the map by a boundary line is in compliance with the specific housing policy relevant to the south Shore”. The sensitivity of the coastal parts of this area has been recognised and a specific objective has been agreed to inform upon the full extent of the ecological sensitivity of areas underlain by sandy soils. It encompasses all dune areas with the south shore and extends northwards to take into account the full extent of the sand dunes habitats within the northern parts of Rogerstown Estuary:- Objective RF15 “Undertake a Habitat characterisation study, within one year of the making of this Development Plan, of lands in Rush located south of South Shore Road from Rogerstown Pier to the shoreline immediately south of Old Barrack Road, and implement its recommendations to ensure that planning policy in Rush fulfils the Council’s legal obligation to protect European sites and takes into consideration the dynamic nature of coastal processes and the predicted impacts of climate change in the proper planning and sustainable development of the town and its environs.”
Sheet 7 Donabate-Portrane: In Donabate there has been a significant zoning change to the west of the town from OS to HA and to the south of the town there is a small change from RA to HA. There are no significant impacts anticipated from these changes. There are twelve local objectives aiming to achieve the following positive impact on biodiversity and population: remediation of the Baleally landfill, specific requirements for wastewater treatment, a management strategy for Rogerstown Estuary and facilitate housing requirements. These are all considered positive in terms of the long-term conservation objectives for Rogerstown Estuary SAC and SPA
One objective SLO235 “Provide for well-designed detached housing at maximum densities of 10 houses per hectare (4 per acre) in the Burrow”, if unmitigated has the potential for negatively impacting on European Sites. The Burrow, on the southern side of Rogerstown Estuary and given its proximity to the Rogerstown Estuary SAC and SPA is very sensitive. Any proposed development will be within lands currently designated for residential purposes but any projects will be subject to DSM01, a requirement to undertake AA. Any such project must demonstrate no adverse impacts to the Burrow and wider Rogerstown estuary qualifying features.
Sheet 8: To the north of Swords a significant amount of RU has been re-zoned to Metro Economic corridor (ME). This area is named as Lissenhall, a land bank that has been proposed to facilitate future housing requirements for Fingal. The land bank to the north will subject to a Local Area Plan (LAP) and to the south will be subject to a Masterplan, both will be screened for SEA and AA. Lissenhall is located close to the main population centre of Swords, in proximity to the Broadmeadow River and Malahide Estuary, which is an important site for wintering birds and has an internationally important population of Brent Geese (designated SAC and SPA). This is a sensitive site due to hydrological connections to European Sites. Lissenhall will also be within a relatively short distance of the Rogerstown Estuary to the north, which is a designated SPA and SAC. Due to the sensitive nature of the site and the location of highly developed areas upstream, is will be
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important to ensure adequate infrastructure is in place to meet demands for wastewater treatment which will mitigate for negative impacts to biodiversity, flora and fauna and water quality. Landscape in the area has been designated as both Highly Sensitive and a High Amenity Zone which will need to be accounted for in the LAPs.
All LAPs are required to be Screened for AA, particularly in light of the hydrological connection and ecological requirements of both habitats and species. The cumulative impacts of all projects associated with the landbank need to be assessed, particularly the potential necessity to build flood relief defences as identified in any subsequent Flood study.
South of Lissenhall, a small stretch of land has been changed from OS to CI; loss of open space will have a negative impact on population and biodiversity. Immediately south of these lands the area has been rezoned from GE to ME; and an area of land at Barryspark adjacent to the M1 on the southern side of Swords has changed from major town centre (MC) to ME. At Hilltown, some RA has changed to RS, the slight expansion of which has led to a minor loss of OS. However, there are no significant impacts anticipated from these changes.
There are two local objectives for sheet 8, relating to provision of bus link and the development of a regional park. No negative impacts are expected from the implementation of these local objectives. There will be positive impacts for population, human health and biodiversity.
Sheet 9 Malahide-Portmarnock: In Malahide to the east of the mainline railway, a small stretch of land has changed from RA to RS, with some RA also changing to OS. The addition of OS will lead to positive impacts to biodiversity and population. A patch of land on the northern edge of Portmarnock has changed from green belt (GB) to CI. In north Kinsealy, some RS land has been rezoned to RV, and a strip of OS has been rezoned to RV also. The loss of both GB and OS in these areas will lead to negative impacts to biodiversity and population. In south Kinsealy, the RB zoning has been merged with RV. At Balgriffin, a minor patch of local centre (LC) has changed to RA and a small area of RA has changed to RS. There are no significant impacts anticipated from these changes. There are ten local objectives, which relate to the protection of trees, the provision of pedestrian linkages, an extension to the cemetery, arrangements for vehicular access, protection of Kinsaley house and development of walkway/ cycleway. There is potential for both negative and positive impacts from these local objectives.
Objective 410 “Develop an estuary walkway and cycleways from Mayne Bridge, Baldoyle Road to Strad Road, Portmarnock together with an adequate system of public lighting for the entire route from Baldoyle to Portmarnock.” Feeding into the largely positive strategic plan of the Greater Dublin Authority Cycling Strategy, the impacts of linear routes along the coast as well as the in-combination impacts of other routes could result in increased pressures and hence impacts on European sites along Fingal’s coastline. The threat of adverse impacts in terms of individual projects let alone interconnecting projects, not matter how distant from European Sites needs to be addressed through in the first instance through a considered approach involving route selection and environmental assessment of all projects.
In light of this, Fingal have committed to Objectives ED57 and GI29 to evaluate all potential routes and subject them to Screening for Appropriate Assessment.
Sheet 10 Baldoyle: Just to the east of the mainline railway at Donaghmeade/Baldoyle, some of the RA zoning has changed to RS; there are no significant impacts anticipated from these changes. There
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are seventeen local objectives which are largely positive in terms of impacts on the environment. A number of specific objectives although positive have the potential to impact upon European Sites by virtue of their proximity to or their occurrence within the site Boundaries of the European Sites.
541 “Formulate and implement an integrated plan for amenity lands in council ownership at Redrock, Kilrock and New Carrickbrack Road. Provide for the signposting and maintenance of rights of way and inter alia, for parking, landscape interception and other environmental information.” This first local objective whilst occurring within the Howth Head Coast SPA and possibly Howth Head SAC, is specifically aimed at existing amenity land and its management. Any new project would be subject to the requirement for AA as per objective DSM 02.
It is the intention of the Fingal Council as per local objective, SL0585 to “Facilitate current maritime activities whilst ensuring that the visual and environmental amenity of the area is protected and to encourage use of the beach, including better signage, with no loss of public access to the beach”. The objective is aimed towards maintaining the status quo at discrete access points into at Sutton, a coastal area intimately linked to North Dublin Bay SAC and North Bull Island SPA. As such no impact is expected given the existing land uses, but any change in the status with potential adverse impact on the European Sites would need to be Screened for Appropriate Assessment as per DMS01 or DMS02 in the case of the local Authority.
Sheet 11 South Fingal: At Clonshaugh, an area of OS has changed to high technology (HT) zoning; the loss of OS will lead to negative impacts to biodiversity and population. In the south of Fingal and adjacent to the M50 between Junctions 4 and 5, a large stretch of land has been changed from RU and warehousing and distribution (WD) zoning to GE; there are no significant impacts anticipated from these changes. There are seven local objectives which include the provision of a second major east west runway, a masterplan for HT uses and the undertaking of a Land Use and Transportation Study. There is potential for both negative and positive impacts on the environment from these local objectives, in particular SLO 419 which reads “Facilitate the RPA’s development of a well –designed depot to Serve Mero West. The depot shall be sites, designed, landscaped, constructed, operated and maintained into the future to ensure that any potential noise, air and/or light pollution as well as visual impacts of this development in the landscape are minimised. The depot shall be screened on all sides”. As a project that is to be managed by another agency, nonetheless, an Appropriate Assessment as per DSM01 will apply to this strategic infrastructure.
Sheet 12 Blanchardstown North: At Yellow Walls, to the west of the N2, numerous small tracts of land have been rezoned from RV to RS. An area of land on the south-west side of and adjacent to the N2 (before Junction 2) has been rezoned from GE to heavy industry (HI); a small sliver of RB land in this area has also been rezoned to HI. Further south around Huntstown, land has also been rezoned from GE to HI. Some land to the south-east of Ballycoolin has changed from RU to HT; the land around Ballycoolin and directly to the south has been changed from GE to HT also. On the northern edge of Corduff town, a stretch of land has from HT to CI. A stretch of land along the northern part of Tyrrelstown has been rezoned from GE to CI which will be of benefit to population. The southern part of Tyrrelstown has been rezoned from GE and a significant portion of OS to RS. The loss of OS will have a negative impact on biodiversity and population. There are nineteen local objectives in relation to infrastructure and access provision, waste management, protection and enhancement of public and woodland amenity, and to restrict development from flooding. There is potential for both negative and positive impacts on the environment from these local objectives.
A single local objective SLO 461 “Provide for the development of a linear park along the Tolka River Valley”. Currently, a linear park exists, future unspecified development could have an a number of
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impacts including hydrological impairment of this salmonid Tolka River, Impacts upon the downstream European Sites, impacts and disturbance of existing ecological features. The criteria of chapter 12 Development Management Standards would be applicable to the realisation of this specific objective.
Sheet 13 Blanchardstown South: Some RA land has been rezoned to RS to the east and adjacent to the M50 at Cappagh and just to the north of Castleknock along the N2. There has been a loss of OS to CI zoning to the north of Ashtown and the north of Dunsink. In addition the Urban Chapter in the Written Statement promotes the lands at Dunsink for future mixed use development and a study area is outlined in Sheet 13. Development at Dunsink would be located within the Metropolitan Area of Blanchardstown, and adjacent to the M50 motorway which increases connectivity for the site. It is also in proximity of the Tolka River, which increases flood risk. The development will be adjacent to the existing Dunsink landfill site. Wastewater treatment capacity will also need to be established prior to development as Blanchardstown is currently served by Ringsend WWTP which is operating above its design capacity. However the provision of a regional WWTP, which will be operational by 2022, will alleviate pressure on the system. Dunsink forms an upstream connection to North and South Dublin Bay SACs, North Bull Island SPA and the South Dublin Bay and River Tolka Estuary SPA via the Tolka River. The Dunsink site is also located in proximity to both a High Amenity Area and Highly Sensitive landscape area. In addition, the agricultural land in the general area ranges from good to excellent. Thirty-eight local objectives have been identified within Sheet 13, with the potential for both negative and positive impacts on the environment.
Local Objective 578 “Provide a pedestrian/cyclist link between the Tolka River and Royal Canal”. Like other proposed cycleways, this objective arises out of the strategic GDA Cycle Network Plan. Currently, Fingal Council have some routes identified which follow on from the strategic GDA Cycle network Plan which was itself screened for Appropriate Assessment. However, the strategy recognised the importance and sensitivity of many of the routes outlined and identified that specific projects would require to themselves be Screened for AA, albeit that this is a legislative requirement. They have committed to including an objective ED 57 and GI 29 that will evaluate route options, consult with stakeholders and subject the proposals to Screening for Appropriate Assessment being cognisant of the cumulative impacts of individual projects whose development may be phased owing to economic constraints.
Like Local Objective 461 of Sheet 12, Local objective 638 is a continuation of the proposed pedestrian routing linking the Royal Canal and the River Liffey. There is potential to result in impacts depending on design, siting and construction methodology upon the watercourse integrity and downstream upon European Sites in Dublin Bay. However, any such plan would be subject to the requirements of the Development Management Standards Chapter 12, particularly DMS01 and DMS02.
4.8 CUMULATIVE AND IN-COMBINATION IMPACTS
This step aims to identify at this early stage any possible significant in-combination or cumulative effects/impacts of the proposed draft Fingal DP with other plans and projects on the European Sites. It is recognised that while some objectives identified in section 4.7.1 of this strategic level plan relate to specific or named projects, that others will by their very nature result in as yet unspecified development projects. Other Plans and projects specific to the relevant European Site include the following:-
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Dublin City Development Plan 2011-2017;
South Dublin Development Plan 2010-2016;
Meath County Development Plan 2013-2019;
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2010-2016;
Fingal Tourism Strategy 2015-2018;
Greater Dublin Area Regional Planning Guidelines 2010-2022;
National Spatial Strategy 2002-2020;
Greater Dublin Area Draft Transport Strategy, 2011 – 2030;
Smarter Travel: A Sustainable Transport Future, A new Transport policy for Ireland, 2009 – 2020;
Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study, 2002-2031;
Greater Dublin Water Supply Strategic Study, 1996-2016;
Greater Dublin Area Draft Transport Strategy. 2011 – 2030 Vision, NTA, June 2011;
Eastern RBD Management Plan 2009-2015;
IPC Programme;
Groundwater Pollution Reduction Programmes;
Surface Water Pollution Reduction Programmes;
Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Study;
Catchment Flood Risk Management Plans; and
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Coastal Defence Strategy Study, Final Report, Malachy Walsh and Partners, 2010.
4.9 MITIGATION MEASURES
4.9.1 Pre-draft Measures
All of the objectives of the draft Fingal DP were screened for their potential impact upon any of the European Sites identified within the 15km Zone of Influence. The draft objectives that had been developed by Fingal were reviewed for their potential to create significant adverse impacts on European Sites. The potential impacts have been assessed in the absence of mitigation measures and the precautionary principle that potential effects could not be ruled out, rather than the certainty of them occurring has been applied. The reasons for screening-in of objectives is based on the potential of individual objectives to result in:-
Potential reduction of Annexed Habitat areas;
Potential habitat or species fragmentation;
Potential for disturbance of key species;
Potential for negative changes in key indicators of conservation value e.g. water quality); or
Potential negative influence on Climate Change.
The protective policies as originally drafted accounted for a considerable degree of positive protection in relation to the integrity of European Sites. Notwithstanding this fact and that they may in of themselves be in keeping with the guiding principle of environmental sustainability, a number of objectives that are included in the plan have the potential to result in significant adverse effects
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on the integrity of European Sites within the Plan area. Over the course of the plan formulation, however, suggested amendments were presented to the plan team to ensure that individual policies were in compliance with both EU and national legislation. The policies, as now included, in this draft of the plan reflect this review process and their status is shown in Table 4.8.
4.9.2 Key Areas
Tourism Strategy:
The existing Fingal Tourism Strategy 2015-2018 includes a considerable number of objectives and potential projects that may be entered into either by the Council itself or in conjunction with other interested parties. At this time, the specific details of some of the projects arising out of the objectives is unknown, although a Screening for Appropriate Assessment was undertaken on the strategy. In light of the sensitivity of the coastal area and the potential for negative impacts associated with visitor pressure, particularly birds, it is considered essential that this AA Screening is revisited once a number of feasibility studies and other allied studies on the coastal areas have been completed.
Coastal Plan:
Fingal did not agree with the recommendation to carry out an integrated coastal management plan and prepare a baseline monitoring programme that would capture changes in sediment supply and potential changes in habitat extent. In the continued absence of National Policy and guidance let alone funding that would be required for such an onerous project, Fingal have developed a number of objectives within the various chapter, but in particular Chapter (Natural Heritage). A number of policies have been developed with a new objective NH03 which reads
“Undertake necessary ecological surveys and complete habitat mapping for the County during the lifetime of the Plan, prioritising sensitive coastal areas.”
4.9.3 Amendments due to Chief Executives Report on Public Consultation and Councillor Motions
Over the course of the plan development, additional policy objectives may be developed in response to the Chief Executives report which will encapsulate comments received during the public consultation phase of the draft Fingal DP and any other suggestions that might be required by Councillors. These will be subject to Appropriate Assessment only after submission of the Chief Executive’s report. All further amendments arising from this review, once supplied will be subject to Appropriate Assessment and recommendations provided as necessary prior to adoption of the draft Fingal DP.
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Su
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po
licy
Am
end
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fo
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to d
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:-
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p
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peo
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sugg
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:-
of
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p
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clu
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pp
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tran
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at a
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Ch
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r R
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P
olic
y/ O
bje
ctiv
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dm
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ts
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era
tio
n A
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/Dis
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inal
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ject
ive
in
clu
din
g an
y n
ew
wo
rdin
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itie
s o
f th
e va
lley
is f
ree
ly a
nd
co
nve
nie
ntl
y av
aila
ble
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th
e p
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ject
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l to
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ticu
lar
th
e cu
mu
lati
ve
imp
acts
o
f in
crea
sed
ac
cess
to
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rop
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es.
4
Mal
ahid
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ev.
Stra
tegy
Pro
mo
te
the
pla
nn
ed
and
su
stai
nab
le
con
solid
atio
n o
f th
e ex
isti
ng
urb
an f
orm
an
d
the
sen
siti
ve
pro
mo
tio
n
of
amen
itie
s.
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n
eed
to
u
pgr
ade
and
su
pp
ort
th
e d
evel
op
men
t o
f th
e co
re a
s a
tow
n c
entr
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ill
be
bal
ance
d w
ith
th
e n
eed
to
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nse
rve
its
app
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as
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ttra
ctiv
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isto
ric
villa
ge
sett
lem
ent
and
to
re
tain
th
e ex
isti
ng
amen
itie
s o
f th
e ar
ea.
Inse
rt
sugg
est
ed
text
:-
of
amen
itie
s “
bei
ng
cogn
isan
t o
f th
e p
roxi
mit
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gica
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sen
siti
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con
com
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t Eu
rop
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rvat
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sign
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eed
. O
bje
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re
ad
as
follo
ws:
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rom
ote
th
e p
lan
ned
an
d
sust
ain
able
co
nso
lidat
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o
f th
e ex
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an f
orm
an
d t
he
sen
siti
ve p
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on
o
f am
enit
ies.
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e n
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to
up
grad
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d s
up
po
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dev
elo
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ent
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the
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as
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wn
cen
tre
w
ill b
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alan
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wit
h t
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nee
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an
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llage
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ttle
men
t an
d t
o r
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exis
tin
g am
enit
ies
of
the
area
bei
ng
cogn
isan
t o
f it
s p
roxi
mit
y to
an
ec
olo
gica
lly
sen
siti
ve
coas
tlin
e in
clu
din
g Eu
rop
ean
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es.
4
MA
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Fa
cilit
ate
the
de
velo
pm
ent
of
a p
edes
tria
n
and
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cle
link
bet
wee
n
Mal
ahid
e an
d
the
Do
nab
ate
pen
insu
la
as
par
t o
f th
e Fi
nga
l C
oas
tal W
ay.
Inse
rt s
ugg
est
ed t
ext:
- p
enin
sula
, w
hils
t av
oid
ing
any
rou
tin
g al
on
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ort
her
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bo
un
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y o
f M
alah
ide
inn
er e
stu
ary
by
virt
ue
of
its
eco
logi
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ensi
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ty.
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eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
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cilit
ate
the
dev
elo
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ent
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edes
tria
n
and
cy
cle
link
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we
en M
alah
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t o
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p
the
vi
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at
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gth
en
and
p
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ote
th
e p
rovi
sio
n a
nd
ran
ge o
f fa
cilit
ies,
es
pe
cial
ly
the
rete
nti
on
an
d
pro
mo
tio
n
of
reta
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nve
nie
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sh
op
pin
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d c
om
mu
nit
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rvic
es
to
sup
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ula
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and
to
uri
sts.
Fu
ture
d
evel
op
men
t w
ill
be
st
rict
ly
rela
ted
to
th
e in
dic
ated
u
se
zon
es
incl
ud
ing
the
infi
llin
g o
f ex
isti
ng
de
velo
ped
Inse
rt
sugg
este
d
text
:-
Are
a O
rder
“b
ein
g co
gnis
ant
of
the
p
ote
nti
al
incr
easi
ng
pre
ssu
res
that
co
uld
ari
se a
s a
resu
lt o
f th
e im
ple
men
tati
on
of
a Fi
nga
l To
uri
st S
trat
egy
”.
Agr
eed
. St
rate
gy t
o r
ead
as
follo
ws:
Dev
elo
p t
he
villa
ge in
a
man
ner
th
at
will
p
rote
ct
its
char
acte
r,
and
st
ren
gth
en a
nd
pro
mo
te t
he
pro
visi
on
an
d r
ange
o
f fa
cilit
ies,
e
spec
ially
th
e re
ten
tio
n
and
p
rom
oti
on
o
f re
tail
con
ven
ien
ce
sho
pp
ing
and
co
mm
un
ity
serv
ice
s to
su
pp
ort
th
e ex
isti
ng
po
pu
lati
on
an
d t
ou
rist
s. F
utu
re d
eve
lop
men
t w
ill
be
stri
ctly
re
late
d
to
the
ind
icat
ed
use
zo
ne
s
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
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00
005
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47
Ch
apte
r R
ef.
P
olic
y/ O
bje
ctiv
e
Am
en
dm
en
ts
Alt
era
tio
n A
gre
ed
/Dis
agre
ed
– F
inal
Ob
ject
ive
in
clu
din
g an
y n
ew
wo
rdin
g
area
s ra
ther
th
an f
urt
her
ext
ensi
on
of
thes
e
area
s. D
eve
lop
men
t w
ill b
e e
nco
ura
ged
wh
ich
u
tilis
es
the
recr
eati
on
al
and
ed
uca
tio
nal
p
ote
nti
al
of
the
ar
ea
and
o
ther
n
earb
y n
atu
ral
envi
ron
men
ts
of
hig
h
qu
alit
y.
The
st
rate
gy f
or
Ho
wth
Pen
insu
la i
s to
en
sure
th
e
con
serv
atio
n a
nd
pre
serv
atio
n o
f it
s se
nsi
tive
an
d
scen
ic
area
, in
p
arti
cula
r th
rou
gh
the
imp
lem
enta
tio
n
of
the
H
ow
th
Spec
ial
Am
enit
y A
rea
Ord
er.
incl
ud
ing
the
infi
llin
g o
f ex
isti
ng
dev
elo
ped
are
as
rath
er
than
fu
rth
er
exte
nsi
on
o
f th
ese
area
s.
Dev
elo
pm
ent
will
be
enco
ura
ged
wh
ich
uti
lises
th
e re
crea
tio
nal
an
d e
du
cati
on
al p
ote
nti
al o
f th
e
area
an
d o
ther
nea
rby
nat
ura
l en
viro
nm
ents
of
hig
h q
ual
ity.
Th
e st
rate
gy f
or
Ho
wth
Pen
insu
la i
s to
en
sure
th
e co
nse
rvat
ion
an
d p
rese
rvat
ion
of
its
sen
siti
ve a
nd
sce
nic
are
a, in
par
ticu
lar
thro
ugh
th
e im
ple
men
tati
on
o
f th
e H
ow
th
Spec
ial
Am
enit
y A
rea
Ord
er,
bei
ng
cogn
isan
t o
f th
e p
ote
nti
al i
ncr
easi
ng
pre
ssu
res
that
co
uld
ari
se a
s a
resu
lt
of
the
imp
lem
enta
tio
n
of
the
Fin
gal
Tou
rism
Str
ateg
y.
4
Bal
grif
fin
&
Bel
cam
p
Dev
. St
rate
gy
Co
nso
lidat
e th
e n
ew
an
d
exi
stin
g ar
eas
of
Bal
grif
fin
an
d
Bel
cam
p
to
crea
te
vib
ran
t re
sid
enti
al
com
mu
nit
ies
wit
h
app
rop
riat
e lo
cal
serv
ices
an
d
com
mu
nit
y fa
cilit
ies
to
serv
e th
e n
ew p
op
ula
tio
n.
En
sure
th
at t
he
nec
ess
ary
infr
astr
uct
ure
is
d
eliv
ered
in
ta
nd
em w
ith
de
velo
pm
ent
and
th
at t
he
new
b
uilt
fo
rm r
esp
ects
th
e ri
ch b
uilt
an
d n
atu
ral
her
itag
e o
f th
e su
rro
un
din
g en
viro
nm
ent.
Inse
rt
sugg
est
ed
text
:-
surr
ou
nd
ing
envi
ron
men
t “r
eco
gnis
es
the
eco
logi
cal
sen
siti
vity
an
d
hyd
rolo
gica
l co
nn
ecti
on
w
ith
ad
jace
nt
Euro
pea
n S
ites
”.
Agr
eed
. St
rate
gy t
o r
ead
as
follo
ws:
Co
nso
lidat
e th
e n
ew
an
d e
xist
ing
area
s o
f B
algr
iffi
n a
nd
Bel
cam
p t
o
crea
te
vib
ran
t re
sid
enti
al
com
mu
nit
ies
wit
h
app
rop
riat
e lo
cal
serv
ice
s an
d
com
mu
nit
y fa
cilit
ies
to s
erve
th
e n
ew p
op
ula
tio
n.
En
sure
th
at t
he
nec
essa
ry i
nfr
astr
uct
ure
is
del
iver
ed i
n
tan
dem
wit
h d
eve
lop
men
t an
d t
hat
th
e n
ew b
uilt
fo
rm r
esp
ects
th
e ri
ch b
uilt
an
d n
atu
ral
her
itag
e o
f th
e su
rro
un
din
g en
viro
nm
ent
and
rec
ogn
ise
s th
e ec
olo
gica
l se
nsi
tivi
ty
and
h
ydro
logi
cal
con
nec
tio
n w
ith
ad
jace
nt
Euro
pea
n S
ites
.
4
PO
RT2
P
rovi
de
recr
eati
on
al
faci
litie
s fo
r th
e
exp
and
ing
po
pu
lati
on
on
th
e p
enin
sula
. In
sert
su
gges
ted
tex
t:-
pen
insu
la “
bei
ng
min
dfu
l o
f th
e ec
olo
gica
l se
nsi
tivi
tie
s o
f th
e d
esig
nat
ed c
oas
tal s
ite”
.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
rea
d a
s fo
llow
s: P
rovi
de
rec
reat
ion
al
faci
litie
s fo
r th
e
exp
and
ing
po
pu
lati
on
o
n
the
Pen
insu
la
bei
ng
min
dfu
l o
f th
e ec
olo
gica
l se
nsi
tivi
ties
o
f th
e co
ast
incl
ud
ing
Euro
pea
n
Site
s.
4
PO
RT5
En
sure
th
e se
nsi
tive
co
asta
l e
stu
arin
e ar
ea o
f Th
e B
urr
ow
is
adeq
uat
ely
pro
tect
ed a
nd
th
at
any
pro
po
sed
dev
elo
pm
ent
is s
ub
ject
to
HD
A
Sugg
est
te
xt
incl
usi
on
fo
r
PO
RT5
“s
ub
ject
to
Sc
reen
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent”
.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
rea
d a
s fo
llow
s: E
nsu
re t
he
sen
siti
ve
coas
tal
estu
arin
e
area
o
f Th
e B
urr
ow
is
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
48
Ch
apte
r R
ef.
P
olic
y/ O
bje
ctiv
e
Am
en
dm
en
ts
Alt
era
tio
n A
gre
ed
/Dis
agre
ed
– F
inal
Ob
ject
ive
in
clu
din
g an
y n
ew
wo
rdin
g
scre
enin
g.
ad
equ
atel
y p
rote
cted
an
d
that
an
y p
rop
ose
d
dev
elo
pm
ent
is
sub
ject
to
en
viro
nm
enta
l as
sess
men
t in
clu
din
g Sc
reen
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
A
sses
smen
t.
4
PO
RT6
Th
e re
pla
cem
ent
of
chal
ets/
ho
liday
hu
ts b
y p
erm
anen
t d
wel
lings
, w
hic
h c
an b
e re
sid
ed in
o
n a
n a
ll ye
ar b
asis
wit
hin
‘H
A’
zon
ed l
and
at
The
Bu
rro
w,
will
be
con
sid
ere
d i
n t
he
con
text
o
f fl
oo
d
risk
, si
te
size
, EP
A
stan
dar
ds
for
was
te
wat
er
dis
po
sal,
acce
ss
and
o
ther
ap
pro
pri
ate
stan
dar
ds.
Po
ten
tial
im
pac
ts o
n E
uro
pea
n s
ites
an
d
add
itio
nal
tex
t to
be
incl
ud
ed.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
rea
d a
s fo
llow
s: T
he
rep
lace
men
t o
f ch
alet
s/h
olid
ay
hu
ts
by
pe
rman
ent
dw
ellin
gs,
wh
ich
ca
n
be
resi
ded
in
o
n
an
all
year
b
asis
w
ith
in ‘
HA
’ zo
ned
lan
d a
t Th
e B
urr
ow
, w
ill b
e co
nsi
der
ed i
n t
he
con
text
of
flo
od
ris
k, s
ite
size
, EP
A s
tan
dar
ds
for
was
te w
ater
dis
po
sal,
acce
ss,
imp
act
on
H
abit
ats
Dir
ecti
ve
An
nex
I
hab
itat
s in
clu
din
g p
rio
rity
fi
xed
d
un
e h
abit
ats
and
fo
r p
rote
cted
sp
ecie
s an
d
oth
er
app
rop
riat
e st
and
ard
s.
4
PO
RT7
P
rovi
de
for
ped
estr
ian
an
d
cycl
e ro
ute
s b
etw
een
Po
rtra
ne
and
Do
nab
ate.
In
sert
su
gge
sted
tex
t:-
Do
nab
ate
“bei
ng
min
dfu
l o
f th
e im
pac
ts
up
on
th
e ec
olo
gica
l d
iver
sity
aro
un
d
Po
rtra
ne
Dem
ense
”.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
P
rovi
de
for
ped
estr
ian
an
d
cycl
e ro
ute
s b
etw
een
P
ort
ran
e an
d D
on
abat
e b
ein
g m
ind
ful o
f th
e im
pac
ts u
po
n
the
eco
logi
cal
div
ersi
ty
aro
un
d
Po
rtra
ne
Dem
ense
.
4
BA
LB6
P
rep
are
a R
ege
ner
atio
n
Stra
tegy
fo
r B
alb
rigg
an h
arb
ou
r in
co
nsu
ltat
ion
wit
h l
oca
l fi
sher
men
, b
usi
nes
ses
and
co
mm
un
ity
gro
up
s h
avin
g re
gard
to
its
his
tori
c ch
arac
ter.
Inse
rt s
ugg
este
d t
ext:
- h
arb
ou
r “s
ub
ject
to
Scr
een
ing
for
AA
”.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
P
rep
are
a R
egen
erat
ion
Str
ateg
y fo
r B
alb
rigg
an H
arb
ou
r in
co
nsu
ltat
ion
wit
h lo
cal f
ish
erm
en, b
usi
ne
sses
an
d
com
mu
nit
y gr
ou
ps
hav
ing
rega
rd t
o i
ts h
isto
ric
char
acte
r su
bje
ct t
o
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t.
4
RU
SH0
9
Pre
par
e an
d
Imp
lem
ent
the
Ro
gers
tow
n
Estu
ary
Man
agem
ent
Pla
n
and
su
bje
ct
the
M
anag
emen
t P
lan
to
H
abit
ats
Dir
ecti
ve
Ass
essm
ent
pri
or
to it
s ad
op
tio
n
The
man
age
men
t p
lan
will
nee
d t
o b
e Sc
reen
ed f
or
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
P
rep
are
and
im
ple
men
t th
e M
anag
em
ent
Pla
n f
or
the
Ou
ter
Ro
gers
tow
n E
stu
ary
Pla
n a
nd
su
bje
ct t
he
pla
n t
o
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t p
rio
r to
its
ado
pti
on
.
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
49
Ch
apte
r R
ef.
P
olic
y/ O
bje
ctiv
e
Am
en
dm
en
ts
Alt
era
tio
n A
gre
ed
/Dis
agre
ed
– F
inal
Ob
ject
ive
in
clu
din
g an
y n
ew
wo
rdin
g
4
RU
SH 1
3
Pre
par
e a
Mas
terp
lan
fo
r th
e d
evel
op
men
t o
f m
arin
a an
d
wat
er
spo
rts
faci
litie
s at
R
ush
Sa
ilin
g C
lub
w
ith
im
pro
ved
ac
cess
an
d
off
st
reet
par
kin
g to
ser
ve t
he
loca
l co
mm
un
ity
sub
ject
to
an
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent.
Cla
rify
th
at
sub
ject
to
Sc
reen
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent.
Th
e d
evel
op
men
t o
f a
mar
ina
may
req
uir
e a
feas
ibili
ty s
tud
y to
ad
dre
ss o
ther
co
asta
l lo
cati
on
po
ssib
iliti
es.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
Ex
amin
e th
e
feas
ibili
ty o
f d
evel
op
ing
a m
arin
a an
d a
uxi
liary
an
d
asso
ciat
ed
faci
litie
s at
th
e R
amp
arts
, R
oge
rsto
wn
, R
ush
, d
esi
gned
an
d
bu
ilt
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith
su
stai
nab
le e
colo
gica
l st
and
ard
s an
d
avo
idin
g si
gnif
ican
t ad
vers
e im
pac
ts
on
Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es a
nd
sp
ecie
s.
Such
co
nsi
der
atio
n
shal
l ta
ke
cogn
isan
ce
of
a w
ider
st
ud
y in
to
mar
ina
de
velo
pm
ent
alo
ng
the
Fin
gal
coas
tlin
e (O
bje
ctiv
e ED
71
, C
hap
ter
6:
Eco
no
mic
D
evel
op
men
t re
fers
.
4
RU
SH1
4
N
ew p
olic
y p
rop
ose
d.
A
gree
d.
Ob
ject
ive
to r
ead
as
follo
ws:
Un
der
take
a s
tud
y,
wit
hin
o
ne
year
o
f th
e m
akin
g o
f th
is
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n,
of
lan
ds
in R
ush
lo
cate
d a
t N
ort
h
Bea
ch,
and
im
ple
men
t it
s re
com
men
dat
ion
s to
en
sure
th
at p
lan
nin
g p
olic
y in
R
ush
ta
kes
into
co
nsi
der
atio
n
the
dyn
amic
n
atu
re
of
coas
tal
pro
cess
es
and
th
e p
red
icte
d
imp
acts
of
clim
ate
chan
ge in
th
e p
rop
er p
lan
nin
g an
d s
ust
ain
able
de
velo
pm
ent
of
the
tow
n a
nd
its
envi
ron
s.
4
RU
SH1
5
New
po
licy
pro
po
sed
. Su
gge
st n
ew t
ext
inse
rt;
Un
der
take
a “
Hab
itat
Ch
arac
teri
sati
on
” st
ud
y,
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
rea
d a
s fo
llow
s: U
nd
erta
ke a
Hab
itat
C
har
acte
risa
tio
n s
tud
y, w
ith
in o
ne
year
of
the
m
akin
g o
f th
is
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n,
of
lan
ds
in
Ru
sh l
oca
ted
so
uth
of
Sou
th S
ho
re R
oad
fro
m
Ro
gers
tow
n
Pie
r to
th
e sh
ore
line
imm
edia
tely
so
uth
of
Old
Bar
rack
Ro
ad,
and
im
ple
men
t it
s re
com
men
dat
ion
s to
en
sure
th
at p
lan
nin
g p
olic
y in
Ru
sh f
ulf
ils t
he
Co
un
cil’s
leg
al o
blig
atio
n t
o
pro
tect
Eu
rop
ean
si
tes
and
ta
kes
into
co
nsi
der
atio
n
the
dyn
amic
n
atu
re
of
coas
tal
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
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atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
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RP
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Ch
apte
r R
ef.
P
olic
y/ O
bje
ctiv
e
Am
en
dm
en
ts
Alt
era
tio
n A
gre
ed
/Dis
agre
ed
– F
inal
Ob
ject
ive
in
clu
din
g an
y n
ew
wo
rdin
g
pro
cess
es
and
th
e p
red
icte
d i
mp
acts
of
clim
ate
ch
ange
in
th
e p
rop
er p
lan
nin
g an
d s
ust
ain
able
d
evel
op
men
t o
f th
e to
wn
an
d it
s en
viro
ns.
4
LOU
G3
P
rovi
de
for
and
fa
cilit
ate
mix
ed-u
sed
d
evel
op
men
t in
clu
din
g re
stau
ran
ts,
cafe
s, a
rt
and
cu
ltu
ral u
ses
wit
hin
th
e h
arb
ou
r ar
ea.
Inse
rt
sugg
est
ed
text
:-
are
a “
bei
ng
min
dfu
l o
f th
e ec
olo
gica
l se
nsi
tivi
tie
s o
f th
e p
roxi
mal
Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es”
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
P
rovi
de
for
and
fa
cilit
ate
mix
ed-u
sed
d
eve
lop
men
t in
clu
din
g re
stau
ran
ts,
cafe
s, a
rt a
nd
cu
ltu
ral
use
s w
ith
in
the
har
bo
ur
area
bei
ng
min
dfu
l o
f th
e ec
olo
gica
l se
nsi
tivi
ties
of
the
nea
rby
Euro
pea
n S
ites
.
5
RF4
3
Req
uir
e th
at a
n a
pp
lican
t d
emo
nst
rate
s th
at
the
imp
act
of
any
pro
po
sed
ho
use
will
no
t ad
vers
ely
affe
ct,
eith
er d
ire
ctly
or
ind
irec
tly,
th
e ec
olo
gica
l in
tegr
ity
of
any
Nat
ura
20
00
si
te.
Sugg
est
te
xt
incl
usi
on
“e
colo
gica
l in
tegr
ity
of
any
Euro
pea
n s
ite
A
gree
d.
Ob
ject
ive
to
read
as
fo
llow
s:
Req
uir
e th
at
an
app
lican
t d
emo
nst
rate
s th
at t
he
imp
act
of
any
pro
po
sed
ho
use
will
no
t ad
vers
ely
affe
ct,
eit
her
d
irec
tly
or
ind
irec
tly,
th
e ec
olo
gica
l in
tegr
ity
of
any
Euro
pea
n s
ite
5
RF8
2
Pro
hib
it
min
eral
ex
trac
tio
n
and
la
nd
re
clam
atio
n
alo
ng
the
coas
t,
par
ticu
larl
y in
p
roxi
mit
y to
est
uar
ies,
exc
ept
wh
ere
it c
an b
e
dem
on
stra
ted
th
at t
her
e w
ill b
e n
o s
ign
ific
ant
adve
rse
imp
act
on
th
e en
viro
nm
ent,
vi
sual
am
enit
y,
her
itag
e o
r th
e co
nse
rvat
ion
o
bje
ctiv
es o
f N
atu
ra 2
00
0 S
ite
s.
Po
ten
tial
imp
acts
on
Eu
rop
ean
sit
es
Sugg
est
tex
t al
tera
tio
n ”
Euro
pea
n s
ites
”.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
P
roh
ibit
m
iner
al
extr
acti
on
an
d l
and
rec
lam
atio
n a
lon
g th
e co
ast,
p
arti
cula
rly
in p
roxi
mit
y to
est
uar
ies,
exc
ept
in
exce
pti
on
al c
ircu
mst
ance
s an
d w
her
e it
can
be
dem
on
stra
ted
th
at t
her
e w
ill b
e n
o s
ign
ific
ant
adve
rse
imp
act
on
th
e en
viro
nm
ent,
vi
sual
am
enit
y, h
erit
age
or
the
co
nse
rvat
ion
ob
ject
ive
s o
f Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es.
5
RF8
3
Ensu
re
that
an
y fu
ture
p
rop
osa
ls
for
extr
acti
on
of
aggr
egat
es
and
lan
d r
ecla
mat
ion
p
rop
osa
ls
incl
ud
e an
as
sess
men
t o
f th
e
imp
act(
s) o
n t
he
nat
ura
l an
d c
ult
ura
l her
itag
e,
and
o
n
the
coas
tal
pro
cess
es
of
ero
sio
n,
dep
osi
tio
n a
ccre
tio
n a
nd
flo
od
ing.
An
y su
ch
pro
po
sals
may
nee
d t
o b
e ac
com
pan
ied
by
an
Envi
ron
men
tal
Imp
act
Stat
emen
t an
d/o
r sc
reen
ing
for
asse
ssm
ent
un
der
th
e H
abit
ats
Dir
ecti
ve.
Sugg
est
te
xt
alte
rati
on
fo
r la
st
bu
llet
po
int
“su
bje
ct
to
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t”.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
En
sure
th
at
any
futu
re p
rop
osa
ls f
or
extr
acti
on
of
aggr
egat
es
and
la
nd
re
clam
atio
n
pro
po
sals
in
clu
de
an
asse
ssm
ent
of
the
imp
act(
s) o
n t
he
nat
ura
l an
d
cult
ura
l her
itag
e, a
nd
on
th
e co
asta
l pro
cess
es o
f er
osi
on
, d
epo
siti
on
acc
reti
on
an
d f
loo
din
g. A
ny
such
pro
po
sals
may
nee
d t
o b
e ac
com
pan
ied
by
an
Envi
ron
men
tal
Imp
act
Stat
emen
t an
d/o
r Sc
reen
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent.
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
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01
7-2
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atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
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Ch
apte
r R
ef.
P
olic
y/ O
bje
ctiv
e
Am
en
dm
en
ts
Alt
era
tio
n A
gre
ed
/Dis
agre
ed
– F
inal
Ob
ject
ive
in
clu
din
g an
y n
ew
wo
rdin
g
5
RF8
6
Pre
serv
e an
d
pro
tect
w
etl
and
s,
coas
tal
hab
itat
s,
and
es
tuar
ine
m
arsh
la
nd
s in
th
e
coas
tal
zon
e fr
om
in
app
rop
riat
e d
evel
op
men
t, in
clu
din
g la
nd
rec
lam
atio
n.
An
y p
rop
osa
ls f
or
lan
d r
ecla
mat
ion
in
th
e co
asta
l zo
ne
shal
l b
e
sub
ject
to
sc
reen
ing
for
asse
ssm
ent
un
der
th
e H
abit
ats
Dir
ect
ive
and
to
an
as
sess
men
t o
f im
pac
ts
on
an
y su
ch
wet
lan
ds,
co
asta
l h
abit
ats,
an
d
estu
arin
e
mar
sh
lan
ds
and
it
s im
pac
ts
on
co
asta
l p
roce
sse
s in
clu
din
g er
osi
on
, d
epo
siti
on
ac
cret
ion
an
d f
loo
din
g.
Sugg
est
te
xt
alte
rati
on
fo
r la
st
bu
llet
po
int
“su
bje
ct
to
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t”.
Sugg
est
te
xt
alte
rati
on
fo
r la
st
bu
llet
po
int
“flo
od
ing
and
p
ote
nti
al
imp
acts
fr
om
clim
ate
chan
ge”.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
P
rese
rve
and
p
rote
ct c
oas
tal
wet
lan
ds,
co
asta
l h
abit
ats,
an
d
estu
arin
e m
arsh
la
nd
s in
co
asta
l ar
eas
fro
m
inap
pro
pri
ate
dev
elo
pm
ent,
in
clu
din
g la
nd
re
clam
atio
n.
An
y p
rop
osa
ls f
or
lan
d r
ecla
mat
ion
in
co
asta
l ar
eas
shal
l b
e su
bje
ct t
o S
cree
nin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t an
d t
o a
n a
sses
smen
t o
f im
pac
ts o
n a
ny
such
wet
lan
ds,
co
asta
l h
abit
ats,
an
d e
stu
arin
e m
arsh
lan
ds
and
its
im
pac
ts o
n
coas
tal
pro
cess
es
incl
ud
ing
ero
sio
n,
dep
osi
tio
n,
accr
etio
n
and
fl
oo
din
g p
arti
cula
rly
in
ligh
t o
f cl
imat
e ch
ange
.
5
RF1
00
Su
pp
ort
rec
reat
ion
al p
urs
uit
s w
hic
h p
rom
ote
th
e u
se o
f n
atu
ral l
and
scap
e fe
atu
res
in a
way
w
hic
h
do
es
no
t d
etra
ct
or
cau
se
un
du
e
dam
age
to t
he
feat
ure
s u
po
n w
hic
h a
ny
such
p
rop
ose
d in
itia
tive
s re
ly. W
he
re t
he
pro
po
sed
p
urs
uit
in
volv
es
lan
d
use
ch
ange
s ei
ther
w
ith
in
or
adja
cen
t to
N
atu
ra
20
00
si
tes,
p
rop
osa
ls
will
b
e su
bje
ct
to
scre
enin
g fo
r as
sess
men
t u
nd
er t
he
Hab
itat
s D
ire
ctiv
e.
Sugg
est
tex
t al
tera
tio
n “
Euro
pea
n s
ites
in
stea
d o
f N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ite
s”.
Pro
po
sals
w
ill
be
sub
ject
to
Sc
reen
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent”
.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
rea
d a
s fo
llow
s: S
up
po
rt r
ecre
atio
nal
p
urs
uit
s w
hic
h
pro
mo
te
the
use
o
f n
atu
ral
lan
dsc
ape
feat
ure
s in
a
way
w
hic
h
do
es
no
t d
etra
ct o
r ca
use
un
du
e d
amag
e to
th
e fe
atu
res
up
on
wh
ich
an
y su
ch p
rop
ose
d i
nit
iati
ves
rely
. W
her
e th
e p
rop
ose
d p
urs
uit
in
volv
es
lan
d u
se
chan
ges
eith
er w
ith
in o
r ad
jace
nt
to E
uro
pea
ns
site
s, p
rop
osa
ls w
ill b
e su
bje
ct t
o S
cre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t
5
RF1
02
Su
pp
ort
th
e p
rovi
sio
n
of
pro
po
sed
lo
ng
dis
tan
ce w
alki
ng
trai
ls t
hat
pro
vid
e ac
cess
to
sc
enic
co
asta
l an
d r
iver
fea
ture
s, s
ub
ject
to
sc
reen
ing
for
asse
ssm
ent
un
der
th
e H
abit
at’s
D
irec
tive
.
Sugg
est
te
xt
incl
usi
on
“s
ub
ject
to
Sc
reen
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent”
. A
gree
d.
Ob
ject
ive
to
read
as
fo
llow
s:
Sup
po
rt
the
pro
visi
on
of
pro
po
sed
lon
g d
ista
nce
wal
kin
g tr
ails
th
at p
rovi
de
acce
ss t
o s
cen
ic u
pla
nd
s, r
iver
ine
and
co
asta
l fe
atu
res,
su
bje
ct
to
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t.
5
RF1
03
Fa
cilit
ate
the
crea
tio
n o
f go
lf c
ou
rse
s, p
itch
an
d p
utt
co
urs
es,
and
dri
vin
g ra
nge
s in
th
e
Gre
enb
elt
wh
ere
such
de
velo
pm
ent
do
es n
ot
con
trav
ene
the
visi
on
an
d
zon
ing
ob
ject
ive
fo
r th
e G
reen
bel
t o
r im
pac
t o
n a
ny
his
tori
c
Sugg
est
te
xt
alte
rati
on
“s
ub
ject
to
Sc
reen
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent”
. A
gree
d.
Ob
ject
ive
to
read
as
fo
llow
s:
Faci
litat
e th
e cr
eati
on
of
golf
co
urs
es,
pit
ch a
nd
pu
tt c
ou
rse
s,
and
dri
vin
g ra
nge
s in
th
e G
reen
bel
t w
her
e s
uch
d
evel
op
men
t d
oe
s n
ot
con
trav
ene
th
e vi
sio
n a
nd
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
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05
RP
00
005
F03
52
Ch
apte
r R
ef.
P
olic
y/ O
bje
ctiv
e
Am
en
dm
en
ts
Alt
era
tio
n A
gre
ed
/Dis
agre
ed
– F
inal
Ob
ject
ive
in
clu
din
g an
y n
ew
wo
rdin
g
des
ign
ed la
nd
scap
es,
an
d s
ub
ject
to
scr
een
ing
un
der
th
e H
abit
ats
Dir
ecti
ve.
zon
ing
ob
ject
ive
for
the
Gre
enb
elt
or
imp
act
on
an
y h
isto
ric
des
ign
ed l
and
scap
es,
and
su
bje
ct t
o
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t.
5
RF1
04
R
equ
ire
that
al
l ap
plic
atio
ns
for
pla
nn
ing
per
mis
sio
n f
or
golf
co
urs
es a
re a
cco
mp
anie
d
by
Imp
act
Stat
em
ents
, in
clu
din
g p
rop
ose
d
mit
igat
ion
mea
sure
s, w
hic
h a
sses
s;
The
visu
al im
pac
t,
The
cum
ula
tive
ef
fect
o
f th
e p
rop
ose
d
add
itio
nal
go
lf c
ou
rse
up
on
th
e la
nd
scap
e,
The
imp
act
of
the
pro
po
sed
go
lf c
ou
rse
on
th
e ex
isti
ng
bio
div
ersi
ty,
arch
aeo
logi
cal
and
ar
chit
ectu
ral h
erit
age,
Th
e im
pac
t o
n
dra
inag
e,
wat
er
usa
ge,
and
w
aste
w
ater
tr
eatm
ent
in
the
area
, an
d
pro
po
sed
mit
igat
ion
of
the
se im
pac
ts, a
nd
; Sc
reen
ing
for
asse
ssm
ent
un
der
th
e H
abit
ats
Dir
ecti
ve
of
the
po
ten
tial
fo
r im
pac
ts
on
N
atu
ra 2
00
0 S
ites
.
Sugg
est
Inse
rt t
ext:
- A
ny
lan
dsc
apin
g p
lan
s su
bm
itte
d s
ho
uld
n
ot
pre
scri
be
pla
nti
ng/
scre
enin
g w
ith
in
app
rop
riat
e n
on
-nat
ive
o
r al
ien
sp
ecie
s e.
g. H
ipp
op
hae
rh
amn
oid
es (
Sea
Bu
ckth
orn
) as
a
bo
un
dar
y tr
eatm
ent
par
ticu
larl
y in
p
roxi
mit
y o
f se
nsi
tive
co
asta
l hab
itat
s.
Sugg
est
te
xt
alte
rati
on
fo
r la
st
bu
llet
po
int
“su
bje
ct
to
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t”.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
R
equ
ire
that
al
l ap
plic
atio
ns
for
pla
nn
ing
per
mis
sio
n
for
golf
co
urs
es
are
acco
mp
anie
d b
y Im
pac
t St
ate
men
ts,
incl
ud
ing
pro
po
sed
mit
igat
ion
mea
sure
s, w
hic
h
asse
ss
The
visu
al im
pac
t,
The
cum
ula
tive
eff
ect
of
the
pro
po
sed
ad
dit
ion
al
golf
co
urs
e u
po
n t
he
lan
dsc
ape,
Th
e im
pac
t o
f th
e p
rop
ose
d g
olf
co
urs
e o
n t
he
ex
isti
ng
bio
div
ersi
ty,
arch
aeo
logi
cal
and
ar
chit
ectu
ral h
erit
age,
Th
e im
pac
t o
n d
rain
age,
wat
er u
sage
, an
d w
aste
w
ater
tr
eatm
ent
in
the
area
, an
d
pro
po
sed
m
itig
atio
n o
f th
ese
imp
acts
,
An
y la
nd
scap
ing
pla
ns
sho
uld
n
ot
pre
scri
be
p
lan
tin
g/sc
reen
ing
wit
h in
app
rop
riat
e n
on
-nat
ive
o
r al
ien
sp
ecie
s e.
g. H
ipp
op
hae
rh
amn
oid
es
(Sea
B
uck
tho
rn)
as a
bo
un
dar
y tr
eatm
ent
par
ticu
larl
y in
pro
xim
ity
of
sen
siti
ve c
oas
tal h
abit
ats,
an
d
Sub
ject
to
Scr
een
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
ess
men
t.
6
ED5
7
New
ob
ject
ive
D
evel
op
a C
ycle
/ P
ede
stri
an N
etw
ork
Str
ateg
y fo
r Fi
nga
l th
at e
nco
mp
asse
s th
e Fi
nga
l W
ay
and
o
ther
p
rop
ose
d
rou
tes
wh
ich
w
ill
be
Sc
reen
ed
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent
and
St
rate
gic
Envi
ron
men
tal A
sses
smen
t.
A
gree
d.
Ob
ject
ive
to
read
as
fo
llow
s:
Pro
mo
te
and
fa
cilit
ate
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
to c
reat
e an
in
tegr
ated
p
edes
tria
n a
nd
cyc
le n
etw
ork
lin
kin
g ke
y to
uri
st
des
tin
atio
ns
in
the
Co
un
ty,
by
adva
nci
ng
the
pro
po
sed
Fin
gal
Co
asta
l W
ay,
thro
ugh
car
ryin
g o
ut
a ro
ute
eva
luat
ion
stu
dy
wit
hin
tw
o y
ears
of
the
ado
pti
on
of
this
Pla
n,
en
suri
ng
a b
alan
ce i
s ac
hie
ved
b
etw
een
n
atu
re
con
serv
atio
n
and
p
ub
lic u
se a
nd
th
rou
gh id
enti
fyin
g p
ub
lic r
igh
ts o
f
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
53
Ch
apte
r R
ef.
P
olic
y/ O
bje
ctiv
e
Am
en
dm
en
ts
Alt
era
tio
n A
gre
ed
/Dis
agre
ed
– F
inal
Ob
ject
ive
in
clu
din
g an
y n
ew
wo
rdin
g
way
in
co
nsu
ltat
ion
w
ith
al
l re
leva
nt
stak
eho
lder
s,
and
b
y ex
plo
itin
g fo
rmer
ra
il n
etw
ork
s fo
r u
se a
s p
ote
nti
al n
ew t
ou
rist
an
d
recr
eati
on
al w
alki
ng
rou
tes.
6
ED7
1
Pro
mo
te
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
for
ente
rpri
se
and
em
plo
ymen
t cr
eati
on
in
m
arin
e to
uri
sm
wh
ere
it
ca
n
be
de
mo
nst
rate
d
that
th
e
resu
ltan
t d
eve
lop
men
t w
ill
no
t h
ave
a
neg
ativ
e im
pac
t o
n
the
rece
ivin
g m
arin
e
envi
ron
men
t.
Sugg
est
in
sert
te
xt:-
m
arin
e en
viro
nm
ent
“no
r an
y o
f th
e q
ual
ifyi
ng
feat
ure
s o
f Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es”.
Agr
eed
an
d
will
b
e in
clu
ded
in
Fi
nga
l D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
P
rom
ote
o
pp
ort
un
itie
s fo
r en
terp
rise
an
d
em
plo
ymen
t cr
eati
on
in
m
arin
e to
uri
sm
wh
ere
it
can
b
e
dem
on
stra
ted
th
at
the
resu
ltan
t d
evel
op
men
t w
ill n
ot
hav
e a
neg
ativ
e im
pac
t o
n t
he
rece
ivin
g m
arin
e en
viro
nm
ent
incl
ud
ing
any
of
the
qu
alif
yin
g fe
atu
res
of
Euro
pea
n S
ites
.
6
ED7
2
Pro
po
sed
New
Ob
ject
ive
U
nd
erta
ke
a fe
asib
ility
st
ud
y o
f Fi
nga
l co
astl
ine
to
iden
tify
p
ote
nti
al
site
s to
ac
com
mo
dat
e m
arin
a d
eve
lop
men
t re
leva
nt
to
recr
eati
on
al
pu
rsu
its/
req
uir
emen
ts
wh
ich
w
ill
be
scre
ened
fo
r A
A.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
U
nd
erta
ke
a fe
asib
ility
stu
dy
of
the
Fin
gal
coas
tlin
e t
o id
enti
fy
po
ten
tial
si
tes
to
acco
mm
od
ate
mar
ina
dev
elo
pm
ent
rele
van
t to
re
crea
tio
nal
p
urs
uit
s an
d
req
uir
emen
ts.
As
par
t o
f th
e st
ud
y th
e im
pac
t o
n
the
rece
ivin
g m
arin
e en
viro
nm
ent,
in
clu
din
g th
e co
astl
ine,
w
ill
be
asse
ssed
an
d
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sse
ssm
ent
un
der
take
n.
7
WQ
04
P
rote
ct e
xist
ing
rive
rin
e w
etla
nd
an
d c
oas
tal
hab
itat
s an
d
wh
ere
po
ssib
le
crea
te
ne
w
hab
itat
s to
m
ain
tain
n
atu
rally
fu
nct
ion
ing
eco
syst
em
s w
hils
t en
suri
ng
they
d
o
no
t im
pac
t n
egat
ivel
y o
n
the
con
serv
atio
n
ob
ject
ives
of
any
Nat
ura
20
00
sit
es.
Sugg
est
te
xt
is
alte
red
to
re
fer
to
Euro
pea
n
site
s an
d
no
t N
atu
ra
20
00
si
tes.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
P
rote
ct
exis
tin
g ri
veri
ne
wet
lan
d a
nd
co
asta
l h
abit
ats
and
wh
ere
p
oss
ible
cr
eate
n
ew
hab
itat
s to
m
ain
tain
n
atu
rally
fu
nct
ion
ing
eco
syst
ems
wh
ilst
ensu
rin
g th
ey
do
n
ot
imp
act
neg
ativ
ely
on
th
e
con
serv
atio
n o
bje
ctiv
es o
f an
y Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es.
7
WQ
05
Es
tab
lish
ri
par
ian
co
rrid
ors
fr
ee
fro
m
new
d
evel
op
men
t al
on
g al
l si
gnif
ican
t w
ater
cou
rse
s in
th
e C
ou
nty
. En
sure
a 1
0 t
o 1
5
met
re
wid
e ri
par
ian
b
uff
er
stri
p
mea
sure
d
Sugg
est
In
sert
tex
t:-
met
res
wid
e “a
s a
min
imu
m”.
A
gree
d.
O
bje
ctiv
e to
rea
d a
s fo
llow
s: E
stab
lish
rip
aria
n
corr
ido
rs f
ree
fro
m n
ew
dev
elo
pm
ent
alo
ng
all
sign
ific
ant
wat
erco
urs
es i
n t
he
Co
un
ty.
Ensu
re a
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
54
Ch
apte
r R
ef.
P
olic
y/ O
bje
ctiv
e
Am
en
dm
en
ts
Alt
era
tio
n A
gre
ed
/Dis
agre
ed
– F
inal
Ob
ject
ive
in
clu
din
g an
y n
ew
wo
rdin
g
fro
m
top
o
f b
ank
eith
er
sid
e o
f al
l w
ater
cou
rse
s, e
xcep
t in
re
spec
t o
f th
e Li
ffey
, To
lka,
P
inke
en,
May
ne,
Sl
uic
e,
War
d,
Bro
adm
ead
ow
, C
ord
uff
, M
att
and
D
elvi
n
wh
ere
a 3
0m
wid
e ri
par
ian
bu
ffer
str
ip f
rom
to
p o
f b
ank
to e
ith
er s
ide
of
all
wat
erco
urs
es
ou
tsid
e u
rban
cen
tres
is r
equ
ired
.
10
to
1
5
met
re
wid
e ri
par
ian
b
uff
er
stri
p
mea
sure
d
fro
m
top
o
f b
ank
eith
er
sid
e o
f al
l w
ater
cou
rse
s,
exce
pt
in
resp
ect
of
the
Liff
ey,
Tolk
a,
Pin
keen
, M
ayn
e,
Slu
ice,
W
ard
, B
road
mea
do
w,
Co
rdu
ff,
Mat
t an
d D
elvi
n w
her
e a
30
m w
ide
rip
aria
n b
uff
er s
trip
fro
m t
op
of
ban
k to
eit
her
sid
e o
f al
l w
ater
cou
rses
ou
tsid
e u
rban
ce
ntr
es
is r
equ
ired
as
a m
inim
um
.
7
EN1
0
Sup
po
rt
Irel
and
’s
ren
ew
able
en
ergy
co
mm
itm
ents
ou
tlin
ed i
n n
atio
nal
po
licy
by
faci
litat
ing
the
exp
loit
atio
n
of
win
d
po
wer
w
her
e su
ch
dev
elo
pm
ent
do
es
no
t h
ave
a n
egat
ive
imp
act
on
th
e su
rro
un
din
g en
viro
nm
ent,
lan
dsc
ape
or
loca
l am
enit
ies.
Sugg
est
in
sert
te
xt:-
su
rro
un
din
g en
viro
nm
ent
“ in
clu
din
g o
ffsh
ore
si
tes
that
will
lik
ely
be
des
ign
ated
un
der
th
e B
ird
s an
d
Hab
itat
s d
irec
tive
in
th
e
lifet
ime
of
the
pla
n”
Agr
eed
.
Ob
ject
ive
to r
ead
as
follo
ws:
Su
pp
ort
Ire
lan
d’s
re
new
able
en
ergy
co
mm
itm
ents
o
utl
ined
in
n
atio
nal
po
licy
by
faci
litat
ing
the
exp
loit
atio
n o
f w
ind
po
wer
wh
ere
su
ch d
evel
op
men
t d
oes
no
t h
ave
a n
egat
ive
im
pac
t o
n
the
surr
ou
nd
ing
envi
ron
men
t,
lan
dsc
ape
or
loca
l am
enit
ies
incl
ud
ing
off
sho
re s
ites
th
at m
ay b
e d
esig
nat
ed
un
der
th
e B
ird
s an
d
Hab
itat
s D
irec
tive
in
th
e lif
etim
e o
f th
is P
lan
.
8
GI0
2
Dev
elo
p t
he
gree
n i
nfr
astr
uct
ure
net
wo
rk t
o
ensu
re t
he
con
serv
atio
n a
nd
en
han
cem
ent
of
bio
div
ersi
ty,
incl
ud
ing
the
pro
tect
ion
o
f N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ite
s, t
he
pro
visi
on
of
acce
ssib
le
par
ks,
op
en s
pac
es a
nd
rec
reat
ion
al f
acili
tie
s,
the
sust
ain
able
m
anag
em
ent
of
wat
er,
the
m
ain
ten
ance
of
lan
dsc
ape
char
acte
r in
clu
din
g h
isto
ric
lan
dsc
ape
char
acte
r an
d
the
pro
tect
ion
an
d
enh
ance
men
t o
f th
e
arch
itec
tura
l an
d a
rch
aeo
logi
cal h
erit
age.
Sugg
est
ad
just
ing
text
to
re
fer
to
Euro
pea
n
site
s as
o
pp
ose
d
to
Nat
ura
2
00
0 s
ites
.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
rea
d a
s fo
llow
s: D
evel
op
th
e gr
een
in
fras
tru
ctu
re
net
wo
rk
to
ensu
re
the
con
serv
atio
n a
nd
en
han
cem
ent
of
bio
div
ersi
ty,
incl
ud
ing
the
pro
tect
ion
of
Euro
pea
n S
ites
, th
e
pro
visi
on
of
acce
ssib
le p
arks
, o
pen
sp
aces
an
d
recr
eati
on
al
faci
litie
s (i
ncl
ud
ing
allo
tmen
ts
and
co
mm
un
ity
yard
s),
the
sust
ain
able
man
age
men
t o
f w
ater
, th
e m
ain
ten
ance
o
f la
nd
scap
e ch
arac
ter
incl
ud
ing
his
tori
c la
nd
scap
e ch
arac
ter
and
th
e p
rote
ctio
n
and
en
han
cem
ent
of
the
arch
itec
tura
l an
d a
rch
aeo
logi
cal h
erit
age.
8
GI0
9
Dev
elo
p
and
im
ple
men
t a
Gre
en
Infr
astr
uct
ure
St
rate
gy
for
Fin
gal
in
par
tner
ship
w
ith
ke
y st
akeh
old
ers
and
th
e p
ub
lic.
Sugg
est
In
sert
tex
t:-
stra
tegy
fo
r Fi
nga
l “a
s a
pri
ori
ty”
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
D
eve
lop
an
d
imp
lem
ent
a G
reen
In
fras
tru
ctu
re
Stra
tegy
fo
r Fi
nga
l in
par
tner
ship
wit
h k
ey
stak
eho
lder
s an
d
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
55
Ch
apte
r R
ef.
P
olic
y/ O
bje
ctiv
e
Am
en
dm
en
ts
Alt
era
tio
n A
gre
ed
/Dis
agre
ed
– F
inal
Ob
ject
ive
in
clu
din
g an
y n
ew
wo
rdin
g
the
pu
blic
as
a p
rio
rity
.
8
GI1
4
Ensu
re t
he
pro
tect
ion
of
Fin
gal’s
Nat
ura
20
00
si
tes
is
cen
tral
to
Fi
nga
l C
ou
nty
C
ou
nci
l’s
Gre
en In
fras
tru
ctu
re S
trat
egy.
Sugg
est
ad
just
ing
text
to
re
fer
to
Euro
pea
n
site
s as
o
pp
ose
d
to
Nat
ura
2
00
0 s
ites
.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
En
sure
th
e p
rote
ctio
n o
f Fi
nga
l’s E
uro
pea
n s
ites
is
cen
tral
to
Fi
nga
l C
ou
nty
C
ou
nci
l’s
Gre
en
Infr
astr
uct
ure
St
rate
gy.
9
NH
05
En
sure
th
at t
he
man
agem
ent
of
the
Co
un
cil’s
o
pen
sp
aces
an
d p
arks
is
po
llin
ato
r-fr
ien
dly
an
d
pro
vid
es
mo
re
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
for
bio
div
ersi
ty.
Sugg
est
n
ew
text
:-
for
bio
div
ersi
ty,
“tak
ing
cogn
isan
ce
of
to
ensu
re
no
sp
read
of
alie
n in
vasi
ve s
pec
ies”
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
En
sure
th
at
the
m
anag
emen
t o
f th
e C
ou
nci
l’s o
pen
sp
ace
s an
d
par
ks
is
po
llin
ato
r-fr
ien
dly
, p
rovi
des
m
ore
o
pp
ort
un
itie
s fo
r b
iod
iver
sity
, an
d
do
es
no
t in
tro
du
ce
or
lead
to
th
e sp
read
o
f in
vasi
ve
spec
ies.
9
NH
07
En
sure
th
at t
he
Co
un
cil
take
s fu
ll ac
cou
nt
of
the
req
uir
emen
ts o
f th
e H
abit
ats
and
Bir
ds
Dir
ecti
ves,
as
th
ey
app
ly
bo
th
wit
hin
an
d
wit
ho
ut
Nat
ura
20
00
sit
es
in t
he
per
form
ance
o
f it
s fu
nct
ion
s.
Sugg
est
re
fere
nce
in
o
bje
ctiv
e to
Eu
rop
ean
sit
es.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
En
sure
th
at
the
Co
un
cil
take
s fu
ll ac
cou
nt
of
the
req
uir
emen
ts o
f th
e H
abit
ats
and
Bir
ds
Dir
ecti
ves,
as
they
ap
ply
b
oth
wit
hin
an
d w
ith
ou
t Eu
rop
ean
sit
es
in t
he
per
form
ance
of
its
fun
ctio
ns.
9
NH
08
Ensu
re t
hat
th
e C
ou
nci
l, in
th
e p
erfo
rman
ce
of
its
fun
ctio
ns,
ta
kes
full
acco
un
t o
f th
e
ob
ject
ives
an
d
man
age
men
t p
ract
ice
s p
rop
ose
d
in
any
man
agem
ent
pla
ns
for
Nat
ura
20
00
sit
es i
n a
nd
ad
jace
nt
to F
inga
l p
ub
lish
ed
by
the
Dep
artm
ent
of
Art
s,
Her
itag
e an
d t
he
Gae
ltac
ht.
Sugg
est
ch
angi
ng
alte
rin
g te
xt,
Nat
ura
2
00
0 s
ites
to
Eu
rop
ean
sit
es.
A
gree
d
Ob
ject
ive
to
read
as
fo
llow
s:
Ensu
re
that
th
e C
ou
nci
l, in
th
e p
erfo
rman
ce o
f it
s fu
nct
ion
s, t
ake
s fu
ll ac
cou
nt
of
the
ob
ject
ive
s an
d m
anag
emen
t p
ract
ices
p
rop
ose
d
in
any
man
agem
ent
or
rela
ted
pla
ns
for
Euro
pea
n S
ites
in
an
d a
dja
cen
t to
Fin
gal
pu
blis
hed
by
the
Dep
artm
ent
of
Art
s,
Her
itag
e an
d t
he
Gae
ltac
ht.
9
NH
14
En
sure
th
at
dev
elo
pm
ent
do
es
no
t h
ave
a si
gnif
ican
t ad
vers
e im
pac
t o
n
pro
po
sed
N
atu
ral
Her
itag
e
Are
as
(pN
HA
s),
Nat
ura
l H
erit
age
Are
as
(NH
As)
, St
atu
tory
N
atu
re
Res
erve
s, R
efu
ges
for
Fau
na,
Hab
itat
Dir
ecti
ve
An
nex
I s
ites
, a
nd
on
rar
e an
d t
hre
aten
ed
spec
ies
incl
ud
ing
tho
se p
rote
cted
by
law
an
d
Sugg
est
ne
w t
ext
add
ed:-
An
nex
I s
ites
“
and
An
nex
II s
pec
ies
con
tain
ed
th
erei
n”
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
En
sure
th
at
dev
elo
pm
ent
do
es n
ot
hav
e a
sign
ific
ant
adve
rse
im
pac
t o
n
pro
po
sed
N
atu
ral
Her
itag
e
Are
as
(pN
HA
s),
Nat
ura
l H
erit
age
Are
as
(NH
As)
, St
atu
tory
N
atu
re
Res
erve
s,
Ref
uge
s fo
r Fa
un
a,
Hab
itat
D
irec
tive
A
nn
ex
I si
tes
and
A
nn
ex
II
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
56
Ch
apte
r R
ef.
P
olic
y/ O
bje
ctiv
e
Am
en
dm
en
ts
Alt
era
tio
n A
gre
ed
/Dis
agre
ed
– F
inal
Ob
ject
ive
in
clu
din
g an
y n
ew
wo
rdin
g
thei
r h
abit
ats.
sp
ecie
s co
nta
ined
th
erei
n,
and
o
n
rare
an
d
thre
aten
ed s
pec
ies
incl
ud
ing
tho
se p
rote
cted
by
law
an
d t
hei
r h
abit
ats.
9
NH
58
P
lan
an
d d
evel
op
th
e Fi
nga
l Co
asta
l Way
fro
m
no
rth
o
f B
alb
rigg
an
to
Ho
wth
ta
kin
g fu
ll ac
cou
nt
of
the
nee
d t
o p
rote
ct t
he
nat
ura
l an
d
cult
ura
l h
erit
age
of
the
co
ast
and
th
e n
eed
to
avo
id s
ign
ific
ant
adve
rse
imp
acts
on
N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ite
s, o
ther
pro
tect
ed a
reas
an
d
spec
ies
pro
tect
ed b
y la
w.
Sugg
est
te
xt
incl
usi
on
to
re
fer
to
Euro
pea
n
site
s an
d
req
uir
emen
t fo
r Sc
reen
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent.
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
rea
d a
s fo
llow
s: P
lan
an
d d
evel
op
th
e Fi
nga
l C
oas
tal
Way
fro
m n
ort
h o
f B
alb
rigg
an
to
Ho
wth
ta
kin
g fu
ll ac
cou
nt
of
the
nee
d
to
pro
tect
th
e n
atu
ral
and
cu
ltu
ral
her
itag
e o
f th
e co
ast
and
th
e n
eed
to
avo
id s
ign
ific
ant
adve
rse
imp
acts
on
Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es,
oth
er p
rote
cted
are
as
and
sp
ecie
s p
rote
cted
by
law
.
9
NH
59
En
sure
th
at t
her
e is
ap
pro
pri
ate
pu
blic
acc
ess
to t
he
coas
t in
clu
din
g th
e p
rovi
sio
n o
f co
asta
l w
alkw
ays
and
cy
clew
ays,
w
hile
ta
kin
g fu
ll ac
cou
nt
of
the
nee
d t
o c
on
serv
e an
d e
nh
ance
th
e n
atu
ral
and
cu
ltu
ral
her
itag
e o
f th
e co
ast
and
th
e n
eed
to
av
oid
si
gnif
ican
t ad
vers
e
imp
acts
o
n
Nat
ura
2
00
0
site
s an
d
spec
ies
pro
tect
ed
by
law
, an
d
exam
ine
the
d
esig
nat
ion
o
f tr
adit
ion
al
wal
kin
g ro
ute
s th
eret
o a
s p
ub
lic r
igh
ts o
f w
ay.
Sugg
est
te
xt
incl
usi
on
to
re
fer
to
Euro
pea
n
site
s an
d
req
uir
emen
t fo
r Sc
reen
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent.
Agr
eed
O
bje
ctiv
e to
rea
d a
s fo
llow
s: E
nsu
re t
hat
th
ere
is
app
rop
riat
e p
ub
lic a
cce
ss t
o t
he
coas
t in
clu
din
g th
e p
rovi
sio
n o
f co
asta
l w
alkw
ays
and
cyc
lew
ays,
w
hile
tak
ing
full
acco
un
t o
f th
e n
eed
to
co
nse
rve
an
d e
nh
ance
th
e n
atu
ral
and
cu
ltu
ral
her
itag
e o
f th
e co
ast
and
th
e n
eed
to
av
oid
si
gnif
ican
t ad
vers
e im
pac
ts o
n E
uro
pea
n s
ite
s an
d s
pec
ies
pro
tect
ed
by
law
, th
rou
gh
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t,
and
ex
amin
e th
e d
esig
nat
ion
of
trad
itio
nal
wal
kin
g ro
ute
s th
eret
o
as p
ub
lic r
igh
ts o
f w
ay.
12
D
MS
01
En
sure
th
at
all
pla
ns
and
p
roje
cts
in
the
C
ou
nty
wh
ich
co
uld
, ei
ther
in
div
idu
ally
or
in-
com
bin
atio
n w
ith
oth
er p
lan
s an
d p
roje
cts,
h
ave
a si
gnif
ican
t ef
fect
on
a N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ite
(o
r si
tes)
w
ill
be
sub
ject
to
A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t Sc
reen
ing.
Am
end
Wo
rdin
g –
1
)Nat
ura
20
00
to
rea
d E
uro
pea
n S
ites
2
) A
A S
cre
enin
g to
rea
d S
cree
nin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t
Agr
eed
O
bje
ctiv
e to
rea
d a
s fo
llow
s: E
nsu
re t
hat
all
pla
ns
and
pro
ject
s in
th
e C
ou
nty
wh
ich
co
uld
, ei
ther
in
div
idu
ally
or
in-c
om
bin
atio
n w
ith
oth
er p
lan
s an
d
pro
ject
s,
hav
e a
sign
ific
ant
effe
ct
on
a
Euro
pea
n s
ite
or
site
s w
ill b
e su
bje
ct t
o S
cre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sse
ssm
ent.
12
D
MS
45
En
sure
th
at
any
pla
nn
ing
app
licat
ion
fo
r a
ho
use
wit
hin
an
are
a w
hic
h h
as a
Gre
enb
elt
or
Hig
h
Am
enit
y zo
nin
g o
bje
ctiv
e is
ac
com
pan
ied
b
y a
com
pre
hen
sive
V
isu
al
Inse
rt s
ugg
este
d t
ext:
- “a
nd
a S
cree
nin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t,
as
nec
ess
ary”
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
En
sure
th
at
any
pla
nn
ing
app
licat
ion
fo
r a
ho
use
wit
hin
an
are
a w
hic
h h
as a
Gre
enb
elt
or
Hig
h A
men
ity
zon
ing
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
57
Ch
apte
r R
ef.
P
olic
y/ O
bje
ctiv
e
Am
en
dm
en
ts
Alt
era
tio
n A
gre
ed
/Dis
agre
ed
– F
inal
Ob
ject
ive
in
clu
din
g an
y n
ew
wo
rdin
g
Imp
act
Stat
emen
t.
o
bje
ctiv
e is
ac
com
pan
ied
b
y a
com
pre
hen
sive
V
isu
al
Imp
act
Stat
emen
t an
d
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t, a
s n
ece
ssar
y.
12
D
MS
51
In
tegr
ate
and
pro
vid
e lin
ks t
hro
ugh
ad
join
ing
op
en
spac
es
to
crea
te
per
mea
ble
an
d
acce
ssib
le a
reas
.
Inse
rt s
ugg
est
ed t
ext:
- p
rovi
de
links
“su
bje
ct t
o S
cree
nin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t, a
s n
ece
ssar
y”
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
In
tegr
ate
and
p
rovi
de
links
th
rou
gh a
djo
inin
g o
pen
sp
aces
to
cr
eate
per
mea
ble
an
d a
cces
sib
le a
reas
, su
bje
ct t
o
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sse
ssm
ent
as
nec
ess
ary.
12
D
MS
95
Fa
cilit
ate
the
pro
visi
on
o
f a
crem
ato
riu
m
wit
hin
th
e lif
e o
f th
e D
raft
Pla
n,
sub
ject
to
en
viro
nm
enta
l as
sess
men
t an
d
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent
Scre
enin
g as
ap
pro
pri
ate.
Am
end
te
xt
:-
rep
lace
A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t Sc
reen
ing
wit
h
“Scr
een
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
ess
men
t”
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
Fa
cilit
ate
the
pro
visi
on
of
a cr
emat
ori
um
wit
hin
th
e lif
e o
f th
e D
raft
Pla
n,
sub
ject
to
en
viro
nm
enta
l as
sess
men
t an
d
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sse
ssm
ent
as
app
rop
riat
e.
12
D
MS
99
R
etai
l d
evel
op
men
t sh
ou
ld b
e in
acc
ord
ance
w
ith
th
e fu
nd
amen
tal
ob
ject
ive
to
sup
po
rt
the
vita
lity
and
via
bili
ty o
f th
e re
tail
cen
tre
an
d m
ust
dem
on
stra
te c
om
plia
nce
wit
h t
he
se
qu
enti
al
app
roac
h.
Pro
po
sals
to
am
alga
mat
e re
tail
un
its
will
b
e ca
refu
lly
con
sid
ered
. M
ajo
r re
tail
pro
po
sals
(ex
ceed
ing
1,0
00
sq
.met
res)
are
req
uir
ed t
o p
rovi
de
a d
etai
led
Ret
ail I
mp
act
Ass
essm
ent
(RIA
) an
d a
Tr
ansp
ort
Imp
act
Ass
essm
ent
(TIA
).
Inse
rt
Am
end
ed
text
:-
“an
d
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sse
ssm
ent”
A
gree
d.
Ob
ject
ive
to r
ead
as
follo
ws:
Ret
ail
dev
elo
pm
ent
sho
uld
be
in a
cco
rdan
ce w
ith
th
e fu
nd
amen
tal
ob
ject
ive
to s
up
po
rt t
he
vita
lity
and
via
bili
ty o
f th
e re
tail
cen
tre
and
m
ust
d
emo
nst
rate
co
mp
lian
ce
wit
h
the
seq
uen
tial
ap
pro
ach
. P
rop
osa
ls
to
amal
gam
ate
reta
il u
nit
s w
ill
be
ca
refu
lly
con
sid
ered
. M
ajo
r re
tail
pro
po
sals
(e
xcee
din
g 1
,00
0
sq.m
etre
s)
are
req
uir
ed
to
pro
vid
e a
det
aile
d
Ret
ail
Imp
act
Ass
essm
ent
(RIA
), a
Tra
nsp
ort
Im
pac
t A
sse
ssm
ent
(TIA
) an
d
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sse
ssm
ent,
as
ap
pro
pri
ate.
12
D
MS1
55
En
sure
A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t Sc
reen
ing
and
, w
her
e re
qu
ired
, fu
ll A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t is
car
ried
ou
t fo
r al
l p
lan
s an
d
pro
ject
in t
he
Co
un
ty w
hic
h, i
nd
ivid
ual
ly, o
r in
co
mb
inat
ion
wit
h o
ther
pla
ns
and
pro
ject
s, i
s lik
ely
to h
ave
a si
gnif
ican
t d
irec
t o
r in
dir
ect
Am
end
Te
xt
fro
m
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent
Scre
enin
g to
“Sc
reen
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent”
A
lso
N
atu
ra
20
00
si
tes
to
“Eu
rop
ean
Si
tes”
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
rea
d a
s fo
llow
s: E
nsu
re S
cree
nin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sse
ssm
ent
and
, w
her
e
req
uir
ed,
full
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
ess
men
t is
car
ried
ou
t fo
r al
l p
lan
s an
d
pro
ject
s in
th
e C
ou
nty
w
hic
h,
ind
ivid
ual
ly,
or
in c
om
bin
atio
n w
ith
oth
er p
lan
s
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
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Ch
apte
r R
ef.
P
olic
y/ O
bje
ctiv
e
Am
en
dm
en
ts
Alt
era
tio
n A
gre
ed
/Dis
agre
ed
– F
inal
Ob
ject
ive
in
clu
din
g an
y n
ew
wo
rdin
g
imp
act
on
an
y N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ite
or
site
s.
an
d p
roje
cts,
are
like
ly t
o h
ave
a si
gnif
ican
t d
irec
t o
r in
dir
ect
imp
act
on
an
y Eu
rop
ean
sit
e o
r si
tes.
12
D
MS
15
8
En
sure
p
lan
nin
g ap
plic
atio
ns
for
pro
po
sed
d
evel
op
men
ts l
ikel
y to
hav
e si
gnif
ican
t d
irec
t o
r in
dir
ect
imp
acts
on
an
y N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ite
or
site
s ar
e ac
com
pan
ied
b
y a
Nat
ura
Im
pac
t St
atem
ent
pre
par
ed i
n a
cco
rdan
ce w
ith
th
e
Gu
idan
ce i
ssu
ed b
y th
e D
ep
artm
ent
of
the
En
viro
nm
ent,
Her
itag
e an
d L
oca
l Go
vern
men
t (A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t o
f P
lan
s an
d
Pro
ject
s in
Ire
lan
d –
Gu
idan
ce f
or
Pla
nn
ing
Au
tho
riti
es, 2
00
9).
Am
end
Tex
t fr
om
Nat
ura
20
00
sit
e to
“E
uro
pea
n S
ite”
A
gree
d.
Ob
ject
ive
to
read
as
fo
llow
s:
Ensu
re
pla
nn
ing
app
licat
ion
s fo
r p
rop
ose
d d
eve
lop
men
ts l
ikel
y to
h
ave
sign
ific
ant
dir
ect
or
ind
irec
t im
pac
ts o
n a
ny
Euro
pea
n
Site
o
r si
tes
are
acco
mp
anie
d
by
a N
atu
ra Im
pac
t St
ate
men
t p
rep
ared
in a
cco
rdan
ce
wit
h t
he
Gu
idan
ce i
ssu
ed b
y th
e D
epar
tmen
t o
f th
e En
viro
nm
ent,
H
erit
age
and
Lo
cal
Go
vern
men
t (A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t o
f P
lan
s an
d P
roje
cts
in I
rela
nd
– G
uid
ance
fo
r P
lan
nin
g A
uth
ori
ties
, 20
09
)
12
D
MS
16
0
N
ew O
bje
ctiv
e
Incl
ud
e an
ad
dit
ion
al
ob
ject
ive
sp
ecif
yin
g th
at a
s a
resu
lt o
f p
ote
nti
al
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts o
win
g to
de
velo
pm
ent
or
up
grad
e o
r im
pro
ved
ac
cess
to
si
tes/
bu
ildin
gs o
f cu
ltu
ral
he
rita
ge,
that
co
gnis
ance
is
ta
ken
fo
r th
e p
ote
nti
al
pre
sen
ce
of
eco
logi
cal
feat
ure
s p
arti
cula
rly
bat
s b
ut
also
bir
ds
and
th
at
an e
colo
gica
l as
sess
men
t b
y a
suit
abili
ty
qu
alif
ied
p
erso
n
is
mad
e in
th
e
app
rop
riat
e se
aso
n
to
det
erm
ine
the
pre
sen
ce o
f sa
me.
Wh
ere
con
firm
ed a
nd
d
epen
din
g o
n t
he
loca
tio
n,
a Sc
reen
ing
for
AA
may
be
req
uir
ed a
nd
mit
igat
ion
m
easu
res
reco
mm
end
ed i
n a
dva
nce
of
any
wo
rks
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
En
sure
th
at
pro
po
sals
fo
r d
eve
lop
men
ts i
nvo
lvin
g w
ork
s to
u
pst
and
ing
arch
aeo
logi
cal
site
s an
d f
eatu
res
or
wo
rks
to t
he
his
tori
c b
uild
ing
sto
ck i
ncl
ud
e an
as
sess
men
t o
f th
e p
rese
nce
of
bat
s in
an
y su
ch
site
s o
r st
ruct
ure
s an
d,
wh
ere
ap
pro
pri
ate,
en
sure
th
at s
uit
able
avo
idan
ce a
nd
/ o
r m
itig
atio
n
mea
sure
s ar
e p
rop
ose
d
to
pro
tect
b
ats
in
con
sult
atio
n w
ith
th
e N
atio
nal
Par
ks a
nd
Wild
life
Se
rvic
e.
12
D
MS1
63
En
sure
th
at
no
d
evel
op
men
t,
incl
ud
ing
clea
ran
ce
and
st
ora
ge
of
mat
eri
als,
ta
kes
pla
ce w
ith
in a
min
imu
m d
ista
nce
of
10
m –
1
5m
mea
sure
d f
rom
eac
h b
ank
of
any
rive
r,
Inse
rt
sugg
este
d
text
:-
10
-15
m
“as
a m
inim
um
” A
gree
d.
Ob
ject
ive
to
read
as
fo
llow
s:
Ensu
re
that
n
o
dev
elo
pm
ent,
in
clu
din
g cl
eara
nce
an
d s
tora
ge o
f m
ater
ials
, ta
kes
pla
ce w
ith
in 1
0m
– 1
5m
as
a
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
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01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
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Ch
apte
r R
ef.
P
olic
y/ O
bje
ctiv
e
Am
en
dm
en
ts
Alt
era
tio
n A
gre
ed
/Dis
agre
ed
– F
inal
Ob
ject
ive
in
clu
din
g an
y n
ew
wo
rdin
g
stre
am o
r w
ater
cou
rse
in t
he
Co
un
ty.
min
imu
m, m
easu
red
fro
m e
ach
ban
k o
f an
y ri
ver,
st
ream
or
wat
erco
urs
e in
th
e C
ou
nty
.
12
D
MS1
64
R
equ
ire
that
d
evel
op
men
t al
on
g ri
vers
se
t as
ide
lan
d f
or
ped
estr
ian
ro
ute
s th
at c
ou
ld b
e
linke
d
to
the
bro
ader
ar
ea
and
an
y es
tab
lish
ed
sett
lem
ents
in
th
eir
vici
nit
y,
sub
ject
to
eco
logi
cal
imp
act
asse
ssm
ent
and
A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t Sc
reen
ing
as
app
rop
riat
e.
Am
end
Te
xt
fro
m
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent
Scre
enin
g to
“Sc
reen
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent”
as
app
rop
riat
e
Agr
eed
. O
bje
ctiv
e to
re
ad
as
follo
ws:
R
equ
ire
that
d
evel
op
men
t al
on
g ri
vers
se
t as
ide
lan
d
for
ped
estr
ian
ro
ute
s th
at
cou
ld
be
linke
d
to
the
bro
ader
are
a an
d a
ny
esta
blis
hed
set
tle
men
ts i
n
thei
r vi
cin
ity,
su
bje
ct
to
eco
logi
cal
imp
act
asse
ssm
ent
and
Sc
reen
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent
as a
pp
rop
riat
e.
12
D
MS
16
8
Wh
ere
extr
acti
ve
dev
elo
pm
ent
may
si
gnif
ican
tly
effe
ct
the
envi
ron
men
t o
r a
Euro
pea
n s
ite
or
site
s, r
egar
d s
hal
l b
e h
ad t
o
EIA
gu
idel
ines
an
d A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sse
ssm
ent
of
Pla
ns
and
P
roje
cts,
G
uid
ance
fo
r P
lan
nin
g A
uth
ori
ties
, D
EHLG
, 2
00
9
and
th
e re
qu
irem
ents
of
this
De
velo
pm
ent
Pla
n.
Am
end
Tex
t fr
om
Nat
ura
20
00
sit
e to
“E
uro
pea
n S
ite”
A
gree
d.
Ob
ject
ive
to r
ead
as
follo
ws:
Pro
po
sals
fo
r su
ch
dev
elo
pm
ent
shal
l hav
e re
gard
to
th
e fo
llow
ing:
Se
ctio
n 2
61
an
d S
ecti
on
26
1A
of
the
Pla
nn
ing
and
D
evel
op
men
t A
cts
20
00
– 2
01
3
The
Dep
artm
ent
of
the
Envi
ron
men
t,
Her
itag
e
and
Lo
cal
Go
vern
men
t Q
uar
ries
an
d
An
cilla
ry
Faci
litie
s G
uid
elin
es
20
04
. Th
e EP
A
Gu
idel
ines
fo
r En
viro
nm
enta
l M
anag
emen
t in
th
e Ex
trac
tive
Sec
tor
20
06
. W
her
e ex
trac
tive
de
velo
pm
en
ts m
ay i
mp
act
on
ar
chae
olo
gica
l o
r ar
chit
ectu
ral
her
itag
e, r
egar
d
shal
l b
e h
ad
to
the
Do
EHLG
A
rch
ite
ctu
ral
Co
nse
rvat
ion
G
uid
elin
es
20
04
an
d
the
Arc
hae
olo
gica
l C
od
e o
f P
ract
ice
20
02
in
th
e as
sess
men
t o
f p
lan
nin
g ap
plic
atio
ns
and
th
e re
qu
irem
ents
of
this
De
velo
pm
ent
Pla
n.
W
her
e e
xtra
ctiv
e d
eve
lop
me
nt
may
sig
nif
ican
tly
effe
ct
the
envi
ron
men
t o
r a
Euro
pea
n
site
o
r si
tes,
re
gard
sh
all
be
had
to
EIA
gu
idel
ine
s an
d
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent
of
Pla
ns
and
Pro
ject
s,
Gu
idan
ce f
or
Pla
nn
ing
Au
tho
riti
es,
DEH
LG,
20
09
an
d t
he
req
uir
emen
ts o
f th
is D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
.
Ref
eren
ce s
ho
uld
als
o b
e m
ade
to t
he
Geo
logi
cal
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
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RP
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60
Ch
apte
r R
ef.
P
olic
y/ O
bje
ctiv
e
Am
en
dm
en
ts
Alt
era
tio
n A
gre
ed
/Dis
agre
ed
– F
inal
Ob
ject
ive
in
clu
din
g an
y n
ew
wo
rdin
g
Her
itag
e G
uid
elin
es
for
the
Ex
trac
tive
In
du
stry
2
00
8.
The
visu
al i
mp
act
of
the
de
velo
pm
ent,
a d
etai
led
la
nd
scap
e an
d
visu
al
asse
ssm
ent
shal
l b
e su
bm
itte
d.
A
sch
em
e o
f re
hab
ilita
tio
n a
nd
aft
er c
are
for
the
site
up
on
ab
and
on
men
t /
exh
aust
ion
of
reso
urc
e
shal
l b
e su
bm
itte
d.
Det
ails
to
b
e su
bm
itte
d
sho
uld
in
clu
de
a re
po
rt w
ith
pla
ns
and
se
ctio
n
dra
win
gs, d
etai
ling
the
follo
win
g:
An
tici
pat
ed
fin
ish
ed
lan
dfo
rm
and
su
rfac
e/l
and
scap
e tr
eatm
ents
(b
oth
o
f ea
ch
ph
ase
and
th
e w
ho
le e
xcav
atio
n),
Q
ual
ity
and
co
nd
itio
n o
f to
pso
il an
d o
verb
urd
en,
Reh
abili
tati
on
wo
rks
pro
po
sed
, Ty
pe
and
loca
tio
n o
f an
y ve
geta
tio
n p
rop
ose
d,
Pro
po
sed
m
eth
od
o
f fu
nd
ing
and
d
eliv
ery
of
rest
ora
tio
n/r
ein
stat
em
ent
wo
rks
etc.
In
ad
dit
ion
a b
on
d w
ill b
e re
qu
ired
to
en
sure
th
e ad
equ
ate
rest
ora
tio
n o
f th
e si
te.
This
bo
nd
sh
all
be
ind
ex li
nke
d.
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4.9.4 List of Mitigatory Objectives for the Protection of European Sites and the Environment
From the outset, Fingal County Council is committed to the protection of the environment, biodiversity and protected species and habitats. They all feature as important criteria in the development of the plan making process. Through the overarching Strategic policies, Fingal intends to deliver upon the main aims of the draft Fingal DP by seeking to:
Promote sustainable development by providing for the integration of economic, environmental, social and cultural issues into Development Plan policies and objectives, utilising to that end the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) processes
Strengthen and consolidate greenbelts around key settlements.
Work with Irish Water to secure the timely provision of water supply and drainage infrastructure necessary to facilitate the sustainable development of the County and the Region.
Secure the timely provision of infrastructure essential to the sustainable development of the County, in particular in areas of resource and waste management, energy supply, renewable energy generation and ICT.
Ensure new developments have regard to the requirements of the Flood Risk Guidelines.
Promote, drive and facilitate the transition in the future to an entirely renewable energy supply.
Minimise the County’s contribution to climate change, and adapt to the effects of climate change, with particular reference to the areas of land use, energy, transport, water resources, flooding, waste management and biodiversity, and maximising the provision of green infrastructure including the provision of trees and soft landscaping solutions.
Promote and maximise the benefits of quality of life, public health and biodiversity arising from implementation of policies promoting climate change adaption and mitigation.
Encourage innovation and facilitate the development of pilot schemes that support climate change mitigation and adaption.
Prepare a Sustainable Energy Strategy for the County in consultation with relevant stakeholders and interest groups setting out strategies, policies and actions to facilitate a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and the harvesting of renewable energy resources most appropriate to the County.
A number of specific objectives have as their focus the protection of the Environment, Water and European Sites. Some of the key policies/objectives are listed below and are the basis of the mitigation in relation to those elements of the plan which are likely to give rise to impacts on European Sites.
Appropriate Assessment
Under Article 6 of the Habitats Directive there is a requirement to establish whether, in relation to plans and projects, if Appropriate Assessment (AA) is required. If, following screening, it is considered that AA is required, the proponent of the plan or project must prepare a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). A plan or project will only be authorised after the competent authority has ascertained, based on scientific evidence, Screening for Appropriate Assessment, and a Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment where necessary, that:
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The plan or project will not give rise to significant adverse direct, indirect or secondary effects on the integrity of any European Site(s) (either individually or in combination with other plans or projects); or
The plan or project will have significant adverse effects on the integrity of any European site(s) (that does not host a priority natural habitat type and/or a priority species) but there are no alternative solutions and the plan or project must nevertheless be carried out for imperative reasons of overriding public interest – including those of a social or economic nature. In this case, it will be a requirement to follow procedures set out in legislation and agree and undertake all compensatory measures necessary to ensure the protection of the overall coherence of European Sites; or
The plan or project will have a significant adverse effect on the integrity of any European Site(s) (that hosts a natural habitat type and/or a priority species) but there are no alternative solutions and the plan or project must nevertheless be carried out for imperative reasons for overriding public interest - restricted to reasons of human health or public safety, to beneficial consequences of primary importance for the environment or, further to an opinion from the Commission, to other imperative reasons of overriding public interest. In this case, it will be a requirement to follow procedures set out in legislation and agree and undertake all compensatory measures necessary to ensure the protection of the overall coherence of European Site(s).
Within Chapter 12, two objectives have been developed.
DMS01 – “Ensure that all plans and projects in the County which could, either individually or in-combination with other plans and projects, have a significant effect on European Site or sites will be subject to Screening for Appropriate Assessment.”
Furthermore, It is a requirement of DMS02 that the Local Authority” Ensure local authority development proposals are subject to environmental assessment as appropriate including Screening for Appropriate Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment.”
This is further reinforced through the inclusion of the following objectives namely:-
Objective DMS155 “Ensure Screening for Appropriate Assessment and, where required, full Appropriate Assessment is carried out for all plans and projects in the County which, individually, or in combination with other plans and projects, are likely to have a significant direct or indirect impact on any European site or sites”.
Objective DMS156 “Ensure that sufficient information is provided as part of development proposals to enable Screening for Appropriate Assessment to be undertaken and to enable a fully informed assessment of impacts on biodiversity to be made”.
Elsewhere, the need for Appropriate Assessment has been included in specific projects or even was part of the objectives, reinforcing the importance of maintain the integrity of European Sites and their qualifying features.
Protective Policies for Designated Sites and or Species
In the first instance, a specific objective has been included which confirms the Councils commitment to the conservation of all of the individual European Sites within the draft County Development Plan area including the as yet undesignated proposed candidate SAC Codling Fault Zone :‐
Objective NH12 categorically seeks to “Strictly protect areas designated or proposed to be designated as Natura 2000 sites (i.e. Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special
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Protection Areas (SPAs); also known as European sites) including any areas that may be proposed for designation or designated during the period of this Plan”.
In recognition of the importance of the national and local conservation designation, two objectives have been included the draft Fingal DP namely:-
Objective NH13 “Protect the ecological integrity of proposed Natural Heritage Areas (pNHAs), Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs), Statutory Nature Reserves, Refuges for Fauna, and Habitat Directive Annex I sites.”
Objective NH14 “Ensure that development does not have a significant adverse impact on proposed Natural Heritage Areas (pNHAs), Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs), Statutory Nature Reserves, Refuges for Fauna, Habitat Directive Annex I sites and Annex II species contained therein, and on rare and threatened species including those protected by law and their habitats.”
Ecological Buffer Zones
Previously, the Council has identified lands around Malahide/Broadmeadow, Rogerstown and Baldoyle estuaries and around Sluice River Marsh and the Bog of the Ring as ecological buffer zones. These buffer zones protect the ecological integrity of the nationally and internationally designated sites by providing suitable habitat for key species such as birds, by providing for compatible land-uses around the designated sites, and in the case of the freshwater wetland areas, by ensuring a steady supply of clean groundwater and surface water. Around the estuaries the buffer zones can also provide for recreational uses and are also important for coastal flood protection and for climate change adaptation. Ecological buffer zones are areas where agricultural uses may be combined with nature conservation and low-intensity recreational use such as walking and cycling. The Council will normally only grant permission where it is clearly demonstrated that a proposal will have no significant adverse impact on the habitats and species of interest in the buffer zone and its ecological functions. Proposals for development in these areas will require Appropriate Assessment because of their close proximity to European Sites. In support of this two objectives recognise the intrinsic value of these connecting buffers. They include:-
Objective NH15 “Protect the functions of the ecological buffer zones and ensure proposals for development have no significant adverse impact on the habitats and species of interest located therein”.
Objective NH16 “Develop Ecological Masterplans for the Rogerstown, Malahide and Baldoyle Estuaries focusing on their ecological protection and that of their surrounding buffer zones”.
Nature Development Areas
Fingal has developed another subset of ecological protection to combat declining biodiversity. The “nature development areas” (NDAs) have been proposed in response to the fact that some typical plant and/or animal species in the wider countryside are declining as a result of the loss of wildlife friendly features including hedgerows, flower-rich grasslands, uncultivated margins of arable fields and wetland areas. Woodlands in Fingal are generally small and scattered throughout the County or as fragments of once greater demesne planting. The Council has identified a number of areas and land-uses in the County with potential for biodiversity enhancement which are shown variously on the Green Infrastructure maps Sheet 14-16).
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Typical areas in which NDA’s have been identified include:- farmland, Demesne’s and Parkland, Waterbodies, Golf-courses, Quarries and areas suitable for new woodland. These are areas where the combination of existing land use or management with nature conservation is possible and can act as reservoirs from where biodiversity can effectively spread into the wider environment including European Sites.
Three objectives, derived from the Fingal Biodiversity Action Plan have been included in the draft Fingal DP, which aim to demonstrate and incentivise landowners as to the ecological benefits of this scheme. The objectives are as follows:-
Objective NH17 “Maintain and/or enhance the biodiversity of the nature development areas indicated on the Green Infrastructure maps”.
Objective NH18 “Develop a demonstration site for each nature development area”.
Objective NH19 “Explore the development of a small grants scheme to assist landowners with the management of their lands within the ecological network for nature conservation purposes”.
Ecological Corridors and Stepping Stones Including Trees and Hedgerows
Ecological corridors are defined as linear landscape features such as rivers, hedgerows and road verges that enhance the movement of wildlife throughout the landscape. Separately, stepping stones comprise a series of smaller landscape features, spatially separated yet proximally located. They can include small woodlands, areas of scrub, wet grassland and marshes.
Five separate objectives have been included the draft Fingal DP aimed at protecting the ecological corridors and stepping stones. These include:-
Objective NH20 “Protect the ecological functions and integrity of the corridors indicated on the Development Plan Green Infrastructure maps”.
Objective NH21 “Protect rivers, streams and other watercourses and maintain them in an open state capable of providing suitable habitat for fauna and flora, including fish”.
Objective NH22 “Provide for public understanding of and public access to rivers, waterway corridors and wetlands, where feasible and appropriate, in partnership with the National Parks and Wildlife Service, Waterways Ireland and other relevant stakeholders, while maintaining them free from inappropriate development and subject to ecological impact assessment and Screening for Appropriate Assessment as appropriate”.
Objective NH23 “Protect existing woodlands, trees and hedgerows which are of amenity or biodiversity value and/or contribute to landscape character and ensure that proper provision is made for their protection and management”.
Objective NH24 “Consider the use of Tree Preservation Orders to protect important trees, groups of trees or woodlands”.
Landscape
The Conservation objectives of the various sites, of which considerable portion of Fingal’s Coastline has been designated for, support a diverse range of coastal habitats and the presence of internationally important numbers of wildfowl. From the outset, Fingal have recognised that coastal squeeze is a pronounced in the county which can conflict with European Sites. To this end they have included a number of positive objectives which recognise the ecological sensitivity of its coastal areas. Seven objectives relating to issue specifically limiting inappropriate development, favouring
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soft coastal measures over hard protection which would have an impact on sediment supply both within the coastal areas inside the county boundary and in other coastal area further afield.
The objectives are listed below:-
Objective NH47 “Ensure the County’s natural coastal defences, such as beaches, sand dunes, salt marshes and estuary lands, are protected and are not compromised by inappropriate works or development”.
Objective NH48 “Where coastal erosion is considered a threat to existing properties, explore the technical and economical feasibility of coastal adaption and coastal retreat management options”.
Objective NH49 “Employ soft engineering techniques as an alternative to hard coastal defence works, wherever possible”.
Objective NH50 “Identify, prioritise and implement necessary coastal protection works subject to the availability of resources, whilst ensuring a high level of protection for natural habitats and features, and ensure due regard is paid to visual and other environmental considerations in the design of any such coastal protection works”.
Objective NH51 “Undertake erosion risk management studies for high risk areas so that the long-term erosion risks to property can be clearly identified long before the risk may be expected to occur”.
Objective NH52 “Develop a coastal erosion policy for Fingal based on best international practice to outline how the Council will deal with existing properties at risk of erosion and how future coastal erosion problems will be managed having regard to national climate change legislation, mitigation and adaptation policies, and the need to protect the environment”.
Biodiversity in Fingal
Fingal have developed a considerable number of objectives which enhance the overall biodiversity of the county and by corollary positively impact upon the European Sites in terms of supporting their integrity and the species that make use of them as well as the maintenance of hydrological conditions that might influence them.
Objective DMS154 requires that Fingal “Ensure all development proposals measures to protect and enhance biodiversity”.
The most important nature conservation sites make up the core biodiversity conservation areas. These include internationally and nationally designated sites hosting habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive and sites hosting rare and protected species and their habitats. A number of objectives have been proposed that ensure the biodiversity of these European Sites:
Objective DMS161 “Implement planning guidelines for nature development areas and corridors as outlined in the Fingal Biodiversity Action Plan”.
At a national and by corollary local level, the draft Fingal DP recognises the value of nature conservation outside of European Sites. Thus additional objectives have been developed including:-
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Objective DMS129 “Permit renewable energy developments where the development and any ancillary facilities or buildings, considered both individually and with regard to their incremental effect, would not create a hazard or nuisance, including risks of land stability and would take cognisance of the following:
i. Residential amenity and human health, ii. The character or appearance of the surrounding area,
iii. The openness and visual amenity of the countryside, iv. Public access to the countryside and, in particular, public rights of way and walking routes, v. Sites and landscapes designated for their nature conservation or amenity value,
vi. The biodiversity of the County, vii. Sites or buildings of architectural, historical, cultural, or archaeological interest, and
viii. Ground and surface water quality and air quality.”
Natural Heritage – Local
The overarching focus of the Natural Heritage chapter is unsurprisingly positive and aims to conserve and enhance the county’s biodiversity. In particular it recognises the sensitivity of the coastline and its natural resources. A key objective in this regard is:
Objective NH01 “Implement the natural heritage actions included in the Fingal Heritage Plan and any revisions thereof”.
Green Infrastructure
With regards Green Infrastructure, Fingal’s Policy Statement enshrines a commitment to “Ensure that areas and networks of green infrastructure are identified, protected, enhanced, managed and created to provide a wide range of environmental, social and economic benefits to communities.”
To this end, a number of objectives have been included, the key ones being:-
Objective GI09 “Develop and implement a Green Infrastructure Strategy for Fingal in partnership with key stakeholders and the public as a priority.”
Objective GI10 “Ensure the Green Infrastructure Strategy for Fingal protects existing green infrastructure resources and plans for future green infrastructure provision which addresses the five main themes identified in this Plan”.
Article 10 of the Habitats Directive
Local Authorities are required to develop and implement wider countryside measures in their land-use planning and development policies that support the coherence of the Natura 2000 network pursuant to Article 10 of the Habitats Directive and Article 3 of the Birds Directive. At national level biodiversity policy is set out in the National Biodiversity Plan (NBP) which identifies habitat degradation and loss as the main factor eroding biodiversity in Ireland today. The spread of invasive species is also a growing problem and prohibitions are in place in relation to the introduction or dispersal of certain invasive species as set out in the Third Schedule of the European Communities (Birds and Habitats Regulations 2011 (S.I. 477/2011). Many of the policy provisions of the NBP are given effect through the legislative framework provided by the Wildlife Acts 1976-2000 and through the implementation of the Habitats Directive, the Birds Directive and the Water Framework Directive. Among other things, the NBP calls on local authorities to prepare and implement local biodiversity plans to provide for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity at local level.
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The requirements of Article 10 of the Habitats Directive are not specifically considered under the Appropriate Assessment (except in so far as they support a qualifying feature).
Objective NH02 “Implement the Fingal Biodiversity Action Plan 2015 and any revisions thereof in partnership with all relevant stakeholders”.
Objective NH03 “Undertake necessary ecological surveys and complete habitat mapping for the County during the lifetime of the Plan, prioritising sensitive coastal areas”.
Objective NH04 “Raise awareness in relation to biodiversity across the community”.
Invasive Species
Invasive non‐native plant and animal species (Invasive Alien Species) can represent a major threat to national, regional and local biodiversity, including the integrity of European Sites. To this end an EU Regulation on Invasive Alien Species has recently been introduced (Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, 22 October 2014) on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species. The Council is committed to ensuring as far as is possible that the potential for spread of invasive species is examined a part of any plan or project application and to raise awareness of and promote best practice in the control of invasive species. A number of policies are identified:-
Objective NH05 “Ensure that the management of the Council’s open spaces and parks are pollinator-friendly, provides more opportunities for biodiversity, and does not introduce or lead to the spread of invasive species”.
Objective NH09 “Undertake field studies and map invasive species throughout the county and initiate control programs with all relevant stakeholders and landowners to control the key invasive species”.
Objective NH10 “Ensure that proposals for development do not lead to the spread or introduction of invasive species. If developments are proposed on sites where invasive species are or were previously present, the applicants will be required to submit a control and management program for the particular invasive species as part of the planning process and to comply with the provisions of the European Communities Birds and Habitats Regulations 2011 (S.I. 477/2011).”
Water Quality Objectives
Fingal are cognisant of all objectives established under various regulations whilst maintaining or improving upon the quality of the hydrological environment and status. They have acknowledged that there is a statutory obligation to promote compliance with environmental standards such as the European Communities (Surface Waters) Regulations 2009 and European Communities (Groundwater) Regulations 2010 and objectives contained within the Eastern River Basin District Management Plan.
With regards the presence of a considerable number of European Sites that are potentially impacted by deteriorations in water quality, the maintenance of or improvement upon the ecological condition of European Sites and of qualifying features dependent upon the good quality hydrological conditions is important of the targets set for various conservation objectives are to be met. Fingal
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have included a number of objectives which have as their focus the maintenance of water quality resulting in decreasing threats and pressures upon water dependent qualifying features in European Sites.
Specifically the objectives are included across a number of chapters but all focus on maintaining water quality. Within the Chapter 5 Rural Fingal, specific objectives include
Objective RF62: “Ensure that the requirements set out for on-site treatment systems are strictly complied with, or with the requirements as may be amended by future national legislation, guidance, or Codes of Practice”.
Objective RF63: “Implement the recommendations of the Ground Water Protection Scheme”.
Objective RF71: “Encourage the development of environmentally sustainable agricultural practices, to ensure that development does not impinge on the visual amenity of the countryside and that watercourses, wildlife habitats and areas of ecological importance are protected from the threat of pollution”.
A single protective objective is included in Chapter 6 Economic development namely:-
Objective ED20: “Require that proposals for economic development are served by quality supporting infrastructure with sufficient capacity. A sequential approach may be used for assessing economic developments to ensure their appropriate and sustainable delivery”.
A considerable number of objectives aimed at ensuring sustainable water use and quality and providing a considerable degree of protection is contained in Chapter 7 Infrastructure and Movement. These specifically relate to the infrastructural requirements and outstanding problems that should over time be rectified, in conjunction with other agencies, and provide for better protection of the hydrological resource within Fingal. They include
Objective DA19: “Ensure that every development proposal in the environs of the Airport takes into account the impact on water quality, water based-habitats and flooding of local streams and rivers and to provide mitigation of any negative impacts through avoidance or design and ensure compliance with the Eastern River Basin District Management Plan”.
Objective WT03: “Facilitate the provision of appropriately sized and located waste water treatment plants, including a new Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant and the implementation of other recommendations of the Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study, in conjunction with relevant stakeholders and services providers, to facilitate development in the County and Region and to protect the water quality of Fingal’s coastal and inland waters through the provision of adequate treatment of wastewater”.
Objective EN16: “To ensure any proposal for geothermal technologies or any other subsurface exploration does not impact on groundwater quality”.
Objective WQ01: “Strive to achieve ‘good status’ in all waterbodies in compliance with the Water Framework Directive, the Eastern River Basin District Management Plan 2009-2015
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and the associated Programme of Measures (1st cycle) and to cooperate with the development and implementation of the 2nd cycle national River Basin Management Plan 2017-2021”.
Objective WQ02: “Protect and develop, in a sustainable manner, the existing groundwater sources and aquifers in the County and control development in a manner consistent with the proper management of these resources in conformity with the Eastern River River Basin Management Plan 2009-2015 and the 2nd cycle national River Basin Management Plan 2017-2021 and any subsequent plan and the Groundwater Protection Scheme”.
Objective WQ03: “Implement the recommendations of the Groundwater Protection Scheme”.
Objective WQ04: “Protect existing riverine wetland and coastal habitats and where possible create new habitats to maintain naturally functioning ecosystems whilst ensuring they do not impact negatively on the conservation objectives of any European Sites”.
With regards Chapter 9, Natural Heritage, there are a number of objectives which have been designed to further increase the protection of specific features that are reliant upon the condition of hydrological environment
Objective NH62: “Protect bathing waters, including those listed in the Water Framework Directive Register of Protected Areas for the Eastern River Basin District, at Sutton, Portmarnock, Malahide, Donabate, Portrane, Rush, Loughshinny, Skerries and Balbriggan in order that they meet the required bathing water standards and implement the findings and recommendations of the Quality of Bathing Water in Ireland reports as published”.
Objective NH63: “Protect the quality of designated shellfish waters off the Fingal coast”.
Objective NH64: “Ensure that the Council, in the performance of its functions, complies with the requirements of the Shellfish Directive (2006/113/EC), statutory regulations pursuant to the Shellfish Directive and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government’s Pollution Reduction Programmes for the Balbriggan/Skerries Shellfish Area and the Malahide Shellfish Area”.
Finally, the guiding principles with regards the planning and development of all projects is governed by Chapter 12 Development Management Standards. Objective DMS50 commits Fingal to “Implement the recommendations of the Ground Water Protection Scheme”. A number of other objectives within the chapter specify planning criteria that must be assessed regards to sustainability, compatibility with existing and proposed surface water drainage infrastructure and compliance with the requirements for surface water and groundwater quality and flood protection amongst other issues. Once a development has been approved, the Council ensures that the construction complies with satisfactory design and construction standards prior to being ‘taken-in-charge’. Once completed, records of the new development must be submitted to the Council in a format which can be satisfactorily managed.
Applicants should work with the Council on issues relating to water services by ensuring that they engage in pre-planning meetings and respond constructively to the advice provided. In addition
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applicants are advised to consult with Irish Water regarding water supply and wastewater arrangements. This will reduce the need for post planning compliance issues and ensure a more efficient and timely delivery of infrastructure. A key objective is to ensure development is carried out in a sustainable manner. Issues considered include:
Water Supply;
Drainage;
Water Conservation;
Surface Water and Flooding; and
Water Quality.
4.10 ASSESSMENT OF MITIGATION MEASURES – IMPLEMENTATION, TIMESCALE AND EFFECTIVENESS
4.10.1 Implementation
The provisions of the draft Fingal DP are effective from the date of adoption, namely six years running in the period 2017-2023. The majority of the mitigation measures will be implemented as development proposals/projects arise within the area of the draft Fingal DP. Any plan or project including development proposal, either public or private, will be required to demonstrate how they will meet these standards and comply with provisions of the draft Fingal DP, through the development management process. The conditions attached to the grant of permission are valid both during the construction of any development and thereafter over the courses of its approved life. As part of the planning process, applications will normally be referred for comment to the relevant prescribed authorities for comment/review, including but not limited to the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
4.10.2 Quantifying the Effectiveness of the Mitigation Measures to Safeguard the Integrity of European Sites
The draft Fingal DP promotes the strategic importance of Appropriate Assessment process through its prominent position in Chapter 1 as well as through the preparation of strategic goals and plan policies/objectives including specific objectives for the protection of European Sites in other chapters. The overall approach to the protection of the wider environment serves indirectly to maintain the integrity and conservation status of European Sites through the preservation and extension of the green infrastructure network which support species that depend on the Annexed European habitats and also for the protection and improvement of water quality in the county, which underpins the integrity of all of the European Sites. Its efficacy should contribute towards and be recorded in the 6 yearly national reporting requirement that each State is obliged to prepare for the EU commission as part of the Habitats Directive.
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4.11 PRE-CONSULATION CHANGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN THROUGH COUNCILLOR MOTIONS & CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S AMENDMENTS
As previously outlined, the draft Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 involved two phases. The first phase required the preparation of the Chief Executive’s draft Fingal Development Plan [4th December 2015] by Fingal’s Strategic Planning Unit. The Councillors then reviewed the Chief Executive’s draft Fingal Development Plan and submitted 528 motions for consideration at a series of Council meetings during January and February 2016. As a result of these meetings some changes were made which were then incorporated into the final draft Fingal Development Plan. Detailed minutes were undertaken at these Council meetings to note the outcome of each of the motions and Chief Executive’s amendments and to note any changes which were agreed. RPS reviewed all of the motions and Chief Executive’s amendments submitted, in light of the potential for significant environmental effects arising from their inclusion in the draft Fingal Development Plan (DP) 2017-2023. Of those reviewed a number were further assessed as outlined in Table 4.9.
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l er
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on
is
con
sid
ered
a t
hre
at
to
exis
tin
g
pro
per
ties
, ex
plo
re
the
tech
nic
al
an
d
eco
no
mic
al
fea
sib
ility
o
f co
ast
al
ad
ap
tio
n
an
d
coa
sta
l ret
rea
t m
an
ag
emen
t o
pti
on
s”.
21
00
3
Pro
vid
e fo
r p
ede
stri
an a
nd
cyc
le r
ou
tes,
an
d s
eek
to p
rovi
de
a p
ub
lic b
ike
stat
ion
bet
wee
n P
ort
ran
e
and
Do
nab
ate
bei
ng
min
dfu
l o
f th
e im
pac
ts u
po
n
the
eco
logi
cal d
iver
sity
aro
un
d P
ort
ran
e D
eme
sne.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
an
tici
pat
ed
in
resp
ect
of
SEA
. N
o is
sues
fo
r A
A.
As
this
is
a re
lati
vely
sm
all
amen
dm
ent
in t
erm
s o
f th
e in
fras
tru
ctu
ral
req
uir
em
ent
to
an
exis
tin
g o
bje
ctiv
e,
ther
e is
n
o
AA
is
sue
as
lo
ng
as
all
app
rop
riat
e en
viro
nm
enta
l as
sess
men
ts
as
per
D
SM0
2 e
tc.
are
mad
e o
f an
y p
rop
osa
l. In
th
e w
ider
co
nte
xt,
Ob
ject
ive
ED
57
is
in p
lace
to
“P
rom
ote
an
d
faci
lita
te
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
to
crea
te
an
in
teg
rate
d
ped
estr
ian
a
nd
cy
cle
net
wo
rk
linki
ng
ke
y to
uri
st
des
tin
ati
on
s in
th
e C
ou
nty
, b
y a
dva
nci
ng
th
e p
rop
ose
d F
ing
al
Co
ast
al
Wa
y, t
hro
ug
h c
arr
yin
g o
ut
a r
ou
te e
valu
ati
on
stu
dy
wit
hin
tw
o y
ears
of
the
ad
op
tio
n o
f th
is P
lan
, en
suri
ng
a b
ala
nce
is a
chie
ved
b
etw
een
n
atu
re c
on
serv
ati
on
a
nd
pu
blic
use
a
nd
th
rou
gh
id
enti
fyin
g
pu
blic
ri
gh
ts
of
wa
y in
co
nsu
lta
tio
n w
ith
all
rele
van
t st
ake
ho
lder
s, a
nd
by
exp
loit
ing
fo
rmer
ra
il n
etw
ork
s fo
r u
se a
s p
ote
nti
al
new
to
uri
st a
nd
rec
rea
tio
na
l wa
lkin
g r
ou
tes”
.
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
21
02
8
Pri
ori
tise
th
e se
ctio
n
bet
we
en
Bal
do
yle
and
P
ort
mar
no
ck
wh
ere
the
curr
ent
road
d
esig
n
is
par
ticu
larl
y h
ost
ile t
o p
edes
tria
ns
and
cyc
lists
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
an
tici
pat
ed
in
resp
ect
of
SEA
. N
o is
sues
fo
r A
A.
The
amen
dm
ent
itse
lf i
s n
ot
an A
A i
ssu
e, s
ub
ject
to
al
l ap
pro
pri
ate
feas
ibili
ty s
tud
ies
and
en
viro
nm
enta
l
Mo
tio
n P
asse
d.
Ob
ject
ive
ED6
1: P
rom
ote
an
d f
acili
tate
th
e d
evel
op
men
t o
f th
e Fi
nga
l
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
74
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
and
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ents
hav
ing
bee
n c
arri
ed
ou
t as
per
ED
57
. Th
e am
end
men
t m
erel
y tr
ies
to
favo
ur
a p
arti
cula
r st
retc
h
of
the
Fin
gal
Co
asta
l W
ay.
Ther
e m
ay b
e p
lan
nin
g is
sues
ass
oci
ated
wit
h
the
mo
tio
n.
Co
asta
l Way
fro
m n
ort
h o
f B
alb
rigg
an t
o H
ow
th t
akin
g fu
ll ac
cou
nt
of
the
nee
d t
o
pro
tect
th
e n
atu
ral a
nd
cu
ltu
ral h
erit
age
of
the
coas
t an
d t
he
nee
d t
o a
void
si
gnif
ican
t ad
vers
e im
pac
ts
on
Eu
rop
ean
sit
es a
nd
sp
ecie
s p
rote
cted
by
law
an
d e
nsu
re t
he
inte
grat
ion
o
f th
e Fi
nga
l Co
asta
l Way
w
ith
oth
er s
trat
egic
tra
ils
wit
hin
Du
blin
Cit
y an
d
adjo
inin
g co
un
ties
. Pri
ori
tise
th
e se
ctio
n b
etw
een
B
ald
oyl
e a
nd
Po
rtm
arn
ock
w
her
e th
e cu
rren
t ro
ad
d
esig
n is
pa
rtic
ula
rly
ho
stile
to
ped
estr
ian
s a
nd
cyc
lists
.
21
28
9
Esta
blis
h,
wit
hin
on
e ye
ar o
f th
e m
akin
g o
f th
is
dev
elo
pm
ent
pla
n,
a co
asta
l m
on
ito
rin
g p
rogr
amm
e to
p
rovi
de
in
form
atio
n
on
co
asta
l er
osi
on
on
an
on
goin
g b
asis
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
an
tici
pat
ed
in
resp
ect
of
SEA
. N
o is
sues
fo
r A
A.
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
21
15
1
Pro
mo
te
the
pro
visi
on
o
f a
mar
ine
sl
ipw
ay
for
com
mu
nit
y re
crea
tio
nal
use
at
a su
itab
le l
oca
tio
n
alo
ng
the
coas
t-lin
e at
Po
rtra
ne,
fo
r th
e u
se o
f sa
ilin
g b
oat
s an
d r
ow
-bo
ats
on
ly.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Mo
tio
n is
co
nsi
der
ed:
1)
pre
mat
ure
in
ad
van
ce
of
fin
din
gs
fro
m
stu
dy
aris
ing
ou
t o
f O
bje
ctiv
e E
D7
2
–
“Un
der
take
a
fe
asi
bili
ty s
tud
y o
f th
e Fi
ng
al
coa
stlin
e to
id
enti
fy
po
ten
tia
l si
tes
to
acc
om
mo
da
te
ma
rin
a
dev
elo
pm
ent
rele
van
t to
rec
rea
tio
na
l p
urs
uit
s a
nd
re
qu
irem
ents
. As
pa
rt o
f th
e st
ud
y th
e im
pa
ct o
n t
he
rece
ivin
g
ma
rin
e en
viro
nm
ent,
in
clu
din
g
the
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
75
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
coa
stlin
e,
will
b
e a
sses
sed
a
nd
Sc
reen
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t u
nd
erta
ken
”.
2)
Giv
en t
he
eco
logi
cal
sen
siti
vity
of
the
area
an
d
the
ove
rlap
pin
g n
atu
re
con
serv
atio
n
de
sign
atio
ns
and
th
eir
qu
alif
yin
g fe
atu
res
incl
ud
ing
po
ten
tial
n
egat
ive
imp
acts
. 3
) A
lth
ou
gh t
he
loca
tio
n f
or
the
new
ob
ject
ive
is
on
ly b
road
ly i
den
tifi
ed,
the
gen
eral
pro
xim
ity
to o
r lo
cati
on
w
ith
in
Euro
pea
n
Site
s an
d
po
ten
tial
ly
wit
hin
th
e so
me
of
the
Euro
pea
n S
ites
sh
ou
ld n
ot
be
allo
wed
. 4
) Th
e d
eve
lop
men
t o
f a
mar
ina
cou
ld l
ikel
y le
ad t
o
incr
ease
an
d p
ote
nti
ally
un
con
tro
lled
dis
turb
ance
o
n
the
des
ign
ated
si
tes
and
th
eir
qu
alif
yin
g in
tere
sts.
5
) D
esp
ite
th
e p
rovi
sio
n o
f b
yela
ws
rega
rdin
g je
t-sk
is e
tc.,
th
e p
rese
nce
of
a p
ub
lic m
arin
a co
uld
no
t gu
aran
tee
that
th
e m
arin
a w
ou
ld n
ot
be
use
d f
or
the
lau
nch
of
jet-
skis
an
d m
ech
anis
ed b
oat
s.
21
17
7
Am
end
ob
ject
ive
4 t
o t
he
follo
win
g –
To a
dd
in
lin
kin
g co
asta
l lin
k o
f cy
cle
way
an
d f
oo
tpat
h f
rom
D
on
abat
e to
Po
rtra
ne
and
Po
rtra
ne
to R
ush
”.
Ob
ject
ive
RU
SH 4
P
rese
rve
and
im
pro
ve
the
coas
tal
amen
itie
s o
f R
ush
in
clu
din
g th
e cr
eati
on
of
a co
asta
l w
alkw
ay
fro
m
Ro
gers
tow
n
Est
uar
y to
R
ush
H
arb
ou
r to
B
alle
ally
as
par
t o
f th
e F
inga
l C
oas
tal
Way
su
bje
ct
to S
cree
nin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Mo
tio
n
aim
ed
at
loca
tin
g sp
ecif
ic
area
s is
co
nsi
der
ed
pre
mat
ure
in
ad
van
ce
of
ou
tco
me
of
rou
te e
valu
atio
n s
tud
y re
qu
ired
of
Ob
ject
ive
ED5
7
“Pro
mo
te a
nd
fa
cilit
ate
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
to c
rea
te a
n
inte
gra
ted
ped
estr
ian
an
d c
ycle
net
wo
rk l
inki
ng
key
to
uri
st d
esti
na
tio
ns
in t
he
Co
un
ty,
by
ad
van
cin
g t
he
pro
po
sed
Fin
ga
l C
oa
sta
l W
ay,
th
rou
gh
ca
rryi
ng
ou
t a
ro
ute
eva
lua
tio
n s
tud
y w
ith
in t
wo
yea
rs o
f th
e a
do
pti
on
of
this
Pla
n, e
nsu
rin
g a
ba
lan
ce is
ach
ieve
d
bet
wee
n
na
ture
co
nse
rva
tio
n
an
d p
ub
lic u
se
an
d
thro
ug
h
iden
tify
ing
p
ub
lic
rig
hts
o
f w
ay
in
con
sult
ati
on
wit
h a
ll re
leva
nt
sta
keh
old
ers,
an
d b
y
Mo
tio
n p
asse
d w
ith
th
e fo
llow
ing
chan
ges
mad
e to
D
ON
AB
ATE
Ob
ject
ive
4:
Dev
elo
p a
co
nti
nu
ou
s n
etw
ork
of
sig
ned
pa
thw
ays
a
nd
cyc
lew
ays
as
ap
pro
pri
ate
, aro
un
d
Do
na
ba
te P
enin
sula
lin
kin
g
Po
rtra
ne
an
d D
on
ab
ate
to
M
ala
hid
e a
nd
Ru
sh v
ia t
he
Ro
ger
sto
wn
an
d M
ala
hid
e Es
tua
ries
wh
ilst
ensu
rin
g t
he
pro
tect
ion
of
des
ign
ate
d
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
76
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
exp
loit
ing
fo
rmer
ra
il n
etw
ork
s fo
r u
se a
s p
ote
nti
al
new
to
uri
st a
nd
rec
rea
tio
na
l wa
lkin
g r
ou
tes”
. H
ow
eve
r w
ith
ou
t p
rio
riti
sin
g th
e ar
eas
aske
d f
or,
th
e ex
isti
ng
ob
ject
ive
as
wri
tten
is
al
read
y su
pp
lem
ente
d
u
nd
er
a
nu
mb
er
of
add
itio
nal
O
bje
ctiv
es, n
amel
y:-
N
H5
9
“En
sure
th
at
ther
e is
a
pp
rop
ria
te
pu
blic
a
cces
s to
th
e co
ast
incl
ud
ing
th
e p
rovi
sio
n o
f co
ast
al
wa
lkw
ays
an
d c
ycle
wa
ys,
wh
ile t
aki
ng
fu
ll a
cco
un
t o
f th
e n
eed
to
co
nse
rve
an
d e
nh
an
ce t
he
na
tura
l a
nd
cu
ltu
ral
her
ita
ge
of
the
coa
st a
nd
th
e n
eed
to
a
void
sig
nif
ica
nt
ad
vers
e im
pa
cts
on
Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es
an
d s
pec
ies
pro
tect
ed b
y la
w,
thro
ug
h S
cree
nin
g f
or
Ap
pro
pri
ate
A
sses
smen
t,
an
d
exa
min
e th
e d
esig
na
tio
n o
f tr
ad
itio
na
l w
alk
ing
ro
ute
s th
eret
o a
s p
ub
lic
rig
hts
o
f w
ay”
an
d
RF1
02
“S
up
po
rt
the
pro
visi
on
of
pro
po
sed
lo
ng
dis
tan
ce w
alk
ing
tra
ils
tha
t p
rovi
de
acc
ess
to s
cen
ic u
pla
nd
s, r
iver
ine
an
d
coa
sta
l fe
atu
res,
su
bje
ct
to
Scre
enin
g
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent”
.
site
s, a
nd
avo
idin
g a
ny
rou
tin
g a
lon
g t
he
no
rth
ern
b
ou
nd
ary
of
Ma
lah
ide
Inn
er
Estu
ary
by
virt
ue
of
its
eco
log
ica
l sen
siti
vity
.
21
21
0
Un
der
take
a s
tud
y, w
ith
in o
ne
year
of
the
mak
ing
of
this
dev
elo
pm
ent
pla
n,
to c
on
sid
er t
he
vari
ou
s la
nd
use
zo
nin
gs i
n t
he
tow
nla
nd
of
the
Bu
rro
w,
Po
rtra
ne,
wit
h a
vie
w t
o a
scer
tain
ing
app
rop
riat
e
lan
d u
se z
on
ing
wh
ich
en
sure
s th
at p
lan
nin
g p
olic
y in
th
e B
urr
ow
ta
kes
into
co
nsi
der
atio
n:
•
The
dyn
amic
nat
ure
of
coas
tal p
roce
sse
s an
d t
he
p
red
icte
d i
mp
acts
of
clim
ate
chan
ge i
n t
he
pro
per
p
lan
nin
g an
d
sust
ain
able
d
evel
op
men
t o
f th
is
sen
siti
ve
coas
tal
estu
arin
e ar
ea;
•
The
des
ire
of
loca
l peo
ple
bo
rn a
nd
rea
red
in t
he
Bu
rro
w w
ho
wis
h t
o b
e ab
le t
o a
ffo
rd t
o l
ive,
an
d
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
an
tici
pat
ed
in
resp
ect
of
SEA
. N
o is
sues
fo
r A
A.
Fro
m a
pla
nn
ing
per
spec
tive
, so
me
of
the
po
ints
se
em m
ore
ap
pro
pri
ate
for
rura
l ar
eas
rath
er t
han
u
rban
e.g
. d
esir
e to
en
sure
lo
cals
can
re
mai
n i
n a
n
area
s as
fam
ilie
s gr
ow
up
. Th
e fu
rth
er e
xpan
sio
n o
f se
rvic
ed s
ites
an
d o
ne
off
ho
usi
ng
wit
hin
th
e p
oo
rly
un
der
sto
od
an
d e
colo
gica
lly s
ensi
tive
are
a sh
ou
ld
no
t b
e co
nsi
der
ed.
The
fin
din
gs
of
the
stu
dy
if
acce
pte
d
mig
ht
po
ten
tial
ly r
esu
lt i
n s
om
e la
nd
s b
ein
g co
nsi
der
ed
inap
pro
pri
atel
y zo
ned
. It
sh
ou
ld
be
no
ted
th
at
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
77
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
bri
ng
up
th
eir
ow
n
fam
ilie
s,
in
the
loca
l ar
ea;
•
The
po
ssib
ility
o
f d
esig
nat
ing
app
rop
riat
e
loca
tio
ns
for
serv
iced
sit
es
in t
he
wid
er
loca
lity
wh
ich
will
se
rve
to m
eet
loca
l p
eop
le’s
ne
eds
for
ho
use
sit
es
on
wh
ich
th
ey c
an d
eve
lop
aff
ord
able
in
div
idu
al
“on
e-o
ff
ho
use
s”,
and
fo
r w
hic
h
the
cou
nci
l ca
n
faci
litat
e la
nd
-sw
op
s;
• Th
e va
rio
us
imp
ort
ant
Fin
gal
Eco
logi
cal
Net
wo
rk
des
ign
atio
ns
on
an
d
adja
cen
t to
th
e B
urr
ow
, n
amel
y:
Spec
ial
Are
a o
f C
on
serv
atio
n,
Spec
ial
Pro
tect
ion
Are
a, p
rop
ose
d N
atu
ral
Her
itag
e A
rea,
R
amsa
r,
Stat
uto
ry
Nat
ure
R
eser
ve,
An
nex
1
h
abit
at,
Flo
ra p
rote
ctio
n o
rder
(1
99
9)
site
, Fi
nga
l ra
re
flo
ra
site
, ec
olo
gica
l b
uff
er
zon
e;
A
nd
th
at
the
rep
ort
’s
reco
mm
end
atio
ns
be
im
ple
men
ted
.
corr
ecti
on
is
req
uir
ed i
n r
ela
tio
n t
o F
lora
Pro
tect
ion
O
rder
(1
99
9),
as
it
sh
ou
ld
read
Fl
ora
P
rote
ctio
n
Ord
er 2
01
5.
21
24
9
To
pro
vid
e fo
r co
asta
l w
alkw
ay/c
ycle
way
co
nn
ecti
ng
Ru
sh v
ia R
oge
rsto
wn
to
Po
rtra
ne
and
D
on
abat
e.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Pre
mat
ure
to
id
enti
fy s
pec
ific
lo
cati
on
s in
ad
van
ce
of
ou
tco
me
of
rou
te e
valu
atio
n s
tud
y re
qu
ired
of
Ob
ject
ive
ED5
7
“Pro
mo
te
an
d
faci
lita
te
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
to
crea
te
an
in
teg
rate
d
ped
estr
ian
a
nd
cyc
le n
etw
ork
lin
kin
g k
ey t
ou
rist
des
tin
ati
on
s in
th
e C
ou
nty
, b
y a
dva
nci
ng
th
e p
rop
ose
d
Fin
ga
l C
oa
sta
l W
ay,
th
rou
gh
ca
rryi
ng
o
ut
a
rou
te
eva
lua
tio
n s
tud
y w
ith
in t
wo
yea
rs o
f th
e a
do
pti
on
of
this
Pla
n,
ensu
rin
g a
ba
lan
ce i
s a
chie
ved
bet
wee
n
na
ture
co
nse
rva
tio
n
an
d
pu
blic
u
se
an
d
thro
ug
h
iden
tify
ing
pu
blic
rig
hts
of
wa
y in
co
nsu
lta
tio
n w
ith
a
ll re
leva
nt
sta
keh
old
ers,
an
d b
y ex
plo
itin
g f
orm
er
rail
net
wo
rks
for
use
as
po
ten
tia
l n
ew t
ou
rist
an
d
recr
eati
on
al
wa
lkin
g
rou
tes”
. H
ow
ever
w
ith
ou
t p
rio
riti
sin
g th
e ar
eas
as
ked
fo
r,
the
ob
ject
ive
as
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
78
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
wri
tten
is
alre
ady
sup
ple
men
ted
u
nd
er
a n
um
ber
o
f ad
dit
ion
al O
bje
ctiv
es
,nam
ely:
-
NH
59
“E
nsu
re
tha
t th
ere
is
ap
pro
pri
ate
p
ub
lic
acc
ess
to t
he
coa
st in
clu
din
g t
he
pro
visi
on
of
coa
sta
l w
alk
wa
ys a
nd
cyc
lew
ays
, w
hile
ta
kin
g f
ull
acc
ou
nt
of
the
nee
d t
o c
on
serv
e a
nd
en
ha
nce
th
e n
atu
ral
an
d c
ult
ura
l h
erit
ag
e o
f th
e co
ast
an
d t
he
nee
d t
o
avo
id s
ign
ific
an
t a
dve
rse
imp
act
s o
n E
uro
pea
n S
ites
a
nd
sp
ecie
s p
rote
cted
by
law
, th
rou
gh
Scr
een
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te
Ass
essm
ent,
a
nd
ex
am
ine
the
des
ign
ati
on
of
tra
dit
ion
al
wa
lkin
g r
ou
tes
ther
eto
as
pu
blic
ri
gh
ts
of
wa
y”
and
R
F10
2
“Su
pp
ort
th
e p
rovi
sio
n o
f p
rop
ose
d l
on
g d
ista
nce
wa
lkin
g t
rails
th
at
pro
vid
e a
cces
s to
sce
nic
up
lan
ds,
riv
erin
e a
nd
co
ast
al
fea
ture
s,
sub
ject
to
Sc
reen
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t”.
21
26
6
To
pro
vid
e fo
r C
oas
tal
wal
kway
/cyc
lew
ay
con
nec
tin
g P
ort
ran
e to
D
on
abat
e an
d
Ru
sh
via
Ro
gers
tow
n.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Pre
mat
ure
to
id
enti
fy s
pec
ific
lo
cati
on
s in
ad
van
ce
of
ou
tco
me
of
rou
te e
valu
atio
n s
tud
y re
qu
ired
of
Ob
ject
ive
ED5
7
“Pro
mo
te
an
d
faci
lita
te
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
to
crea
te
an
in
teg
rate
d
ped
estr
ian
a
nd
cyc
le n
etw
ork
lin
kin
g k
ey t
ou
rist
des
tin
ati
on
s in
th
e C
ou
nty
, b
y a
dva
nci
ng
th
e p
rop
ose
d
Fin
ga
l C
oa
sta
l W
ay,
th
rou
gh
ca
rryi
ng
o
ut
a
rou
te
eva
lua
tio
n s
tud
y w
ith
in t
wo
yea
rs o
f th
e a
do
pti
on
of
this
Pla
n,
ensu
rin
g a
ba
lan
ce i
s a
chie
ved
bet
wee
n
na
ture
co
nse
rva
tio
n
an
d
pu
blic
u
se
an
d
thro
ug
h
iden
tify
ing
pu
blic
rig
hts
of
wa
y in
co
nsu
lta
tio
n w
ith
a
ll re
leva
nt
sta
keh
old
ers,
an
d b
y ex
plo
itin
g f
orm
er
rail
net
wo
rks
for
use
as
po
ten
tia
l n
ew t
ou
rist
an
d
recr
eati
on
al w
alk
ing
ro
ute
s”.
Ho
we
ver
wit
ho
ut
pri
ori
tisi
ng
the
area
s as
ked
fo
r,
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
79
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
the
ob
ject
ive
as
wri
tten
is
alre
ady
sup
ple
men
ted
u
nd
er
a n
um
ber
of
add
itio
nal
Ob
ject
ives
, n
amel
y:-
NH
59
“E
nsu
re
tha
t th
ere
is
ap
pro
pri
ate
p
ub
lic
acc
ess
to t
he
coa
st in
clu
din
g t
he
pro
visi
on
of
coa
sta
l w
alk
wa
ys a
nd
cyc
lew
ays
, w
hile
ta
kin
g f
ull
acc
ou
nt
of
the
nee
d t
o c
on
serv
e a
nd
en
ha
nce
th
e n
atu
ral
an
d c
ult
ura
l h
erit
ag
e o
f th
e co
ast
an
d t
he
nee
d t
o
avo
id s
ign
ific
an
t a
dve
rse
imp
act
s o
n E
uro
pea
n S
ites
a
nd
sp
ecie
s p
rote
cted
by
law
, th
rou
gh
Scr
een
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te
Ass
essm
ent,
a
nd
ex
am
ine
the
des
ign
ati
on
of
tra
dit
ion
al
wa
lkin
g r
ou
tes
ther
eto
as
pu
blic
ri
gh
ts
of
wa
y”
and
R
F10
2
“Su
pp
ort
th
e p
rovi
sio
n o
f p
rop
ose
d l
on
g d
ista
nce
wa
lkin
g t
rails
th
at
pro
vid
e a
cces
s to
sce
nic
up
lan
ds,
riv
erin
e a
nd
co
ast
al
fea
ture
s,
sub
ject
to
Sc
reen
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t”.
21
27
0
To p
rom
ote
th
e p
rovi
sio
n o
f a
mar
ine
slip
way
fo
r co
mm
un
ity
recr
eati
on
al u
se a
t a
suit
able
lo
cati
on
al
on
g P
ort
ran
e sh
ore
, fo
r th
e u
se o
f sa
ilin
g b
oat
s an
d r
ow
-bo
ats
on
ly.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Mo
tio
n is
co
nsi
der
ed:
1)
pre
mat
ure
in
ad
van
ce
of
fin
din
gs
fro
m
stu
dy
aris
ing
ou
t o
f O
bje
ctiv
e E
D7
2
–
“Un
der
take
a
fe
asi
bili
ty s
tud
y o
f th
e Fi
ng
al
coa
stlin
e to
id
enti
fy
po
ten
tia
l si
tes
to
acc
om
mo
da
te
ma
rin
a
dev
elo
pm
ent
rele
van
t to
rec
rea
tio
na
l p
urs
uit
s a
nd
re
qu
irem
ents
. As
pa
rt o
f th
e st
ud
y th
e im
pa
ct o
n t
he
rece
ivin
g
ma
rin
e en
viro
nm
ent,
in
clu
din
g
the
coa
stlin
e,
will
b
e a
sses
sed
a
nd
Sc
reen
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t u
nd
erta
ken
”.
2)
Giv
en t
he
eco
logi
cal
sen
siti
vity
of
the
area
an
d
the
ove
rlap
pin
g n
atu
re
con
serv
atio
n
de
sign
atio
ns
and
th
eir
qu
alif
yin
g fe
atu
res
incl
ud
ing
po
ten
tial
n
egat
ive
imp
acts
. 3
) A
lth
ou
gh t
he
loca
tio
n f
or
the
new
ob
ject
ive
is
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
80
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
on
ly b
road
ly i
den
tifi
ed,
the
pro
xim
ity
of
the
are
a to
Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es a
nd
po
ten
tial
ly w
ith
in t
he
som
e o
f th
e Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es s
ho
uld
no
t b
e al
low
ed.
4)
The
de
velo
pm
ent
of
a m
arin
e sl
ipw
ay c
ou
ld l
ead
to
in
crea
sed
an
d
po
ten
tial
ly
un
con
tro
lled
d
istu
rban
ce
on
th
e d
esig
nat
ed
site
s an
d
thei
r q
ual
ifyi
ng
inte
rest
s.
5)
Des
pit
e t
he
pro
visi
on
of
bye
law
s re
gard
ing
jet-
skis
etc
., t
he
pre
sen
ce o
f a
pu
blic
mar
ina
cou
ld n
ot
guar
ante
e th
at t
he
mar
ina
wo
uld
no
t b
e u
sed
fo
r th
e la
un
ch o
f je
t-sk
is a
nd
mec
han
ised
bo
ats.
21
27
2
To f
acili
tate
mai
ns
sew
age
infr
astr
uct
ure
on
th
e
east
ern
sid
e o
f th
e p
enin
sula
in
clu
din
g th
e th
ree
lo
cal g
olf
clu
bs,
ho
tel a
nd
res
iden
tial
are
as.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
The
exte
nt
of
the
pro
po
sal a
lon
g th
e ea
ster
n s
ide
of
the
pen
insu
la
(wh
ich
is
fo
r a
con
sid
erab
le
par
t o
ccu
pie
d b
y go
ld c
ou
rses
) h
as n
ot
bee
n d
efi
ned
. It
is
con
sid
ered
th
at a
ny
dev
elo
pm
ent
wo
uld
lik
ely
be
loca
ted
ad
jace
nt
to
if
no
t w
ith
in
the
Mal
ahid
e Es
tuar
y SA
C.
The
po
ten
tial
dis
turb
ance
to
An
nex
I
hab
itat
s in
clu
din
g th
e p
rio
rity
An
nex
Fix
ed D
un
es
wo
uld
be
inap
pro
pri
ate
in l
igh
t o
f th
e re
qu
irem
ents
o
f th
e H
abit
ats
Dir
ecti
ve.
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
21
28
3
Dev
elo
pm
ent
at S
ou
th B
each
an
d N
ort
h B
each
of
bea
ch
infr
astr
uct
ure
to
in
clu
de
road
ac
cess
, ca
r p
arki
ng,
ligh
tin
g an
d s
eati
ng,
pic
nic
fac
iliti
es.
SEA
an
d A
A s
tate
th
at m
oti
on
ne
ed
s to
be
revi
sed
to
be
acc
ep
tab
le.
The
exte
nt
of
any
dev
elo
pm
en
t w
ill b
e su
bje
ct t
o:
1)
Ad
her
ence
to
n
orm
al
pla
nn
ing
pro
ced
ure
-
DM
S02
“E
nsu
re
Loca
l A
uth
ori
ty
dev
elo
pm
ent
pro
po
sals
a
re
sub
ject
to
en
viro
nm
enta
l a
sses
smen
t, a
s a
pp
rop
ria
te,
incl
ud
ing
Scr
een
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t a
nd
En
viro
nm
enta
l Im
pa
ct A
sses
smen
t.”
2)
Cla
rifi
cati
on
th
at
any
pro
po
sed
fa
cilit
ies
be
p
lan
ned
ar
ou
nd
ex
isti
ng
faci
litie
s (c
arp
ark
or
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
81
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
amen
ity
gras
slan
ds)
ex
ist
rath
er
than
u
nd
evel
op
ed o
r d
un
e h
abit
ats.
Th
e ex
ten
t o
f an
y su
ch
dev
elo
pm
ents
sh
ou
ld
no
t b
e ex
cess
ive,
b
eari
ng
in
min
d
that
u
nd
ue
dis
turb
ance
co
uld
neg
ativ
ely
imp
act
up
on
par
ts
of
the
site
th
at a
re d
esig
nat
ed
fo
r co
nse
rvat
ion
p
urp
ose
s.
3)
Sho
uld
no
t al
low
fo
r A
dd
itio
nal
ligh
tin
g sa
ve f
or
Hea
lth
& S
afet
y re
qu
ire
men
ts.
4)
Cla
rifi
cati
on
th
at
no
o
n-b
each
p
arki
ng
be
pro
vid
ed.
5)
Cla
rifi
cati
on
th
at n
o c
oas
tal
pro
tect
ion
wo
rks
be
pla
nn
ed
for
at
no
rth
b
each
in
ar
eas
iden
tifi
ed b
y.
21
29
1
To
pro
mo
te
and
en
cou
rage
a
mar
ina
faci
lity
to
serv
ice
the
tow
n o
f R
ush
in
ord
er t
o e
nh
ance
bo
th
the
visi
tor
exp
erie
nce
an
d a
men
itie
s in
th
is a
rea.
AA
an
d S
EA r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
The
pro
po
sed
mo
tio
n i
s le
ss o
ner
ou
s th
an c
urr
ent
ob
ject
ive
in
CE
Wri
tten
St
atem
ent
in
term
s o
f ca
rryi
ng
ou
t fe
asib
ility
stu
dy
and
fo
r th
e fa
ct t
hat
it
com
ple
tely
ove
rlo
oks
th
e p
ote
nti
al a
dve
rse
imp
acts
u
po
n E
uro
pea
n S
ites
. It
is p
rem
atu
re in
ligh
t o
bje
ctiv
e ED
72
“U
nd
erta
ke a
fe
asi
bili
ty s
tud
y o
f th
e Fi
ng
al
coa
stlin
e to
id
enti
fy
po
ten
tia
l si
tes
to
acc
om
mo
da
te
ma
rin
a
dev
elo
pm
ent
rele
van
t to
rec
rea
tio
na
l p
urs
uit
s a
nd
re
qu
irem
ents
. As
pa
rt o
f th
e st
ud
y th
e im
pa
ct o
n t
he
rece
ivin
g
ma
rin
e en
viro
nm
ent,
in
clu
din
g
the
coa
stlin
e,
will
b
e a
sses
sed
a
nd
Sc
reen
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t u
nd
erta
ken
.”
N.B
. In
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ves
dra
ft W
ritt
en S
tate
men
t,
exis
tin
g R
USH
1
3
ne
eds
to
be
amen
ded
to
re
ad
“……
the
Fin
ga
l co
ast
line
(Ob
ject
ive
ED7
2)”
.
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
20
66
7
New
Ob
ject
ive
add
ed t
o p
age
26
5 a
t th
e en
d o
f N
o
sign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
anti
cip
ated
in
M
anag
ers
Rec
om
men
dat
ion
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
82
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
sect
ion
Riv
er V
alle
y C
anal
Ch
arac
ter
Typ
e -
That
th
e C
ou
nci
l in
co
-o
per
atio
n
wit
h
Wat
erw
ays
Irel
and
see
k to
de
velo
p t
he
Clo
nsi
lla s
tret
ch o
f th
e
Ro
yal
Can
al
for
recr
eati
on
al
Tou
rism
u
se
wh
ilst
pro
tect
ing
the
eco
logy
an
d b
iod
iver
sity
of
the
area
.
resp
ect
of
SEA
. N
o is
sues
fo
r A
A.
A
ccep
ted
an
d n
o c
han
ges
wer
e m
ade
to t
he
dra
ft
Fin
gal D
P.
20
66
8
New
O
bje
ctiv
e N
H5
7A
–“
Pri
ori
tise
th
e
red
evel
op
men
t o
f o
ur
har
bo
urs
to
in
clu
ded
th
e fa
cilit
atio
n o
f W
ater
sp
ort
s, t
he
use
of
smal
l cr
aft
enh
ance
th
e lo
cal T
ou
rism
po
ten
tial
of
thes
e ar
eas.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Har
bo
ur
dev
elo
pm
ent
is
alre
ady
cove
red
b
y o
bje
ctiv
e ED
68
“Su
pp
ort
th
e ex
isti
ng
div
erse
nat
ure
o
f th
e m
arin
e se
cto
r in
Fi
nga
l, an
d
iden
tify
an
d
pro
mo
te
sust
ain
able
gr
ow
th
op
po
rtu
nit
ies,
w
hile
p
rote
ctin
g Eu
rop
ean
sit
es.
This
sh
all
be
ach
ieve
d
thro
ugh
en
gage
men
t an
d
par
tner
ship
w
ith
th
e re
leva
nt
agen
cie
s, s
ecto
ral r
ep
rese
nta
tive
s an
d lo
cal
com
mu
nit
ies”
, an
d
Ob
ject
ive
ED6
9
“De
velo
p
a st
rate
gy f
or
the
futu
re d
evel
op
men
t o
f h
arb
ou
rs i
n
Fin
gal
to
serv
ice
the
se
afo
od
in
du
stry
w
ith
ke
y st
akeh
old
ers
and
all
inte
rest
ed
par
ties
. Th
e St
rate
gy
will
b
e
sub
ject
to
Sc
ree
nin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e
Ass
essm
ent
and
SEA
”.
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
20
93
0
Ad
d t
o T
ou
rism
Sec
tio
n (
6.9
) th
e fo
llow
ing
ne
w
hea
ded
par
agra
ph
. "T
o f
acili
tate
an
d s
up
po
rt t
he
wid
er p
lan
to
dev
elo
p a
gre
en
way
alo
ng
the
len
gth
o
f th
e R
oya
l Can
al f
rom
Du
blin
Cit
y to
th
e Sh
ann
on
an
d la
ter
to G
alw
ay.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
For
a si
gnif
ican
t se
ctio
n o
f gr
een
way
de
velo
pm
ent
a fe
asib
ility
st
ud
y w
ou
ld
be
re
qu
ired
to
en
sure
n
ece
ssar
y en
viro
nm
enta
l im
pac
ts
are
qu
anti
fied
an
d in
-co
mb
inat
ion
issu
es
are
ad
dre
ssed
.
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
20
94
1
Ad
d n
ew O
bje
ctiv
e ED
63
- “
Pro
mo
te a
nd
fac
ilita
te
the
dev
elo
pm
ent
of
the
Ro
yal
Can
al
Gre
enw
ay
fro
m
the
bo
un
dar
y w
ith
D
ub
lin
Cit
y C
ou
nci
l at
A
shto
wn
to
th
e
bo
un
dar
y w
ith
K
ildar
e
Co
un
ty
Co
un
cil
taki
ng
full
acco
un
t o
f th
e n
eed
to
pro
tect
en
viro
nm
enta
lly s
ensi
tive
are
as a
lon
g th
is s
tret
ch
such
as
the
‘Dee
p S
inki
ng’
an
d t
o a
void
sig
nif
ican
t ad
vers
e im
pac
ts
on
Eu
rop
ean
si
te
and
sp
ecie
s
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
For
a si
gnif
ican
t se
ctio
n o
f gr
een
way
de
velo
pm
ent
a fe
asib
ility
st
ud
y w
ou
ld
be
re
qu
ired
to
en
sure
n
ece
ssar
y en
viro
nm
enta
l im
pac
ts
are
qu
anti
fied
an
d in
-co
mb
inat
ion
issu
es
are
ad
dre
ssed
.
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
83
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
pro
tect
ed b
y la
w a
nd
en
sure
th
e in
tegr
atio
n o
f th
e
Ro
yal
Can
al G
reen
way
wit
h o
ther
str
ateg
ic t
rails
in
Fi
nga
l an
d in
ad
join
ing
loca
l au
tho
riti
es”.
21
04
0
P.
21
8 D
elet
e O
bje
ctiv
e W
T04
– “
Inve
stig
ate
the
p
ote
nti
al
for
the
pro
visi
on
o
f te
mp
ora
ry
was
tew
ater
tr
eatm
ent
faci
litie
s fo
r n
ew
d
evel
op
men
ts
wh
ere
a p
erm
anen
t so
luti
on
h
as
bee
n
iden
tifi
ed
bu
t n
ot
yet
imp
lem
ente
d
and
w
her
e th
e p
rovi
sio
n
of
such
a
faci
lity
is
envi
ron
men
tally
su
stai
nab
le,
mee
ts
the
re
qu
irem
ents
of
the
Hab
itat
s D
irec
tive
, an
d i
s in
ac
cord
ance
wit
h t
he
reco
mm
end
atio
ns
of
the
EPA
an
d w
her
e a
deq
uat
e p
rovi
sio
n h
as b
een
mad
e fo
r it
s m
ain
ten
ance
.”
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
an
tici
pat
ed
in
resp
ect
of
SEA
. N
o is
sues
fo
r A
A.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
21
04
1
P.2
18
Am
end
- O
bje
ctiv
e W
T04
– “
Inve
stig
ate
the
p
ote
nti
al
for
the
pro
visi
on
o
f te
mp
ora
ry
was
tew
ater
tr
eatm
ent
faci
litie
s fo
r n
ew
d
evel
op
men
ts
wh
ere
a p
erm
anen
t so
luti
on
h
as
bee
n
iden
tifi
ed
bu
t n
ot
yet
imp
lem
ente
d
and
w
her
e th
e p
rovi
sio
n
of
such
a
faci
lity
is
envi
ron
men
tally
su
stai
nab
le,
mee
ts
the
re
qu
irem
ents
of
the
Hab
itat
s D
irec
tive
, an
d i
s in
ac
cord
ance
wit
h t
he
reco
mm
end
atio
ns
of
the
EPA
an
d w
her
e a
deq
uat
e p
rovi
sio
n h
as b
een
mad
e fo
r it
s m
ain
ten
ance
.”
to
Ob
ject
ive
WT0
4 –
“In
vest
igat
e th
e p
ote
nti
al f
or
the
p
rovi
sio
n
of
tem
po
rary
w
aste
wat
er
trea
tmen
t fa
cilit
ies
wh
ere
a p
erm
anen
t so
luti
on
h
as
bee
n
iden
tifi
ed b
ut
no
t ye
t im
ple
men
ted
an
d w
her
e th
e
pro
visi
on
o
f su
ch
a fa
cilit
y is
en
viro
nm
enta
lly
sust
ain
able
, m
eets
th
e re
qu
irem
ents
o
f th
e
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
The
del
etio
n o
f re
fere
nce
‘fo
r n
ew d
eve
lop
men
ts’,
in
crea
ses
un
sust
ain
able
in
fras
tru
ctu
ral
dev
elo
pm
ent.
Se
e 2
10
40
wh
ich
has
no
sig
nif
ican
t SE
A o
r A
A is
sue
wit
h r
em
ova
l of
the
ob
ject
ive.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
84
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
Hab
itat
s D
ire
ctiv
e, a
nd
is
in a
cco
rdan
ce w
ith
th
e
reco
mm
end
atio
ns
of
the
EPA
an
d w
her
e ad
equ
ate
pro
visi
on
has
be
en m
ade
for
its
mai
nte
nan
ce.”
21
09
9
That
th
is C
ou
nci
l re
com
men
ds
as i
t is
rec
ogn
ised
th
at t
ech
no
logi
cal d
evel
op
me
nt
in t
erm
s o
f en
ergy
an
d s
ola
r te
chn
olo
gie
s ar
e ad
van
cin
g at
a r
apid
p
ace.
In
ad
dit
ion
th
e cl
imat
e ch
ange
s th
at
are
ta
kin
g p
lace
req
uir
e a
new
an
d r
enew
ed f
ocu
s to
ad
dre
ssin
g th
e ch
alle
nge
s th
at
are
po
sted
b
y cl
imat
e ch
ange
. It
is
re
com
men
ded
th
at
sola
r te
chn
olo
gie
s as
a
ren
ewab
le
ener
gy
sou
rce
be
in
clu
ded
as
a p
erm
itte
d u
se f
or
Gre
en B
elt
zon
ing
wit
hin
th
e Fi
nga
l D
evel
op
me
nt
Pla
n 2
01
7-2
02
3 i
n
line
wit
h
Go
vern
men
t ta
rget
s th
at
hav
e
bee
n
map
ped
ou
t in
th
e W
hit
e P
aper
on
en
ergy
.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
The
de
velo
pm
ent
of
sola
r te
chn
olo
gie
s w
ill
be
faci
litat
ed b
y o
bje
ctiv
e EN
02
to
“U
nd
erta
ke a
Lo
cal
Au
tho
rity
R
enew
able
En
ergy
St
rate
gy”
and
EN
03
“E
nco
ura
ge
and
fa
cilit
ate
the
dev
elo
pm
ent
of
ren
ewab
le e
ner
gy s
ou
rce
s, o
pti
mis
ing
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
for
the
inco
rpo
rati
on
of
ren
ewab
le e
ner
gy i
n l
arge
sc
ale
com
mer
cial
an
d r
esi
den
tial
dev
elo
pm
ent”
.
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
21
21
6
Inse
rt
New
O
bje
ctiv
e (R
ush
) –
“To
en
sure
a
con
tin
uat
ion
of
the
Gre
enw
ay w
alk
and
cyc
le p
ath
fr
om
Su
tto
n t
hro
ugh
Do
nab
ate
to B
alle
ally
Pu
blic
P
ark
on
to
Ro
gers
tow
n,
Ru
sh v
ia T
he
Ram
par
ts,
Ru
sh”.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Ther
e ar
e ex
isti
ng
ob
ject
ives
, ED
57
, N
H5
9
and
D
MS0
2
to
faci
litat
e co
asta
l ro
ute
s w
hic
h
aim
to
id
enti
fy a
nd
fac
ilita
te s
uch
infr
astr
uct
ure
.
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
21
23
5
Inse
rt a
New
Ob
ject
ive
(Ru
sh)
– “T
o p
rovi
de
for
pic
nic
fa
cilit
ies
in
the
Ro
gert
ow
n
Par
k ar
ea
to
enh
ance
th
e am
enit
y fa
cilit
ies
in t
he
area
”.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
an
tici
pat
ed
in
resp
ect
of
SEA
. N
o is
sues
fo
r A
A.
An
y p
rop
osa
l fo
r R
oge
rsto
wn
Par
k w
ill b
e su
bje
ct t
o
DSM
02
.
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d t
hat
a n
ew
Ob
ject
ive
for
RU
SH b
e in
sert
ed in
to t
he
dra
ft F
inga
l D
P t
o s
tate
“P
rep
are
a
lan
dsc
ap
e p
lan
to
res
tore
, en
ha
nce
an
d m
axi
mis
e th
e a
men
ity
po
ten
tia
l of
Ro
ger
sto
wn
Pa
rk”.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
21
25
3
New
Ob
ject
ive
-Im
ple
men
t an
d p
rogr
ess
the
Pu
blic
R
ealm
st
rate
gy
for
Do
nab
ate
Bea
ch
in
ord
er
to
enh
ance
bo
th t
he
visi
tor
exp
erie
nce
an
d a
men
itie
s
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Du
e to
th
e lo
cati
on
of
Do
nab
ate
bea
ch w
ith
in a
Eu
rop
ean
sit
e a
pu
blic
rea
lm s
trat
egy
cou
ld h
ave
a
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
85
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
in t
his
are
a.
sign
ific
ant
imp
act
on
th
e SA
C a
nd
SP
A.
Fin
gal D
P.
M
ap Z
on
ing
Mo
tio
ns
20
52
5
Fin
gal
Co
un
ty C
ou
nci
l re
solv
es t
hat
th
e la
nd
s at
R
ath
bea
le, S
wo
rds,
Co
. Du
blin
as
ou
tlin
ed in
red
on
th
e at
tach
ed
map
an
d
sign
ed
by
pro
po
ser
for
iden
tifi
cati
on
pu
rpo
ses
be
zon
ed O
bje
ctiv
e 'R
A'
- R
esid
enti
al
Are
a.
'Pro
vid
e fo
r n
ew
resi
den
tial
co
mm
un
itie
s su
bje
ct
to
the
pro
visi
on
o
f th
e
nec
ess
ary
soci
al a
nd
ph
ysic
al i
nfr
astr
uct
ure
.' in
th
e
Dra
ft F
inga
l De
velo
pm
ent
Pla
n 2
01
7-2
02
3.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Ther
e w
ou
ld b
e a
loss
of
gre
en
fiel
d la
nd
s an
d a
s th
e si
te
is
som
e d
ista
nce
fr
om
th
e to
wn
co
mm
uti
ng
wo
uld
p
ote
nti
ally
n
ot
faci
litat
e su
stai
nab
le
tran
spo
rt.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
20
90
1
This
Co
un
cil
reso
lve
s th
at t
he
site
ou
tlin
ed i
n r
ed
on
th
e at
tach
ed m
ap h
ave
the
ob
ject
ive
for
a Lo
cal
area
P
lan
(L
AP
) re
mo
ved
an
d
rep
lace
d
by
an
ob
ject
ive
to m
ake
the
site
su
bje
ct t
o a
mas
terp
lan
.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
The
LAP
p
rovi
de
s th
e ap
pro
pri
ate
stat
uto
ry
fram
ew
ork
fo
r p
rop
er
pla
nn
ing
of
the
area
an
d
wo
uld
be
sub
ject
to
SEA
an
d A
A S
cre
enin
g.
In
add
itio
n,
the
SFR
A
has
id
enti
fied
fl
oo
din
g o
n
thes
e la
nd
s.
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d
(Del
ete
LAP
sym
bo
l an
d
rep
lace
wit
h M
aste
rpla
n
sym
bo
l. A
lso
ch
ange
wri
tten
st
atem
ent
acco
rdin
gly
on
p
age
10
5 &
10
6.)
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
20
91
7
To
Inse
rt
a n
ew
map
b
ase
d
Loca
l O
bje
ctiv
e at
B
ally
kea
to
pro
vid
e fo
r a
railw
ay
stat
ion
. Se
e
atta
ched
map
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
an
tici
pat
ed
in
resp
ect
of
SEA
. N
o is
sues
fo
r A
A.
The
de
velo
pm
ent
of
a ra
ilway
at
this
loca
tio
n w
ou
ld
no
t fa
cilit
ate
sust
ain
able
co
mm
un
itie
s.
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d.
New
Lo
cal O
bje
ctiv
e ad
ded
“N
ew L
O: F
acili
tate
, in
co
nsu
ltat
ion
wit
h Ia
rnró
d
Éire
ann
, th
e p
rovi
sio
n o
f a
railw
ay s
tati
on
at
Bal
lyke
a”.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
21
09
8
Req
ues
t fo
r re
-zo
nin
g o
f la
nd
s o
utl
ined
in
red
in
th
e m
ap a
ttac
hed
fro
m 'H
A' t
o "
RS"
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
The
loss
o
f h
igh
am
enit
y la
nd
s w
ou
ld
hav
e a
neg
ativ
e im
pac
t o
n t
he
envi
ron
men
t. I
n a
dd
itio
n
the
lan
ds
are
adja
cen
t to
a s
oft
co
astl
ine
and
wo
uld
b
e su
scep
tib
le t
o c
oas
tal e
rosi
on
.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
21
10
5
Req
ues
t fo
r re
-zo
nin
g o
f la
nd
s o
utl
ined
in
red
in
SE
A a
nd
AA
re
com
me
nd
s re
ject
ion
. M
oti
on
wit
hd
raw
n.
No
sig
nif
ican
t
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
86
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
the
map
att
ach
ed f
rom
“H
A”
to R
S
The
loss
o
f h
igh
am
enit
y la
nd
s w
ou
ld
hav
e a
neg
ativ
e im
pac
t o
n t
he
envi
ron
men
t. I
n a
dd
itio
n
the
lan
ds
are
adja
cen
t to
a s
oft
co
astl
ine
and
wo
uld
b
e su
scep
tib
le t
o c
oas
tal e
rosi
on
.
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
20
88
6
This
co
un
cil
reso
lve
s th
at t
he
lan
d o
utl
ined
in
red
o
n t
he
atta
ched
map
be
zon
ed
RV
(R
ura
l Vill
age)
in
the
inte
rest
o
f su
stai
nab
le
dev
elo
pm
ent
of
the
ar
ea.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Alt
erin
g th
e z
on
ing
fro
m r
ura
l cl
ust
er
(RC
) to
ru
ral
villa
ge (
RV
) w
ou
ld i
ncr
ease
th
e p
op
ula
tio
n w
ith
in
the
villa
ge a
nd
co
uld
lea
d t
o p
ress
ure
on
ser
vice
s an
d in
fras
tru
ctu
re in
th
e ru
ral h
inte
rlan
d.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
20
64
6
That
th
e la
nd
s o
utl
ined
in
re
d
on
th
e ac
com
pan
yin
g m
ap b
e zo
ned
RV
fro
m R
U t
o c
reat
e
a su
stai
nab
le a
nd
via
ble
vill
age
at B
ally
mad
un
. Th
e ar
ea w
ith
in t
he
red
lin
e c
om
pri
ses
of
an a
rea
of
7.6
3 H
a.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Alt
erin
g th
e z
on
ing
fro
m r
ura
l cl
ust
er
(RC
) to
ru
ral
villa
ge (
RV
) w
ou
ld i
ncr
ease
th
e p
op
ula
tio
n w
ith
in
the
villa
ge a
nd
co
uld
lea
d t
o p
ress
ure
on
ser
vice
s an
d in
fras
tru
ctu
re in
th
e ru
ral h
inte
rlan
d.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
20
54
7
This
co
un
cil
reso
lve
s th
at t
he
lan
d o
utl
ined
in
red
o
n t
he
atta
ched
map
, b
e zo
ned
RS
and
su
bje
ct t
o a
su
bse
qu
ent
Mas
ter
Pla
n.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Ther
e is
alr
ead
y an
exi
stin
g LA
P f
or
Riv
erm
ead
e an
d
all
zon
ing
sho
uld
be
in
line
wit
h t
his
LA
P w
hic
h
ou
tlin
es r
esi
den
tial
de
velo
pm
ent
at t
his
loca
tio
n.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
20
70
0
That
th
e la
nd
s o
utl
ined
in
re
d
on
th
e ac
com
pan
yin
g m
ap
be
zon
ed
‘RV
’ to
cr
eate
a
sust
ain
able
an
d v
iab
le v
illag
e at
Bal
lym
adu
n.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Alt
erin
g th
e z
on
ing
fro
m r
ura
l cl
ust
er
(RC
) to
ru
ral
villa
ge (
RV
) w
ou
ld i
ncr
ease
th
e p
op
ula
tio
n w
ith
in
the
villa
ge a
nd
co
uld
lea
d t
o p
ress
ure
on
ser
vice
s an
d in
fras
tru
ctu
re in
th
e ru
ral h
inte
rlan
d.
Mo
tio
n f
ell.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
20
46
9
That
th
e la
nd
s o
utl
ined
in
red
be
incl
ud
ed i
n t
he
Foo
dp
ark
zon
ing
for
this
ex
isti
ng
foo
dp
ark
com
ple
x.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Ther
e w
ou
ld b
e a
loss
of
gree
nfi
eld
s la
nd
s an
d t
her
e
is
curr
ent
cap
acit
y w
ith
in
the
exis
tin
g fo
od
par
k zo
nin
g.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
20
41
0
That
th
e la
nd
s o
utl
ined
in
re
d
be
zon
ed
GE
to
pro
vid
e sm
all
ente
rpri
se u
nit
s at
th
is m
etro
po
litan
vi
llage
lo
cati
on
ser
vice
d b
y go
od
pu
blic
tra
nsp
ort
an
d s
ervi
ces.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
The
chan
ge o
f zo
nin
g to
RS
wo
uld
in
cur
a lo
ss o
f gr
een
fiel
d la
nd
s.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
87
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
20
40
1
That
th
e fo
od
par
k zo
nin
g b
e ex
ten
ded
to
th
e la
nd
s o
utl
ined
in
re
d
to
allo
w
for
the
furt
her
d
evel
op
men
t o
f th
is e
xist
ing
foo
d p
ark
faci
lity.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Ther
e w
ou
ld b
e a
loss
of
gree
nfi
eld
s la
nd
s an
d t
her
e
is
curr
ent
cap
acit
y w
ith
in
the
exis
tin
g fo
od
par
k zo
nin
g.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
20
46
4
That
th
e Fo
od
par
k zo
nin
g b
e ex
ten
ded
to
th
e la
nd
s o
utl
ined
in
re
d
to
allo
w
for
the
furt
her
d
evel
op
men
t an
d e
ffic
ien
t an
d s
afe
layo
ut
of
this
ex
isti
ng
foo
d
par
k fa
cilit
y th
at
curr
entl
y is
em
plo
yin
g o
ver
40
0 s
taff
.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Ther
e w
ou
ld b
e a
loss
of
gree
nfi
eld
lan
ds
and
th
ere
is
cu
rren
t ca
pac
ity
wit
hin
th
e ex
isti
ng
foo
dp
ark
zon
ing.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
20
46
8
To
exte
nd
fo
od
par
k zo
nin
g to
in
clu
de
the
site
o
utl
ined
in r
ed.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Ther
e w
ou
ld b
e a
loss
of
gree
nfi
eld
lan
ds
and
th
ere
is
cu
rren
t ca
pac
ity
wit
hin
th
e ex
isti
ng
foo
dp
ark
zon
ing.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
20
41
2
That
th
e si
te o
utl
ined
in r
ed b
e zo
ned
GE
.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
The
chan
ge o
f zo
nin
g to
RS
wo
uld
in
cur
a lo
ss o
f gr
een
fiel
d la
nd
s.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
20
64
0
Ch
ange
lan
ds
at K
inse
aly
Lan
e, M
alah
ide,
Co
Du
blin
to
be
zon
ed O
bje
ctiv
e R
S -
Pro
vid
e fo
r re
sid
enti
al
dev
elo
pm
ent
and
pro
tect
an
d i
mp
rove
re
sid
enti
al
in t
he
Dra
ft F
inga
l De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
20
17
-20
23
.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
The
chan
ge o
f zo
nin
g to
RS
wo
uld
in
cur
a lo
ss o
f gr
een
fiel
d l
and
s an
d i
n a
dd
itio
n t
her
e w
ou
ld b
e an
in
crea
se in
th
e p
op
ula
tio
n w
ith
in v
illag
e.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
20
65
5
That
th
e la
nd
s zo
ned
RC
an
d o
utl
ined
in r
ed o
n t
he
ac
com
pan
yin
g m
ap b
e zo
ned
RV
.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Alt
erin
g th
e z
on
ing
fro
m r
ura
l cl
ust
er
(RC
) to
ru
ral
villa
ge (
RV
) w
ou
ld i
ncr
ease
th
e p
op
ula
tio
n w
ith
in
the
villa
ge a
nd
co
uld
lea
d t
o p
ress
ure
on
ser
vice
s an
d in
fras
tru
ctu
re in
th
e ru
ral h
inte
rlan
d.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
20
74
2
That
th
e la
nd
s o
utl
ined
in r
ed o
n t
he
atta
ched
map
b
e re
zon
ed f
rom
Ob
ject
ive
OS
to O
bje
ctiv
e C
I –
p
rovi
de
for
and
pro
tect
civ
ic,
relig
iou
s, c
om
mu
nit
y,
edu
cati
on
, hea
lth
car
e an
d s
oci
al in
fras
tru
ctu
re.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
A
chan
ge
of
lan
ds
to
CI
wo
uld
in
cur
loss
o
f gr
een
fiel
d la
nd
s fo
r th
e ar
ea.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
88
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
20
88
7
This
co
un
cil
reso
lve
s th
at t
he
lan
d o
utl
ined
in
red
o
n t
he
atta
ched
map
be
zon
ed
RV
(R
ura
l Vill
age)
in
the
inte
rest
o
f su
stai
nab
le
dev
elo
pm
ent
of
the
ar
ea.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Alt
erin
g th
e z
on
ing
fro
m r
ura
l cl
ust
er
(RC
) to
ru
ral
villa
ge (
RV
) w
ou
ld i
ncr
ease
th
e p
op
ula
tio
n w
ith
in
the
villa
ge a
nd
co
uld
lea
d t
o p
ress
ure
on
ser
vice
s an
d in
fras
tru
ctu
re in
th
e ru
ral h
inte
rlan
d.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
20
89
1
That
th
e la
nd
s o
utl
ined
in r
ed o
n t
he
atta
ched
map
b
e zo
ned
RV
fo
r in
clu
sio
n in
th
e C
oo
lqu
ay v
illag
e.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
The
SFR
A
ind
icat
es
that
th
e p
rop
ose
d
lan
ds
are
wit
hin
an
are
a lia
ble
to
flo
od
ing
and
th
eref
ore
a
just
ific
atio
n t
est
wo
uld
be
req
uir
ed f
or
thes
e la
nd
s.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
21
06
9
Am
end
th
e z
on
ed l
and
s at
Fle
min
gto
n,
Bal
bri
ggan
, C
o
Du
blin
as
o
utl
ined
in
th
e at
tach
ed
map
to
p
rovi
de
for
resi
den
tial
dev
elo
pm
ent
at a
den
sity
of
10
un
its
per
acr
e (2
5 u
nit
s p
er h
ecta
re).
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
an
tici
pat
ed
in
resp
ect
of
SEA
. N
o is
sues
fo
r A
A.
The
mo
tio
n
wo
uld
al
low
fo
r h
igh
er
den
sity
d
evel
op
men
t at
th
e si
te a
nd
as
the
site
is
alre
ady
zon
ed t
her
e is
a c
urr
ent
loss
of
gree
nfi
eld
lan
ds.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
20
98
5
That
th
e la
nd
s lo
cate
d
at
Lusk
, ci
rca
15
.2h
a,
ou
tlin
ed
in
red
o
n
the
acco
mp
anyi
ng
map
b
e zo
ned
RS.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Ch
angi
ng
the
lan
ds
to
RS
wo
uld
in
cur
loss
o
f gr
een
fiel
d
lan
d.
In
add
itio
n,
Lusk
lie
s w
ith
in
the
h
inte
rlan
d a
nd
ad
dit
ion
al r
esid
enti
al d
evel
op
men
t w
ou
ld n
ot
be
in li
ne
wit
h t
he
RP
G s
plit
.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
20
52
6
Fin
gal
Co
un
ty C
ou
nci
l re
solv
es t
hat
th
e la
nd
s at
M
ou
ntg
orr
y, M
alah
ide
Ro
ad,
Swo
rds,
Co
. D
ub
lin a
s o
utl
ined
in
blu
e o
n t
he
atta
ched
map
be
zon
ed
Ob
ject
ive
'RA
' -
Re
sid
enti
al A
rea:
'p
rovi
de
for
ne
w
resi
den
tial
co
mm
un
itie
s su
bje
ct t
o t
he
pro
visi
on
of
the
nec
essa
ry s
oci
al a
nd
ph
ysic
al in
fras
tru
ctu
re”.
in
the
Dra
ft F
inga
l Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n 2
01
7-2
02
3.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
The
zon
ing
of
RA
w
ou
ld
incu
r lo
ss
of
gree
nfi
eld
la
nd
s w
hic
h a
re c
urr
entl
y gr
een
bel
t la
nd
s an
d h
ave
a h
igh
er p
rote
ctio
n in
rel
atio
n t
o w
hat
dev
elo
pm
ent
can
occ
ur.
Th
e la
nd
s ar
e in
pro
xim
ity
to M
alah
ide
Estu
ary
SAC
an
d S
PA
wh
ich
co
uld
pu
t ad
dit
ion
al p
ress
ure
on
th
e Eu
rop
ean
Sit
e.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
21
27
8
Ad
d N
ew O
bje
ctiv
e D
on
abat
e –
“To
de
sign
ate
the
o
utl
ined
are
a o
n t
he
Po
rtra
ne
Ro
ad a
s G
reen
Bel
t to
fac
ilita
te t
he
rura
l co
mm
un
ity
on
th
is p
art
of
the
Pen
insu
la”.
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
The
alte
rin
g o
f th
e zo
nin
g fr
om
HA
to
GB
wo
uld
fa
cilit
ate
de
velo
pm
ent
wh
ich
wo
uld
lea
d t
o l
oss
of
gree
nfi
eld
la
nd
s.
In
add
itio
n,
the
lan
ds
are
in
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
. N
o s
ign
ific
ant
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
02
3] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
89
Fin
gal I
D
for
Co
un
cillo
r M
oti
on
Sum
mar
y o
f C
ou
nci
l Mo
tio
n
SEA
an
d A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e
AA
Re
spo
nse
pro
xim
ity
to R
oge
rsto
wn
Est
uar
y w
hic
h i
s an
SA
C
and
SP
A.
20
75
1
Inse
rt
the
follo
win
g m
ap
bas
ed
loca
l o
bje
ctiv
e:
"Un
der
take
a
stu
dy
wh
ich
w
ill
exam
ine
and
p
rovi
de
for
the
po
ten
tial
fu
ture
to
uri
sm
and
re
crea
tio
nal
use
s o
f th
e A
bb
evill
e D
eme
sne,
wit
h
the
nat
ure
an
d
exte
nt
of
the
use
s to
b
e
det
erm
ined
pri
mar
ily b
y th
e n
eed
to
co
nse
rve
the
h
ou
se a
nd
its
su
rro
un
din
gs,
wh
ich
are
of
maj
or
arch
itec
tura
l im
po
rtan
ce,
and
th
e sp
ecia
l la
nd
scap
e ch
arac
ter
and
her
itag
e fe
atu
res
of
the
d
eme
sne.
"
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
an
tici
pat
ed
in
resp
ect
of
SEA
. N
o is
sues
fo
r A
A.
M
anag
ers
Rec
om
men
dat
ion
A
ccep
ted
an
d n
o c
han
ges
wer
e m
ade
to t
he
dra
ft
Fin
gal D
P.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
21
06
0
Rei
nst
ate
o
bje
ctiv
e 3
96
–
“C
reat
e
a ri
vers
ide
w
alkw
ay i
n P
ort
mar
no
ck f
rom
th
e e
stu
ary
to t
he
Sl
uic
e m
arsh
are
a an
d e
xte
nd
we
stw
ard
s to
Old
P
ort
mar
no
ck a
nd
no
rth
war
ds
to P
ort
mar
no
ck”
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
an
tici
pat
ed
in
resp
ect
of
SEA
. N
o is
sues
fo
r A
A.
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
A w
ou
ld b
e re
qu
ired
fo
r a
rive
rsid
e
wal
kway
.
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
21
28
5
Pre
serv
e an
d
imp
rove
th
e co
asta
l am
enit
ies
of
Ru
sh i
ncl
ud
ing
*(b
oth
) th
e cr
eati
on
of
a co
asta
l w
alkw
ay..
....
....
....
.Scr
een
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
A
sses
smen
t. *
(an
d t
he
de
velo
pm
ent
at t
he
Sou
th
bea
ch a
nd
No
rth
bea
ch o
f b
each
in
fras
tru
ctu
re t
o
incl
ud
e ro
ad a
cce
ss,
car
par
kin
g, l
igh
tin
g, s
eati
ng
and
pic
nic
fac
iliti
es.
)
SEA
an
d A
A r
eco
mm
en
ds
reje
ctio
n.
Ther
e ar
e ex
isti
ng
ob
ject
ives
, ED
57
, N
H5
9
and
D
MS0
2 t
o f
acili
tate
co
asta
l am
enit
ies.
Man
ager
s R
eco
mm
end
atio
n
Acc
epte
d a
nd
no
ch
ange
s w
ere
mad
e to
th
e d
raft
Fi
nga
l DP
.
No
sig
nif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
21
29
2
Ob
ject
ive
RU
SH 1
3 –
“Th
at t
he
dev
elo
pm
ent
of
a m
arin
a in
R
ush
sh
ou
ld
be
ex
amin
ed
in
oth
er
loca
tio
ns
if
the
R
oge
rsto
wn
lo
cati
on
is
d
eem
ed
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ive
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acts
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4.12 MATERIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT DEVELOPMENT PLAN
4.12.1 Key issues Raised in Public Consultation on the Draft Development Plan (19th February 2016 to 29th April 2016)
The Draft Fingal Development Plan along with the Natura Impact Report and the SEA Environmental Report was put on public display on the 19th February 2016. In total 897 responses were received on the Draft Fingal DP during this round of consultation. These included submissions from members of the public, government bodies, NGOs and the statutory consultees. The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (now referred to as the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs) also provided a submission.
The specific issues raised by the DAHG are addressed in Table 4.10 and have also been documented in Draft Fingal Development Plan Chief Executives Report (22nd July 2016).
Table 4.10 – Statutory Responses in relation to Natura Impact Report and Draft Fingal DP
General Comment How this comment has been taken onboard
DAHG (now referred to as the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs)
The Green Infrastructure Map and BD01 needs to include the Codling Fault Zone.
The Fingal Development Plan has been updated to include Codling Fault Zone SAC as presented in Chapter 9: Natural Heritage.
A discussion on updates to the European Sites database is provided in Section 4.12.3.1.
Bat species need to be considered in the Plan.
The Fingal Development Plan has been updated to include references to bat species throughout Chapter 9: Natural Heritage, as well as in Chapter 12: Development Management Standards.
Section 12.11 of the adopted Fingal DP includes the following text:
“A site assessment should be carried out prior to starting any design work to help inform and direct the layout, form and architectural treatment of the proposed development and identify issues that may need to be avoided, mitigated for or require sensitive design and professional expertise. The site assessment should evaluate:
Character of the site in its setting (including existing buildings)
Access to the site
Services
Protected Designations
Rare and protected species (such as bats)”
The Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2012 needs to be referred to in the Development Plan.
The Fingal Development Plan has been updated to include reference the Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2012 in Chapter 9 Natural Heritage.
Certain objectives have the potential to impact negatively on biodiversity and designated sites and it is not clear that they
Every policy and objective has been assessed in the NIR. Chapter 4 of the NIR provides detail on the impact assessment process and the proposed mitigation
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General Comment How this comment has been taken onboard
have all been adequately assessed in the AA. measures. AA Screening of the proposed material amendments and Councillor Motions was undertaken and outlined in Section 4.11 and Section 4.12 of this NIR.
Outline that the advice in relation to Conservation Objectives has not been followed.
Section 4.4 of the NIR contains a specific section on Conservation Objectives and each individual European Site has been reviewed in line with their corresponding Conservation Objectives as shown in Table 4.6.
Section 4.12.3.2 provides further details on updates to the Conservation Objectives.
Issue on the extent of the distance for the Zone of Influence
With regard to the objectives and potential impacts arising from the implementation of the Fingal DP, the 15km zone of influence was considered to be acceptable to screen all likely significant effects that might arise as a result of the implementation of the plan.
The buffer has had regard to the nature of the plan being considered, the sensitivities of the ecological receptors, and the potential for in combination effects, in line with current best practice.
The proposed new water supply project to bring water from the Shannon to Dublin was not included in the AA.
Cumulative impacts with other plans and projects did not include projects.
The NIR refers to the Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study (2002-2031) which is currently preparing a planning application for an offshore pipe for wastewater disposal. Further details on this project and other key projects such as the new Water Supply Project are outlined in Section 4.12.3.3.
The remaining submissions and observations made in relation to the Draft Fingal Development Plan, Natura Impact Report and SEA Environmental Report broadly covered the following key topics as outlined in Table 4.11. It should be noted that the Chief Executives Report 22nd July 2016 provides a detailed summary of all the submissions received and the information contained in Table 4.11 is not exhaustive.
Table 4.11 – Overview of Issues Raised in Submissions (Chief Executives Report 22nd July 2016)
Issues Raised
The Eastern Midlands Regional Assembly acknowledge that the Plan’s policies, housing and population strategy are in broad alignment with the Greater Dublin Area Regional Planning Guidelines.
Suggestions to re-structure of Development Plan and inclusion of a specific chapter on Climate Change and that a clearer focus is needed.
There was a welcome input on the emphasis of sustainable development within the plan.
More focus is needed on coastal flooding.
Targets should be set in the plan for emission reductions.
Welcoming the integration of and consideration of climate change.
Concerns over the threat of climate change and associated costs.
Provision of sufficient houses, underpinned by sustainable development.
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Issues Raised
The need for provision of specific community requirements in relation to education, adequacy of infrastructure and provision of facilities/limiting of other developments.
The need for more open space around the county and reference to the Dublin Bay UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Proposals for various infrastructure such as cycleways, pedestrian links and road schemes to be noted or clarified within the plan.
Policies which support the development of various facilities and centres (e.g. of culture) to be noted in the plan.
Further promotion and protection of Fingal’s natural and cultural heritage.
Need for recognising the issues around farming families, family ties to rural land and housing distance considerations.
Concerns over housing provisions in Fingal’s rural villages in relation to e.g. quantum, privacy and amenity considerations.
Lack of high speed broadband and telecommunications infrastructure in parts of the county.
Relationship between Dublin Airport and surrounding communities.
Seeking for additional cultural designations to be considered (e.g. new ACAs).
4.12.2 Material Amendments to the Draft Plan and SEA / AA Screening
Following the 19th February to 29th April 2016 period of public display and consideration of submissions received, amendments proposed to be made to the Draft Plan were screened for AA. This information was part of the consideration of the Elected Members in considering proposed amendments at Council meetings in September and October 2016. The resulting Proposed Material Alterations to the Draft Plan were placed on public display between 4th November and 2nd December 2016 with a report entitled Addendum Report - SEA, AA and SFRA Screening of the Proposed Material Alterations to the Draft Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023.
A total of 80 submissions were received on the Material Amendments. These included submissions from members of the public, government bodies, NGOs and statutory consultees. Submissions received from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing Planning Community and Local Government. The Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs did not provide a submission. The submissions and observations made broadly covered the key topics as outlined in Table 4.12.
The submissions received were reviewed and responded to in the Chief Executive’s Report (9th January 2017) and a series of recommendations in relation to the Proposed Material Alterations were made. These recommendations were considered by the Elected Members together with further motions brought by the Members at Council Meetings in February 2017. AA screening of Material Amendments with motions being brought forward to the Council Meetings took place prior to adoption of the Final Plan on 16th February 2017 as outlined in Table 4.13.
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Table 4.12 – Overview of Issues Raised in Submissions (Chief Executives Report 9th January 2016)
Issues Raised
Rezoning of lands e.g. concerns regarding retail development
Amendments to proposed rezonings
Inclusion of text to clarify compliance of the plan with certain directives
Updates to the plan to reflect newly presented policy
Including text to address the risks posed by climate change
New policy to support enabling infrastructure to respond to the current housing crisis
Planning requirements and layouts with regard domestic and social accommodation
Loss of Greenbelt
Support for sustainable tourism
Extractive Industry – change of objective wording
Statutory planning obligation with regards to Plan types e.g. Local Area Plans versus Masterplans
Alterations to proposed rezoning of lands in respect of identified flood risks
Alter references to strategic transport proposals not included in the Transport Strategy for the GDA
Addition of public transport reservations
Addition of cycleways and pedestrian walkways
Inclusion of facilities in coastal areas – land and sea-based
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– A
A S
cree
nin
g o
f K
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me
nts
as
par
t o
f co
nsi
de
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on
of
the
Ch
ief
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uti
ve’s
Rep
ort
da
ted
9th
Ja
nu
ary
20
17
Re
fere
nce
Su
mm
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of
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en
dm
en
t A
A R
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on
se
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cil M
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tin
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A R
esp
on
se
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tten
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tem
ent
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P
rop
ose
d
Am
en
dm
en
t:
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end
th
e fi
nal
tw
o
par
agra
ph
s o
f Se
ctio
n
1.8
, su
bse
ctio
n C
limat
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han
ge:
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dre
ssin
g th
e ri
sks
po
sed
by
clim
ate
chan
ge
will
req
uir
e b
oth
ad
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tio
n a
nd
mit
igat
ion
. A
dap
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n d
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act
ion
s th
at
are
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sign
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o c
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s o
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ely
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lan
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ge.
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Re
com
me
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atio
n:
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elo
pm
ent
Pla
n
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min
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clu
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ose
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lter
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A
CH
1.6
.
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es
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to
AA
.
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ief
Exec
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re
com
men
dat
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.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
CH
2.6
P
rop
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d A
me
nd
me
nt:
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ites
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ga
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Re
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d.
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in
re
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on
to
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as
all p
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ill
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le d
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d
sub
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.
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ief
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re
com
men
dat
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ac
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.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
CH
3.1
5
Pro
po
sed
Am
en
dm
ent:
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sert
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n
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ga
l will
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on
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ents
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asp
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Re
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n:
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elo
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ent
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n t
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ade
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issu
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.
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men
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t n
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imp
acts
CH
5.1
8
/ S5
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at,
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to
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.
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ief
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re
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men
dat
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t n
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will
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;
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pro
pri
ate
pro
visi
on
fo
r th
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sto
rati
on
of
the
lan
dsc
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ng
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CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
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ent
Pla
n t
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ade
wit
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ater
ial a
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5.2
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po
sed
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t: D
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er p
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ls f
or
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act
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e C
ou
nci
l is
sa
tisf
ied
th
at
envi
ron
men
tal
qu
alit
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nd
am
enit
y w
ill b
e fu
lly
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tect
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ap
pro
pri
ate
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visi
on
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r th
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of
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t a
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n t
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envi
ron
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t a
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enit
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pro
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ate
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rovi
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n f
or
the
rest
ora
tio
n o
f th
e la
nd
sca
pe
’.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n
to
be
mad
e w
ith
th
e m
ater
ial
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on
as
dis
pla
yed
.
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
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Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
ac
cep
ted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
CH
6.5
P
rop
ose
d
Am
en
dm
en
t:
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rt
new
te
xt
at S
ecti
on
6
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sub
sect
ion
R
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areh
ou
sin
g an
d R
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l Par
ks:
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hst
an
din
g t
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pre
cau
tio
na
ry a
pp
roa
ch,
Fin
ga
l a
nd
th
e R
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il P
lan
nin
g G
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led
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ther
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den
ce o
f co
nsu
mer
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nd
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nd
fo
r in
no
vati
ve
typ
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of
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cale
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tail
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ich
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ble
of
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pla
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ide
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sca
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ch
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s re
qu
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l, if
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ot
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na
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e 6
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ail
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ap
ma
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n t
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its
of
ind
ivid
ua
l dev
elo
pm
ent
ap
plic
ati
on
s’.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
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ade
wit
h p
rop
ose
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ater
ial
alte
rati
on
an
d s
ub
ject
to
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od
ific
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n.
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es
in r
elat
ion
to
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C
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f Ex
ecu
tive
’s
reco
mm
end
atio
n
acce
pte
d.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
CH
6.1
1
Pro
po
sed
A
me
nd
me
nt:
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cilit
ate,
w
her
e ap
pro
pri
ate,
th
e co
nve
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n
of
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dem
esn
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nd
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d t
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ings
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to i
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de
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ents
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bje
ct t
o a
rch
itec
tura
l co
nse
rvat
ion
b
est
pra
ctic
e,
and
p
rop
er
pla
nn
ing
and
su
stai
nab
le
dev
elo
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ent,
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ing
rega
rd t
o p
rote
ctin
g th
e d
em
esn
e ty
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lan
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and
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isti
ng
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ura
l fea
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s, w
he
re a
pp
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e.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
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ade
wit
h p
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ose
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ater
ial
No
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dit
ion
al
sign
ific
ant
imp
acts
(e
ith
er
po
siti
ve
or
neg
ativ
e)
ou
tsid
e th
ose
al
read
y id
enti
fied
in
th
e N
atu
ra
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act
Rep
ort
. A
ny
dev
elo
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ent
wo
uld
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e su
bje
ct
to
pro
per
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lan
nin
g
Ch
ief
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uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
ac
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ted
.
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gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
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ject
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icat
ion
s.
and
Scr
een
ing
for
AA
.
CH
7.4
P
rop
ose
d A
me
nd
men
t: In
sert
new
Ob
ject
ive
MT:
‘Im
ple
men
t Sm
arte
r Tr
avel
p
olic
y an
d w
ork
to
ach
ieve
th
e K
ey G
oal
s se
t o
ut
in t
he
po
licy’
.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
h p
rop
ose
d m
ater
ial
amen
dm
ent
as d
isp
laye
d.
No
ad
dit
ion
al
sign
ific
ant
imp
acts
(e
ith
er
po
siti
ve
or
neg
ativ
e)
ou
tsid
e th
ose
al
read
y id
enti
fied
in
th
e N
atu
ra
Imp
act
Rep
ort
. A
ny
dev
elo
pm
ent
wo
uld
b
e su
bje
ct
to
pro
per
p
lan
nin
g an
d S
cree
nin
g fo
r A
A.
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
ac
cep
ted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
CH
7.6
P
rop
ose
d
Am
en
dm
en
t:
Incl
ud
e a
ne
w
ob
ject
ive
MT
‘Ca
rry
ou
t a
co
mp
reh
ensi
ve
fea
sib
ility
st
ud
y o
f th
e So
uth
Fi
ng
al
are
a t
o
pro
du
ce
a s
tra
teg
ic
‘vis
ion
’ a
nd
o
vera
ll st
rate
gy
for
the
pro
per
p
lan
nin
g
an
d
sust
ain
ab
le d
evel
op
men
t o
f th
e st
ud
y a
rea
, b
ase
d o
n a
su
sta
ina
ble
tra
nsp
ort
a
nd
sm
art
er t
rave
l a
pp
roa
ch,
pla
nn
ing
fo
r a
ll tr
an
spo
rt m
od
es a
nd
nee
ds,
w
hils
t a
lso
b
ein
g
refl
ecti
ve
of
roa
d n
etw
ork
ca
pa
city
a
nd
m
od
al
split
a
ssu
mp
tio
ns.
Th
is w
ill b
e ca
rrie
d o
ut
in c
on
sult
ati
on
wit
h s
tatu
tory
ag
enci
es
an
d r
elev
an
t st
ake
ho
lder
s’.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
h m
ino
r al
tera
tio
n t
o
the
mat
eria
l alt
erat
ion
.
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
AA
. C
hie
f Ex
ecu
tive
’s
reco
mm
end
atio
n
acce
pte
d..
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
CH
10
.2
Pro
po
sed
Am
en
dm
en
t: I
nse
rt n
ew O
bje
ctiv
e C
H:
‘Su
pp
ort
, in
acc
ord
an
ce
wit
h
CH
21
, th
e d
evel
op
men
t o
f a
n
inte
gra
ted
to
uri
sm
an
d
recr
eati
on
al
com
ple
x o
n A
bb
eyvi
lle D
emes
ne,
in
corp
ora
tin
g f
aci
litie
s w
hic
h m
ay
incl
ud
e:
Ho
tel
/ C
on
fere
nce
Cen
tre,
Go
lf C
ou
rse,
Fit
nes
s C
entr
e a
nd
at
lea
st o
ne
oth
er
exte
nsi
ve t
ou
rist
/rec
rea
tio
na
l fa
cilit
y. A
str
ictl
y lim
ited
nu
mb
er o
f d
wel
ling
u
nit
s, g
rou
ped
in
a c
ou
rtya
rd t
ype
con
fig
ura
tio
n,
the
ma
jori
ty o
f w
hic
h s
ha
ll b
e re
serv
ed f
or
tou
rism
use
ma
y b
e co
nsi
der
ed.
The
na
ture
an
d e
xten
t o
f th
e fa
cilit
ies
to b
e p
rovi
ded
sh
all
be
det
erm
ined
pri
ma
rily
by
the
nee
d t
o c
on
serv
e a
nd
re
ha
bili
tate
th
e h
ou
se
an
d
its
surr
ou
nd
ing
s,
wh
ich
a
re
of
ma
jor
arc
hit
ectu
ral
imp
ort
an
ce,
an
d t
he
spec
ial
lan
dsc
ap
e ch
ara
cter
an
d h
erit
ag
e fe
atu
res
of
the
dem
esn
e’.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
h p
rop
ose
d m
ater
ial
No
ad
dit
ion
al
sign
ific
ant
imp
acts
(e
ith
er
po
siti
ve
or
neg
ativ
e)
ou
tsid
e th
ose
al
read
y id
enti
fied
in
th
e N
atu
ra
Imp
act
Rep
ort
. A
ny
dev
elo
pm
ent
wo
uld
b
e su
bje
ct
to
pro
per
p
lan
nin
g an
d S
cree
nin
g fo
r A
A.
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
ac
cep
ted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
97
Re
fere
nce
Su
mm
ary
of
Am
en
dm
en
t A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e A
A R
esp
on
se
alte
rati
on
as
dis
pla
yed
.
CH
11
.1
&
CH
11
.2
Pro
po
sed
A
me
nd
me
nt:
C
H1
1.1
In
sert
n
ew
te
xt
at
end
o
f p
arag
rap
h
1:
‘Ma
ster
pla
ns
will
be
sub
ject
to
a p
ub
lic c
on
sult
ati
on
pro
cess
an
d p
rese
nta
tio
n
to t
he
Elec
ted
Mem
ber
s o
f th
e P
lan
nin
g A
uth
ori
ty f
or
ag
reem
ent’
.
(CH
11
.2)
Inse
rt n
ew
tex
t at
en
d o
f p
arag
rap
h 2
: ‘T
hes
e p
lan
s a
re s
ub
sid
iary
to
th
eir
pa
ren
t p
lan
(i.e
. Lo
cal
Are
a P
lan
, C
ou
nty
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n)
an
d t
hei
r a
sso
cia
ted
zo
nin
g s
tra
teg
ies
an
d o
bje
ctiv
es’
.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
h t
he
pro
po
sed
am
end
men
ts.
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
AA
. C
hie
f Ex
ecu
tive
’s
reco
mm
end
atio
n
acce
pte
d.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
CH
11
.8
Pro
po
sed
Am
en
dm
en
t: A
men
d R
etai
l W
areh
ou
se Z
on
ing
visi
on
: Fa
cilit
ate
th
e sa
le o
f b
ulk
y go
od
s/go
od
s in
bu
lk w
ith
in h
igh
qu
alit
y se
ttin
gs a
nd
hig
hly
ac
cess
ible
lo
cati
on
s, w
ith
an
em
ph
asis
on
exe
mp
lar
sust
ain
able
des
ign
an
d
aest
het
ic q
ual
ity.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
h t
he
pro
po
sed
am
end
men
t.
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
AA
. C
hie
f Ex
ecu
tive
’s
reco
mm
end
atio
n
acce
pte
d.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
CH
11
.9
Pro
po
sed
Am
en
dm
ent:
Del
ete
the
use
‘Ret
ail W
areh
ou
se C
lub
’ fro
m t
he
‘No
t P
erm
itte
d’ c
ateg
ory
wit
hin
th
e R
W -
Ret
ail W
areh
ou
se z
on
ing
ob
ject
ive.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
ho
ut
the
pro
po
sed
al
tera
tio
n a
s d
isp
laye
d.
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
AA
. M
ater
ial
amen
dm
ent
reje
cted
an
d
no
ch
ange
mad
e to
th
e
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
CH
11
.10
P
rop
ose
d A
me
nd
me
nt:
Del
ete
the
use
s R
etai
l-H
yper
mar
ket
> 5
00
0-s
qm
an
d
Ret
ail
– Fa
cto
ry O
utl
et C
entr
e fr
om
th
e ‘
No
t P
erm
itte
d’
cate
gory
wit
hin
th
e R
W -
Ret
ail W
areh
ou
se z
on
ing
ob
ject
ive.
C
E R
eco
mm
en
dat
ion
: D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
to
be
mad
e w
ith
ou
t th
e p
rop
ose
d
mat
eria
l alt
erat
ion
as
dis
pla
yed
.
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
AA
.
Mat
eria
l am
end
men
t re
ject
ed
and
n
o
chan
ge m
ade
to t
he
D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
CH
12
.5
Pro
po
sed
A
me
nd
me
nt:
Am
end
O
bje
ctiv
e D
MS1
52
: ‘A
si
te
ass
essm
ent
sho
uld
be
carr
ied
ou
t p
rio
r to
sta
rtin
g a
ny
des
ign
wo
rk t
o h
elp
in
form
an
d
dir
ect
the
layo
ut,
fo
rm
an
d
arc
hit
ectu
ral
trea
tmen
t o
f th
e p
rop
ose
d
dev
elo
pm
ent
an
d i
den
tify
iss
ues
th
at
ma
y n
eed
to
be
avo
ided
, m
itig
ate
d o
r re
qu
ire
sen
siti
ve
des
ign
a
nd
p
rofe
ssio
na
l ex
per
tise
. Th
e si
te
ass
essm
ent
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
AA
. C
hie
f Ex
ecu
tive
’s
reco
mm
end
atio
n
acce
pte
d.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
98
Re
fere
nce
Su
mm
ary
of
Am
en
dm
en
t A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e A
A R
esp
on
se
sho
uld
eva
lua
te:
-Ch
ara
cter
of
the
site
in it
s se
ttin
g (
incl
ud
ing
exi
stin
g b
uild
ing
s)
-Acc
ess
to t
he
site
-Ser
vice
s
-Pro
tect
ed D
esig
na
tio
ns
-Ra
re a
nd
pro
tect
ed s
pec
ies
(su
ch a
s b
ats
)’
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
h t
he
pro
po
sed
M
ater
ial A
lter
atio
n a
s d
isp
laye
d.
Zon
ing
Map
s
PA
SH
3.7
P
rop
ose
d
Am
en
dm
en
t:
Am
end
zo
nin
g fr
om
R
U
- ‘R
ura
l’ to
R
C
–
‘Ru
ral
Clu
ster
’ at
Cas
tle
farm
(K
ilsal
lagh
an)
RC
.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
h t
he
pro
po
sed
m
ater
ial a
lter
atio
n.
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
AA
. C
hie
f Ex
ecu
tive
’s
reco
mm
end
atio
n
acce
pte
d.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
PA
SH
3.8
P
rop
ose
d A
me
nd
me
nt:
Rez
on
e R
U t
o R
V a
t C
oo
lqu
ay (
excl
ud
e ar
ea c
ove
red
b
y th
e p
red
icti
ve f
loo
din
g).
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
ho
ut
the
mat
eria
l al
tera
tio
n.
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
AA
.
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
ac
cep
ted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
PA
SH
6
A.2
P
rop
ose
d A
me
nd
men
t: A
men
d t
he
zon
ing
RU
to
RC
at
Bal
lou
gh.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n
to
be
mad
e w
ith
th
e m
ater
ial
alte
rati
on
.
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
AA
.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
re
ject
ed.
lan
d
is
zon
ed R
C.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
PA
SH
7.7
P
rop
ose
d
Am
en
dm
en
t:
Ad
d
pu
blic
tr
ansp
ort
re
serv
atio
n
Swo
rds
to
Do
nab
ate.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
ho
ut
the
mat
eria
l al
tera
tio
n.
The
pu
blic
tr
ansp
ort
re
serv
atio
n i
s n
ot
incl
ud
ed i
n
hig
her
le
vel
pla
ns,
p
olic
ies
and
st
rate
gie
s (w
hic
h
hav
e th
emse
lve
s b
een
su
bje
ct
to
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent)
, n
or
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
ac
cep
ted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
99
Re
fere
nce
Su
mm
ary
of
Am
en
dm
en
t A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e A
A R
esp
on
se
has
th
e p
ub
lic
tran
spo
rt
rese
rvat
ion
its
elf
iden
tifi
ed o
n
the
dra
win
gs b
een
su
bje
ct t
o
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
ess
men
t.
Giv
en t
he
lack
of
det
ail o
n a
ny
futu
re
infr
astr
uct
ura
l d
evel
op
men
t,
ther
e is
p
ote
nti
al f
or
likel
y si
gnif
ican
t ef
fect
s o
n E
uro
pea
n S
ites
.
PA
SH
7.8
P
rop
ose
d
Am
en
dm
en
t:
Inse
rt
loo
ped
w
alkw
ay
inco
rpo
rati
ng
the
Bro
ad
Mea
do
w E
stu
ary.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
ho
ut
the
mat
eria
l al
tera
tio
n.
The
loo
ped
w
alkw
ay
is
no
t in
clu
ded
in
hig
her
le
vel
pla
ns,
p
olic
ies
and
str
ateg
ies
(wh
ich
h
ave
the
mse
lve
s b
een
su
bje
ct
to
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
ess
men
t),
no
r h
as t
he
loo
ped
wal
kway
it
self
id
enti
fied
o
n
the
dra
win
gs
bee
n
sub
ject
to
A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sse
ssm
ent.
G
iven
th
e la
ck o
f d
etai
l on
th
e lo
op
ed
wal
kway
, th
ere
is
po
ten
tial
fo
r lik
ely
sign
ific
ant
effe
cts
on
Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es.
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
ac
cep
ted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
PA
SH
8.6
P
rop
ose
d A
me
nd
men
t: In
sert
a n
ew m
app
ed L
oca
l Ob
ject
ive
at K
no
ckse
dan
Ca
rry
ou
t,
wit
hin
2
ye
ars
o
f th
e a
do
pti
on
o
f th
is
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n,
a
fea
sib
ility
stu
dy,
th
at
will
in
clu
de
pu
blic
co
nsu
lta
tio
n,
of
lan
ds
at
Kn
ock
sed
an
to
in
clu
de
a f
ull
inve
stig
ati
on
of
req
uir
emen
ts i
n t
erm
s o
f in
fra
stru
ctu
re,
tra
ffic
, w
ate
r, a
cces
s, d
rain
ag
e, a
nd
co
mm
un
ity
faci
litie
s co
mm
un
ity
an
d
recr
eati
on
al
faci
litie
s a
nd
na
tura
l a
men
itie
s to
in
form
th
e fu
ture
des
ign
ati
on
o
f th
ese
lan
ds
for
dev
elo
pm
ent.
Th
is
fea
sib
ility
st
ud
y sh
ou
ld
incl
ud
e a
n
envi
ron
men
tal
ap
pra
isa
l o
f th
e la
nd
s to
en
sure
min
ima
l im
pa
cts
on
cu
ltu
ral
her
ita
ge
an
d la
nd
sca
pe.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n
to
be
mad
e w
ith
th
e
mat
eria
l
The
feas
ibili
ty s
tud
y in
clu
de
s an
en
viro
nm
enta
l ap
pra
isal
th
at w
ill h
ave
to
scr
een
fo
r A
A
and
as
su
ch
ther
e ar
e n
o
issu
es w
ith
th
e am
end
men
t.
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
ac
cep
ted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
10
0
Re
fere
nce
Su
mm
ary
of
Am
en
dm
en
t A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e A
A R
esp
on
se
alte
rati
on
su
bje
ct t
o a
min
or
mo
dif
icat
ion
.
SH 9
.1
Pro
po
sed
Am
en
dm
en
t:
Am
end
zo
nin
g fr
om
Ob
ject
ive
GB
‘G
reen
bel
t’ t
o
Ob
ject
ive
CI
‘Co
mm
un
ity
Infr
astr
uct
ure
’ an
d
inse
rt
new
m
app
ed
loca
l o
bje
ctiv
e at
Sw
ord
s R
oad
: P
rovi
de
shel
tere
d a
cco
mm
od
ati
on
to
ca
ter
for
sen
ior
citi
zen
.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n
to
be
mad
e w
ith
th
e m
ater
ial
alte
rati
on
.
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
AA
.
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
no
t ac
cep
ted
. La
nd
Zo
ned
CI
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
PA
SH
9
.10
P
rop
ose
d A
me
nd
me
nt:
Ad
d i
nd
icat
ive
cycl
e/
ped
estr
ian
ro
ute
Ab
bev
ille
to
Ket
tle
s La
ne.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
ho
ut
the
mat
eria
l al
tera
tio
n.
No
te:
an a
men
ded
mo
tio
n w
as a
ccep
ted
. Th
ese
rou
tes
are
no
lo
nge
r o
n t
he
m
aps
bu
t fo
rm a
n o
bje
ctiv
e in
th
e te
xt. T
his
is t
he
sam
e fo
r al
l PA
SH
9.1
0.
No
ad
dit
ion
al
sign
ific
ant
imp
acts
(e
ith
er
po
siti
ve
or
neg
ativ
e) i
n r
esp
ect
of
the
AA
w
ou
ld b
e ex
pec
ted
to
res
ult
fr
om
th
e
ind
icat
ive
cycl
e/
ped
estr
ian
ro
ute
as
pro
tect
ive
po
licie
s h
ave
be
en i
ncl
ud
ed i
n
the
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n.
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
ac
cep
ted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
PA
SH
9
.10
P
rop
ose
d A
me
nd
me
nt:
Ad
d i
nd
icat
ive
cycl
e/ p
ede
stri
an r
ou
te B
allg
riff
in t
o
Teag
asc
Kin
seal
y.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
ho
ut
the
mat
eria
l al
tera
tio
n.
No
ad
dit
ion
al
sign
ific
ant
imp
acts
(e
ith
er
po
siti
ve
or
neg
ativ
e) i
n r
esp
ect
of
the
AA
w
ou
ld b
e ex
pec
ted
to
res
ult
fr
om
th
e
ind
icat
ive
cycl
e/
ped
estr
ian
ro
ute
as
pro
tect
ive
po
licie
s h
ave
be
en i
ncl
ud
ed i
n
the
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
ac
cep
ted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
PA
SH
9
.10
P
rop
ose
d A
me
nd
men
t: A
dd
cyc
le r
ou
te B
allg
riff
in t
o K
inse
aly.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
ho
ut
the
mat
eria
l al
tera
tio
n.
No
ad
dit
ion
al
sign
ific
ant
imp
acts
(e
ith
er
po
siti
ve
or
neg
ativ
e) i
n r
esp
ect
of
the
AA
w
ou
ld b
e ex
pec
ted
to
res
ult
fr
om
th
e
ind
icat
ive
cycl
e/
ped
estr
ian
ro
ute
as
pro
tect
ive
po
licie
s h
ave
be
en i
ncl
ud
ed i
n
the
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
ac
cep
ted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
10
1
Re
fere
nce
Su
mm
ary
of
Am
en
dm
en
t A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e A
A R
esp
on
se
PA
SH
9
.10
P
rop
ose
d
Am
en
dm
en
t:
Ad
d
ind
icat
ive
cycl
e/
ped
estr
ian
ro
ute
O
ld
Po
rtm
arn
ock
to
Tea
gasc
Kin
seal
y.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
ho
ut
the
mat
eria
l al
tera
tio
n.
No
ad
dit
ion
al
sign
ific
ant
imp
acts
(e
ith
er
po
siti
ve
or
neg
ativ
e) i
n r
esp
ect
of
the
AA
w
ou
ld b
e ex
pec
ted
to
res
ult
fr
om
th
e
ind
icat
ive
cycl
e/
ped
estr
ian
ro
ute
as
pro
tect
ive
po
licie
s h
ave
be
en i
ncl
ud
ed i
n
the
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
ac
cep
ted
..
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
PA
SH
9
.12
P
rop
ose
d A
me
nd
me
nt:
Ad
d p
ub
lic t
ran
spo
rt r
eser
vati
on
– L
igh
t R
ail C
orr
ido
r to
Bal
grif
fin
(w
ith
inte
nd
ed c
on
nec
tio
n t
o C
lon
grif
fin
or
Dar
t Li
ne)
.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
ho
ut
the
mat
eria
l al
tera
tio
n.
The
pu
blic
tr
ansp
ort
re
serv
atio
n i
s n
ot
incl
ud
ed i
n
hig
her
le
vel
pla
ns,
p
olic
ies
and
st
rate
gie
s (w
hic
h
hav
e th
emse
lve
s b
een
su
bje
ct
to
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent)
, n
or
has
th
e p
ub
lic
tran
spo
rt
rese
rvat
ion
its
elf
iden
tifi
ed o
n
the
dra
win
gs b
een
su
bje
ct t
o
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
ess
men
t.
Giv
en t
he
lack
of
det
ail o
n a
ny
futu
re
infr
astr
uct
ura
l d
evel
op
men
t,
ther
e is
p
ote
nti
al f
or
likel
y si
gnif
ican
t ef
fect
s o
n E
uro
pea
n S
ites
.
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
ac
cep
ted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
PA
SH
9
.13
P
rop
ose
d
Am
en
dm
en
t:
Ad
d
pu
blic
tr
ansp
ort
re
serv
atio
n
Bal
grif
fin
to
P
ort
mar
no
ck.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
ho
ut
the
mat
eria
l al
tera
tio
n.
The
pu
blic
tr
ansp
ort
re
serv
atio
n i
s n
ot
incl
ud
ed i
n
hig
her
le
vel
pla
ns,
p
olic
ies
and
st
rate
gie
s (w
hic
h
hav
e th
emse
lve
s b
een
su
bje
ct
to
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent)
, n
or
has
th
e p
ub
lic
tran
spo
rt
rese
rvat
ion
its
elf
iden
tifi
ed o
n
the
dra
win
gs b
een
su
bje
ct t
o
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
ac
cep
ted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
10
2
Re
fere
nce
Su
mm
ary
of
Am
en
dm
en
t A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e A
A R
esp
on
se
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
ess
men
t.
Giv
en t
he
lack
of
det
ail o
n a
ny
futu
re
infr
astr
uct
ura
l d
evel
op
men
t,
ther
e is
p
ote
nti
al f
or
likel
y si
gnif
ican
t ef
fect
s o
n E
uro
pea
n S
ites
.
SH1
1.1
0
Pro
po
sed
Am
en
dm
en
t: A
me
nd
zo
nin
g fr
om
HT
‘Hig
h T
ech
no
logy
’ to
RW
‘R
etai
l War
eho
usi
ng’
zo
nin
g ad
jace
nt
to IK
EA.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
ho
ut
the
pro
po
sed
m
ater
ial a
lter
atio
n a
s d
isp
laye
d.
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
AA
.
C
hie
f Ex
ecu
tive
’s
reco
mm
end
atio
n
reje
cted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
SH1
2.1
Pro
po
sed
Am
en
dm
ent:
Am
end
zo
nin
g fr
om
GB
‘G
reen
be
lt’
to G
E ‘G
ener
al
Emp
loym
ent’
at
Ch
erry
ho
un
d.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
ho
ut
the
mat
eria
l al
tera
tio
n.
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
AA
.
Mo
tio
n w
ith
dra
wn
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
ac
cep
ted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
SH 1
2.2
Pro
po
sed
A
me
nd
me
nt:
A
men
d
zon
ing
fro
m
OS
‘Op
en
Spac
e’
to
RA
‘R
esid
enti
al’
at
Ho
llyst
ow
n
Go
lf
Clu
b.
Inse
rt
loca
l o
bje
ctiv
e ‘p
rovi
de
a re
crea
tio
nal
fa
cilit
y fo
r th
e D
ub
lin
G.A
.A.
Co
un
ty
Bo
ard
, th
rou
gh
the
pro
visi
on
by
them
of
a 2
.5h
a p
layi
ng
pit
ch a
nd
lo
cal
recr
eati
on
al c
om
mu
nit
y fa
cilit
y in
clu
din
g a
clu
bh
ou
se,
rela
ted
an
cilla
ry f
acili
tie
s an
d c
ar a
nd
cyc
le
par
kin
g’.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n
to
be
mad
e w
ith
th
e m
ater
ial
alte
rati
on
.
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
AA
.
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
no
t ac
cep
ted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
SH1
2.3
Pro
po
sed
Am
en
dm
en
t: A
men
d z
on
ing
GB
‘G
reen
bel
t’ t
o W
D ‘
War
eho
usi
ng
and
Dis
trib
uti
on
’ an
d i
ncl
ud
e lo
cal
ob
ject
ive
‘Wid
en r
oa
d f
rom
St.
Ma
rga
rets
B
y P
ass
at
the
Kils
ha
ne
to p
rovi
de
an
ext
end
ed le
ft t
urn
ing
lan
e’.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n
to
be
mad
e
wit
h
the
m
ater
ial
alte
rati
on
.
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
AA
.
Ch
ief
Exec
uti
ve’s
re
com
men
dat
ion
no
t ac
cep
ted
.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
SH1
2.4
P
rop
ose
d
Am
en
dm
en
t:
Am
end
zo
nin
g fr
om
W
D
‘War
eho
usi
ng
and
D
istr
ibu
tio
n’ t
o G
E ‘G
ener
al E
mp
loym
ent’
at
Du
blin
Air
po
rt L
ogi
stic
s P
ark.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n
to
be
mad
e w
ith
th
e m
ater
ial
No
issu
es
in r
elat
ion
to
AA
. C
hie
f Ex
ecu
tive
’s
reco
mm
end
atio
n
acce
pte
d.
No
si
gnif
ican
t n
egat
ive
imp
acts
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
10
3
Re
fere
nce
Su
mm
ary
of
Am
en
dm
en
t A
A R
esp
on
se
Co
un
cil M
ee
tin
g O
utc
om
e A
A R
esp
on
se
alte
rati
on
.
SH1
2.8
Pro
po
sed
Am
en
dm
en
t: A
men
d z
on
ing
fro
m H
A '
Hig
h A
men
ity'
to
LC
'Lo
cal
Cen
tre
' in
Mu
lhu
dd
art
Vill
age.
CE
Re
com
me
nd
atio
n:
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n t
o b
e m
ade
wit
ho
ut
the
mat
eria
l al
tera
tio
n.
No
issu
es
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4.12.3 Further Changes to Natura Impact Report
The following section provides updates and clarifications for this Natura Impact Report.
4.12.3.1 Receiving Environment
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) have published on its website a number of revisions to the European Sites (SACs and SPAs) Geographical Information Systems (GIS) datasets throughout 2016. The revisions to these datasets have comprised updating the spatial boundaries in order to align the data, which was previously digitised on the legacy Irish Grid projection, to the modern Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM) projection.
As part of the AA Screening of Material Amendments Process a review was undertaken on the European Sites shown in Figure 2.1 to ensure that it was reflective of accurate boundaries. It was established that no new SACs or SPAs other than the Codling Fault Zone SAC have been formally designated since the Appropriate Assessment of the draft Fingal DP commenced and that it was included in the assessment process.
Existing Threats and Pressures
It has been outlined in Section 2.2 ‘Existing Threats and Pressures’ of this NIR that Swords Wastewater Treatment Plant was operating above design capacity. It is now recognised that this plant has been upgrading during the development of the Fingal Development Plan and the plant can cater for 90,000 PE with current load of approximately 65,000 PE which is within the design capacity.
4.12.3.2 Conservation Objectives
A review of the Conservation Objectives was undertaken during the AA Screening of Material Amendments process and Table 4.14 provides an update on Table 4.6 which listed the dates of the Conservation Objectives consulted during the assessment phase. Updates from generic to site specific conservation objectives where they occurred at a particular time were applied to any further assessment of material amendments.
Table 4.14 – Conservation Objectives for European Sites (updated)
European Site Site Code Update Available Alteration to Conservation Objective
Baldoyle Bay SAC 000199 No update available N/A
Howth Head SAC 000202 Yes Site specific version 1.0 06
th December 2016
To maintain the favourable conservation condition of the following Annex I Habitats, namely: Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic coasts and European dry heaths.
Lambay Island SAC 000204 No update available N/A
Malahide Estuary SAC
000205 No update available N/A
North Dublin Bay SAC
000206 No update available N/A
Rogerstown Estuary SAC
000208 No update available N/A
South Dublin Bay 000210 No update available N/A
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European Site Site Code Update Available Alteration to Conservation Objective
SAC
Ireland’s Eye SAC 002193
Yes
Site specific version 1.0
27th
January 2017
To maintain the favourable conservation condition of the following Annex I Habitats, namely: Perennial vegetation of stony banks, and vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic coasts.
Rockabill to Dalkey SAC
003000 No update available N/A
Codling Fault Zone SAC
003015
Yes Generic version 5.0
15th
August 2016
To maintain or restore the favourable conservation condition of the Annex I habitat submarine structures made by leaking gases.
North Bull Island SPA 004006 No update available N/A
Rockabill SPA 004014 No update available N/A
Rogerstown Estuary SPA
004015 No update available N/A
Baldoyle Bay SPA 004016 No update available N/A
South Dublin Bay and River Tolka SPA
004024 No update available N/A
Malahide Estuary SPA
004025 No update available N/A
Lambay Island SPA 004069
Yes Generic version 5.0
15th
August 2016
To maintain or restore the favourable conservation condition of the bird species listed as Special Conservation Interests for this SPA.
Howth Head Coast SPA
004113
Yes Generic version 5.0
15th
August 2016
To maintain or restore the favourable conservation condition of the bird species listed as Special Conservation Interests for this SPA.
Ireland’s Eye SPA 004117
Yes Generic version 5.0
15th
August 2016
To maintain or restore the favourable conservation condition of the bird species listed as Special Conservation Interests for this SPA.
Skerries Islands SPA 004122
Yes Generic version 5.0
15th
August 2016
To maintain or restore the favourable conservation condition of the bird species listed as Special Conservation Interests for this SPA.
River Nanny Estuary and Shore SPA
004158 No update available N/A
4.12.3.3 Cumulative and In-combination Impacts
Section 4.7 and Section 4.8 of this NIR address the issue of cumulative and in-combination effects. On the one hand there are several plans which have potential to work cumulatively with the Fingal plan to place pressure on the Natura 2000 assets in the county. These have been listed in Section 4.8 and are reflective of the regional nature of the Development Plan. The second manner in which in-combination impacts has been considered is through likely pathway, specifically tourism, leisure, land-sue zoning and development. It is within these categories that projects are likely to occur. Of particular note is such pathways as they occur along Fingal’s coastline and this has been identified as a likely driver that could place pressure on European Sites. As such protective policies have been included in the plan, as outlined in Section 4.9.
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One specific projected noted in the NIR is the Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study (2002-2031) which is currently preparing a planning application for a new waste water treatment facility and associated outfall, to be located in Fingal. The project is being developed by Irish Water. The sensitivity of the receiving environment has been noted from the outset of the development and an NIS is currently being prepared to address key sensitivities such as disturbance to birds, deterioration of marine habitats and disruption to marine mammals. The project will be subject to Appropriate Assessment by the competent authority and will have regard to the surveying being undertaken to inform the NIS. .
In addition to the Greater Dublin Drainage project Irish Water are developing a project for a new water supply. This project entitled the Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region is currently examining the upgrade of the supply chain for domestic and commercial needs of approximately 40% of the Nation’s population. The plan for the new water supply was the subject of its own SEA and AA process and has now moved forward to the project planning stage. The extent of the impact on the Natura 2000 network in Fingal is not considered to be significant at this stage however it is acknowledged that the proposal, which will serve Fingal water needs in the future, has the potential to impact on European Sites outside of Fingal and this needs to be considered. However, as with the Greater Dublin Drainage project, the project will be subject to Appropriate Assessment by the Competent Authority in due course and this assessment will be carried out in the context of detailed survey data and design as provided in the planning application and NIS.
4.12.3.4 Mitigation Measures
Section 4.9 has provided mitigation measures in relation to the Draft Fingal Development Plan. Appendix B provides an overview of the mitigation measures outlined along with outlining the wording that was included in the final adopted Fingal Development Plan.
4.13 APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT CONCLUSION
The assessment has been carried out by RPS on behalf of Fingal County Council Planning Department on the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023. The Stage 1 Screening for Appropriate Assessment report (under separate cover) identified that the implementation of the draft Fingal Development Plan had the potential to result in negative impacts upon European Sites. Subsequently, a Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment of the same plan was carried out, the findings of which are included in this Natura Impact Report.
This Natura Impact Report recorded the decisions that were taken during the preparation of the Fingal
Development Plan 2017-2023. The risks to safeguarding the integrity of the qualifying interests and conservation objectives of the European Sites have been addressed through the inclusion of mitigation measures that will in the first instance prioritise the avoidance of impacts; and mitigate impacts where these cannot be avoided. In addition, all lower level plans and projects arising through the implementation of the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 will themselves be subject to Appropriate Assessment when details of location and design become known.
As a result of the assessment process, it is concluded that mitigatory measures identified in the stage 2 Appropriate Assessment are adequate to ensure the integrity of the European Sites which will not be significantly affected as a result of the potential impacts of the objectives contained with the Fingal Development Plan. As a result, it is concluded that a Stage 3 (Assessment of Alternative
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Solutions) and Stage 4 (Imperative reasons of overriding public interest/ Derogation) assessments are not required.
The Competent Authority is required under Section 177V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) to make a determination in relation to Appropriate Assessment for the Fingal Development Plan 2017 - 2023. This determination will be made available by Fingal County Council with the published information pertaining to the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023.
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5 REFERENCES
Colhoun, K. & Cummins, S. (2013). Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland 2014-2019. Birdwatch Ireland.
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DoEHLG (2010). Appropriate Assessment of Plans and Projects in Ireland – Guidance for Planning Authorities (Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Rev. Feb 2010).
DEHLG (2010a) Planning and Development Act 2000-2012.
DEHLG (2010b) Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Circular NPW1/10 and PSSP 2/10 on Appropriate Assessment under Article 6 of the Habitats Directive – Guidance for Planning Authorities. Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin.
Environmental Protection Agency (2011). EPA ENVision Service (online environmental information portal). http://gis.epa.ie/Envision
European Commission (2007). Guidance Document on Article 6(4) of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC. Clarification of the Concepts of Alternative Solutions, Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest, Compensatory Measures, Overall Coherence. Opinion of the European Commission.
European Commission (2000a). Managing Natura 2000 Sites: the provisions of Article 6 of the ‘Habitats’ Directive 92/43/EEC. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.
European Commission (2000b) Communication from the Commission on the Precautionary Principle. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.
European Commission (2001). Assessment of Plans and Projects significantly affecting Natura 2000 sites: Methodological guidance on the provisions of Article 6(3) and 6(4) of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (European Commission Environment Directorate-General)
European Parliament and European Council (2009). Directive 2009/147/EC of 30th November 2009 on the Conservation of Wild Birds (2009/147/EC). Official Journal L20/7, 2010.
EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC)
Geological Survey of Ireland (2011). GIS datasets Public Viewer. Online at http://spatial.dcenr.gov.ie/imf/imf.jsp?site=GSI_Simple
Lynas, P., Newton, S.F. and Robinson, J.A. (2007). The status of birds in Ireland: an analysis of conservation concern 2008-2013. Irish Birds 8:149-166.
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NPWS (2010). Circular NPW 1/10 & PSSP 2/10 Appropriate Assessment under Article 6 of the Habitats Directive: Guidance for Planning Authorities. (Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, 2010).
NPWS (2013A). The Status of EU Protected Habitats and Species in Ireland. Overview Volume 1. Unpublished Report, National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin. Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin,
NPWS (2013b). The Status of EU Protected Habitats and Species in Ireland. Species Assessments Volume 2, Version 1.0. Unpublished Report, National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin.
NPWS (2013c). The Status of EU Protected Habitats and Species in Ireland. Species Assessments Volume 3, Version 1.0. Unpublished Report, National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin.
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APPENDIX A
National Conservation Status of Qualifying Interests of European Sites
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Habitat Name* Code Conservation Status 2007
Conservation Status 2013 (and Trend)
Estuary 1130 Inadequate
Unfavourable-Inadequate.
Trend is likely improvement in habitat condition in the future.
Mudflats and Sandflats no covered by seawater at low
tide 1140 Inadequate
Unfavourable-Inadequate.
Trend is likely improvement in habitat condition in the future.
Reefs 1170 Inadequate
Unfavourable-Bad.
Declining as there is no indication that current pressures will reduce in the future.
Annual vegetation of drift lines
1210 Inadequate
Unfavourable-Inadequate.
Declining owing to loss of area and impairment of structure & functions.
Perennial vegetation of drift lines
1220 Inadequate Unfavourable-Inadequate. Trend is stable (e.g. no change)
Vegetated seacliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic coasts
1230 Inadequate
Unfavourable-Inadequate.
Trend is estimated as stable though potential impacts of climate change may pose a more serious threat.
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand
1310 Inadequate
Unfavourable-Inadequate.
Trend is estimated as declining owing to on-going spread of common cordgrass.
Spartina Swards (Spartinion) 1320 Bad No Assessment given owing to the non-native nature of this habitat (in Ireland).
Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia
maritimae) 1330 Inadequate
Unfavourable-Inadequate.
Trend is stable though grazing levels may impact habitat condition.
Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia
maritimi) 1410 Inadequate
Unfavourable-Inadequate.
Trend is stable though grazing levels may impact habitat condition.
Embryonic shifting dunes 2110 Inadequate
Unfavourable-Inadequate.
Trend is Stable (negligible national loss of Area).
Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (“white dunes”)
2120 Bad
Unfavourable-Inadequate.
Trend is stable (no real change, owing to differing assessment methodology).
Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (grey
dunes) 2130 Bad
Unfavourable-Bad.
Trend is stable (no change in recreational pressures and grazing levels including undergrazing).
Humid dune slacks 2190 Bad
Unfavourable-Inadequate.
Declining in view of the ongoing pressures and threats.
European dry heaths 4030 Inadequate
Bad.
Trend is declining owing to differing assessment methodology and greater information.
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Submarine structures made by leaking gases
1180 N/A Natura 2000 dataform suggests Good
*No additional Annex I habitats outside of Fingal Administrative Boundary
Species Name Code Conservation Status 2007
Conservation Status 2013 (and Trend)
Harbour porpoise (Phocena phocena)
1351 Favourable Favourable
Trend is stable.
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
1364 Favourable
Favourable
Trend is stable (owing to improved knowledge).
Petalwort (Petalophyllum ralfsii)
1395 Favourable Favourable
Trend is stable.
Additional species outside of Fingal Administrative Boundary
Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)
1365 Favourable
Favourable
Trend is stable (owing to improved knowledge).
Bird** Code BoCCI 2007-2013 BoCCI 2014-2019 Status*
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cirstatus)
A005 Amber (breeding/wintering) Amber
(breeding/wintering)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) A009 Green (breeding) Green (breeding)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
A017 Amber (breeding/wintering) Amber
(breeding/wintering)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
A018 Amber (breeding) Amber (breeding)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) A043 Amber (wintering) Amber (wintering)
Light-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicola hrota)
A046 Amber (wintering) Amber (wintering)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) A048 Amber (breeding/wintering) Amber
(breeding/wintering)
Teal (Anas crecca) A052 Amber (breeding/wintering) Amber
(breeding/wintering)
Pintail (Anas acuta) A054 Red (wintering) Red (wintering)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata) A056 Red (wintering) Red (wintering)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
A067 Amber (wintering) Red (wintering)
Red Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
A069 Green (breeding/wintering) Green
(breeding/wintering)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
A130 Amber (breeding/wintering) Amber
(breeding/wintering)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
A137 Amber (wintering) Green (wintering)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
A140 Red (breeding/wintering) Amber (wintering)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis A141 Amber(wintering) Amber (wintering)
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squatarola)
Knot (Calidris canutus) A143 Red (wintering) Amber (wintering)
Sanderling (Calidris alba) A144 Green (wintering) Green (wintering)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
A148 Green (wintering) Green (wintering)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) A149 Amber (breeding/wintering) Red (wintering)
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
A156 Amber (wintering) Amber (wintering)
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
A157 Amber (wintering) Amber (wintering)
Curlew (Numenius arquata) A160 Red (breeding/wintering) Red (wintering)
Redshank (Tringa totanus) A162 Red (breeding/wintering Red (wintering)
(Ruddy) Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
A169 Green (wintering) Green (wintering)
Black Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
A179 Red (breeding) Red (breeding)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
A183 Amber (Breeding) Amber (breeding)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
A184 Red (breeding) Red (breeding)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) A188 Amber (Breeding) Amber (breeding)
Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)
A192 Amber (breeding) Amber (breeding)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
A193 Amber (breeding) Amber (breeding)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
A194 Amber (breeding) Amber (breeding)
Guillemot (Uria aalge) A199 Amber (breeding) Amber (breeding)
Razorbill (Alca torda) A200 Amber (breeding) Amber (breeding)
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) A204 Amber (breeding) Amber (breeding)
Wetland & Waterbirds A999 --- ---
**There is no information in the form of an Article 17 Conservation Status report for Waterbirds or their respective SPAs. Birdwatch Ireland and the RSPB NI have agreed a list of priority bird species for conservation action on the Island of Ireland during the period 2014-2019. These birds of conservation concern, following the status (Red, Amber & Green) are defined in a list known as the Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland or BoCCI list (Lynas et. al. 2007, Colhoun and Cummins, 2013).
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APPENDIX B
AA Mitigation
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s, c
om
men
sura
te w
ith
th
e C
ou
nci
l’s v
isio
n
for
the
emer
gin
g c
ity
of
Swo
rds,
su
bje
ctin
g t
he
pro
po
sal
to
Scre
enin
g
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
A
sses
smen
t,
in
pa
rtic
ula
r th
e cu
mu
lati
ve im
pa
cts
of
incr
ease
d a
cces
s to
Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es.
Dev
elo
p a
n a
pp
rop
riat
e en
tran
ce t
o t
he
War
d
Riv
er
Val
ley
fro
m t
he
tow
n o
f Sw
ord
s so
th
at
acce
ss t
o t
he
amen
itie
s o
f th
e va
lley
is f
reel
y an
d
con
ven
ien
tly
avai
lab
le
to
the
peo
ple
o
f Sw
ord
s.
Inse
rt
sugg
est
ed
text
:-
of
Swo
rds
“su
bje
ctin
g th
e
pro
po
sal
to
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
A,
in
par
ticu
lar
th
e cu
mu
lati
ve
imp
acts
o
f in
crea
sed
ac
cess
in
to
Euro
pea
n S
ites
”.
New
w
ord
ing
for
SWO
RD
S 1
5:
D
evel
op
a
n
ap
pro
pri
ate
en
tra
nce
to
th
e W
ard
Riv
er V
alle
y fr
om
th
e to
wn
of
Swo
rds
so t
ha
t a
cces
s to
th
e a
men
itie
s o
f th
e va
lley
is f
reel
y a
nd
co
nve
nie
ntl
y a
vaila
ble
to
th
e p
eop
le o
f Sw
ord
s, s
ub
ject
ing
th
e p
rop
osa
l to
Sc
reen
ing
fo
r A
A,
in
pa
rtic
ula
r
the
cum
ula
tive
imp
act
s o
f in
crea
sed
acc
ess
to E
uro
pea
n S
ites
.
Pro
mo
te
the
pla
nn
ed
and
su
stai
nab
le
con
solid
atio
n o
f th
e e
xist
ing
urb
an f
orm
an
d
the
sen
siti
ve p
rom
oti
on
of
amen
itie
s. T
he
nee
d
to u
pgr
ade
and
su
pp
ort
th
e d
evel
op
men
t o
f
Inse
rt
sugg
est
ed
text
:-
of
amen
itie
s “
bei
ng
cogn
isan
t o
f th
e p
roxi
mit
y to
eco
logi
cally
sen
siti
ve
coas
t an
d
con
com
itan
t Eu
rop
ean
U
nio
n
Co
nse
rvat
ion
De
sign
atio
ns”
.
New
w
ord
ing
for
Mal
ahid
e
Dev
St
rate
gy:
P
rom
ote
th
e p
lan
ned
an
d s
ust
ain
ab
le c
on
solid
ati
on
of
the
exis
tin
g u
rba
n
form
an
d t
he
sen
siti
ve p
rom
oti
on
of
am
enit
ies.
Th
e n
eed
to
u
pg
rad
e a
nd
su
pp
ort
th
e d
evel
op
men
t o
f th
e co
re a
s a
to
wn
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
11
6
Po
licy/
O
bje
ctiv
e
Dra
ft
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
Fe
bru
ary
20
16
A
me
nd
me
nts
Fi
nal
Ad
op
ted
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
the
core
as
a to
wn
cen
tre
will
be
bal
ance
d w
ith
th
e n
eed
to
co
nse
rve
its
app
eara
nce
as
an
at
trac
tive
, h
isto
ric
villa
ge
sett
lem
ent
and
to
re
tain
th
e ex
isti
ng
amen
itie
s o
f th
e ar
ea.
ce
ntr
e w
ill
be
ba
lan
ced
w
ith
th
e n
eed
to
co
nse
rve
its
ap
pea
ran
ce a
s a
n a
ttra
ctiv
e, h
isto
ric
villa
ge
sett
lem
ent
an
d
to r
eta
in t
he
exis
tin
g a
men
itie
s o
f th
e a
rea
bei
ng
co
gn
isa
nt
of
its
pro
xim
ity
to
an
ec
olo
gic
ally
se
nsi
tive
co
ast
line
incl
ud
ing
Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es.
Faci
litat
e th
e d
eve
lop
men
t o
f a
ped
estr
ian
an
d
cycl
e lin
k b
etw
een
Mal
ahid
e an
d t
he
Do
nab
ate
pen
insu
la a
s p
art
of
the
Fin
gal C
oas
tal W
ay.
Inse
rt s
ugg
este
d t
ext:
- p
enin
sula
, wh
ilst
avo
idin
g an
y ro
uti
ng
alo
ng
no
rth
ern
bo
un
dar
y o
f M
alah
ide
inn
er
estu
ary
by
virt
ue
of
its
eco
logi
cal s
ensi
tivi
ty.
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r M
ALA
HID
E 6
: F
aci
lita
te t
he
dev
elo
pm
ent
of
a p
edes
tria
n a
nd
cyc
le l
ink
bet
wee
n M
ala
hid
e a
nd
th
e D
on
ab
ate
p
enin
sula
a
s p
art
o
f th
e Fi
ng
al
Co
ast
al
Wa
y,
wh
ilst
avo
idin
g a
ny
rou
tin
g a
lon
g t
he
no
rth
ern
bo
un
da
ry o
f M
ala
hid
e in
ner
est
ua
ry b
y vi
rtu
e o
f it
s ec
olo
gic
al s
ensi
tivi
ty.
Dev
elo
p
the
villa
ge
in
a m
ann
er
that
w
ill
pro
tect
it
s ch
arac
ter,
an
d
stre
ngt
hen
an
d
pro
mo
te t
he
pro
visi
on
an
d r
ange
of
faci
litie
s,
esp
eci
ally
th
e re
ten
tio
n
and
p
rom
oti
on
o
f re
tail
con
ven
ien
ce
sho
pp
ing
and
co
mm
un
ity
serv
ices
to
su
pp
ort
th
e ex
isti
ng
po
pu
lati
on
an
d
tou
rist
s.
Futu
re
de
velo
pm
ent
will
b
e st
rict
ly
rela
ted
to
th
e in
dic
ated
use
zo
nes
incl
ud
ing
the
in
filli
ng
of
exis
tin
g d
eve
lop
ed a
reas
rat
her
th
an
furt
her
ext
ensi
on
of
thes
e ar
eas.
Dev
elo
pm
ent
will
b
e en
cou
rage
d
wh
ich
u
tilis
es
the
re
crea
tio
nal
an
d e
du
cati
on
al p
ote
nti
al o
f th
e ar
ea a
nd
oth
er n
earb
y n
atu
ral e
nvi
ron
me
nts
of
hig
h q
ual
ity.
Th
e st
rate
gy f
or
Ho
wth
Pen
insu
la
is t
o e
nsu
re t
he
con
serv
atio
n a
nd
pre
serv
atio
n
of
its
sen
siti
ve a
nd
sce
nic
are
a, i
n p
arti
cula
r th
rou
gh
the
imp
lem
enta
tio
n
of
the
Ho
wth
Sp
ecia
l Am
enit
y A
rea
Ord
er.
Inse
rt s
ugg
est
ed t
ext:
- A
rea
Ord
er “
bei
ng
cogn
isan
t o
f th
e p
ote
nti
al in
crea
sin
g p
ress
ure
s th
at c
ou
ld a
rise
as
a r
esu
lt o
f th
e im
ple
men
tati
on
of
a Fi
nga
l To
uri
st
Stra
tegy
”.
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r H
ow
th D
ev
Stra
tegy
: D
evel
op
th
e vi
llag
e in
a m
an
ner
th
at
will
pro
tect
its
ch
ara
cter
, a
nd
str
eng
then
a
nd
pro
mo
te t
he
pro
visi
on
an
d r
an
ge
of
faci
litie
s, e
spec
ially
th
e re
ten
tio
n a
nd
pro
mo
tio
n o
f re
tail
con
ven
ien
ce s
ho
pp
ing
a
nd
co
mm
un
ity
serv
ices
to
su
pp
ort
th
e ex
isti
ng
po
pu
lati
on
a
nd
to
uri
sts.
Fu
ture
dev
elo
pm
ent
will
be
stri
ctly
rel
ate
d t
o
the
ind
ica
ted
use
zo
nes
in
clu
din
g t
he
infi
llin
g o
f ex
isti
ng
d
evel
op
ed
are
as
rath
er
tha
n
furt
her
ex
ten
sio
n
of
thes
e a
rea
s. D
evel
op
men
t w
ill b
e en
cou
rag
ed w
hic
h u
tilis
es t
he
recr
eati
on
al a
nd
ed
uca
tio
na
l po
ten
tia
l of
the
are
a a
nd
oth
er
nea
rby
na
tura
l en
viro
nm
ents
of
hig
h q
ua
lity.
Th
e st
rate
gy
for
Ho
wth
P
enin
sula
is
to
en
sure
th
e co
nse
rva
tio
n
an
d
pre
serv
ati
on
of
its
sen
siti
ve a
nd
sce
nic
are
a,
in p
art
icu
lar
thro
ug
h t
he
imp
lem
enta
tio
n o
f th
e H
ow
th S
pec
ial
Am
enit
y A
rea
O
rder
, b
ein
g
cog
nis
an
t o
f th
e p
ote
nti
al
incr
easi
ng
p
ress
ure
s th
at
cou
ld a
rise
as
a r
esu
lt o
f th
e im
ple
men
tati
on
o
f th
e Fi
ng
al T
ou
rism
Str
ate
gy.
Co
nso
lidat
e th
e n
ew
an
d
exis
tin
g ar
eas
of
Bal
grif
fin
an
d
Bel
cam
p
to
crea
te
vib
ran
t re
sid
enti
al c
om
mu
nit
ies
wit
h a
pp
rop
riat
e lo
cal
serv
ices
an
d c
om
mu
nit
y fa
cilit
ies
to s
erve
th
e
new
p
op
ula
tio
n.
En
sure
th
at
the
nec
essa
ry
Inse
rt
sugg
este
d
text
:-
surr
ou
nd
ing
envi
ron
men
t “r
eco
gnis
es
the
eco
logi
cal
sen
siti
vity
an
d
hyd
rolo
gica
l co
nn
ecti
on
w
ith
ad
jace
nt
Euro
pea
n
Site
s”.
New
w
ord
ing
for
Bal
grif
fin
&
B
elca
mp
D
ev
Stra
tegy
: C
on
solid
ate
th
e n
ew a
nd
exi
stin
g a
rea
s o
f B
alg
riff
in a
nd
B
elca
mp
to
cr
eate
vi
bra
nt
resi
den
tia
l co
mm
un
itie
s w
ith
a
pp
rop
ria
te l
oca
l se
rvic
es a
nd
co
mm
un
ity
faci
litie
s to
ser
ve
the
new
p
op
ula
tio
n.
En
sure
th
at
the
nec
essa
ry
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
11
7
Po
licy/
O
bje
ctiv
e
Dra
ft
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
Fe
bru
ary
20
16
A
me
nd
me
nts
Fi
nal
Ad
op
ted
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
infr
astr
uct
ure
is
d
eliv
ered
in
ta
nd
em
wit
h
dev
elo
pm
ent
and
th
at
the
n
ew
bu
ilt
form
re
spe
cts
the
rich
bu
ilt a
nd
nat
ura
l h
erit
age
of
the
surr
ou
nd
ing
envi
ron
men
t.
infr
ast
ruct
ure
is
del
iver
ed i
n t
an
dem
wit
h d
evel
op
men
t a
nd
th
at
the
new
bu
ilt f
orm
res
pec
ts t
he
rich
bu
ilt a
nd
na
tura
l h
erit
ag
e o
f th
e su
rro
un
din
g e
nvi
ron
men
t a
nd
rec
og
nis
es t
he
eco
log
ica
l se
nsi
tivi
ty
an
d
hyd
rolo
gic
al
con
nec
tio
n
wit
h
ad
jace
nt
Euro
pea
n S
ites
.
Pro
vid
e re
crea
tio
nal
fac
iliti
es
for
the
exp
and
ing
po
pu
lati
on
on
th
e p
enin
sula
. In
sert
su
gges
ted
tex
t:-
pen
insu
la “
bei
ng
min
dfu
l o
f th
e ec
olo
gica
l se
nsi
tivi
tie
s o
f th
e d
esig
nat
ed c
oas
tal
site
”.
New
w
ord
ing
for
PO
RTR
AN
E 2
: P
rovi
de
recr
eati
on
al
faci
litie
s fo
r th
e ex
pa
nd
ing
p
op
ula
tio
n
on
th
e P
enin
sula
b
ein
g m
ind
ful
of
the
eco
log
ica
l se
nsi
tivi
ties
of
the
coa
st
incl
ud
ing
Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es.
Ensu
re t
he
sen
siti
ve c
oas
tal
estu
arin
e ar
ea o
f Th
e B
urr
ow
is
adeq
uat
ely
pro
tect
ed a
nd
th
at
any
pro
po
sed
dev
elo
pm
ent
is s
ub
ject
to
HD
A
scre
enin
g.
Sugg
est
te
xt
incl
usi
on
fo
r
PO
RT5
“s
ub
ject
to
Sc
ree
nin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t”.
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r P
OR
TRA
NE
5:
En
sure
th
e se
nsi
tive
co
ast
al
estu
ari
ne
are
a o
f Th
e B
urr
ow
is
ad
equ
ate
ly p
rote
cted
an
d
tha
t a
ny
pro
po
sed
dev
elo
pm
ent
is s
ub
ject
to
en
viro
nm
enta
l a
sses
smen
t in
clu
din
g S
cree
nin
g f
or
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent.
The
rep
lace
men
t o
f ch
alet
s/h
olid
ay
hu
ts
by
per
man
ent
dw
ellin
gs,
wh
ich
can
be
resi
ded
in
o
n a
n a
ll ye
ar b
asis
wit
hin
‘H
A’
zon
ed l
and
at
The
Bu
rro
w,
will
be
con
sid
ered
in
th
e co
nte
xt
of
flo
od
ris
k, s
ite
size
, EP
A s
tan
dar
ds
for
was
te
wat
er d
isp
osa
l, ac
cess
an
d o
ther
ap
pro
pri
ate
stan
dar
ds.
Po
ten
tial
im
pac
ts o
n E
uro
pea
n s
ite
s an
d a
dd
itio
nal
te
xt t
o b
e in
clu
ded
. N
ew
wo
rdin
g fo
r P
OR
TRA
NE
7:
Th
e re
pla
cem
ent
of
cha
lets
/ho
lida
y h
uts
by
per
ma
nen
t d
wel
ling
s, w
hic
h c
an
be
resi
ded
in o
n a
n a
ll ye
ar
ba
sis
wit
hin
‘H
A’
zon
ed la
nd
at
The
Bu
rro
w,
will
b
e co
nsi
der
ed
in
the
con
text
o
f ve
rifi
ab
le
do
cum
enta
ry e
vid
ence
in
dic
ati
ng
th
e u
nit
is
occ
up
ied
on
a
yea
r ro
un
d b
asi
s a
nd
ha
s b
een
fo
r a
per
iod
of
7 y
ears
or
mo
re,
flo
od
ris
k, s
ite
size
, EP
A s
tan
da
rds
for
wa
ste
wa
ter
dis
po
sal,
acc
ess,
im
pa
ct
on
H
ab
ita
ts
Dir
ecti
ve
An
nex
I
ha
bit
ats
in
clu
din
g
the
pri
ori
ty
ha
bit
ats
fi
xed
d
un
e a
nd
p
rote
cted
sp
ecie
s, a
nd
oth
er a
pp
rop
ria
te s
tan
da
rds.
Pro
vid
e fo
r p
edes
tria
n
and
cy
cle
rou
tes
bet
we
en P
ort
ran
e an
d D
on
abat
e.
Inse
rt s
ugg
este
d t
ext:
- D
on
abat
e “b
ein
g m
ind
ful
of
the
imp
acts
up
on
th
e ec
olo
gica
l d
iver
sity
ar
ou
nd
P
ort
ran
e D
emen
se ”
.
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r P
OR
TRA
NE
8:
Pro
vid
e fo
r p
edes
tria
n a
nd
cy
cle
rou
tes
bet
wee
n P
ort
ran
e a
nd
Do
na
ba
te b
ein
g m
ind
ful
of
the
imp
act
s u
po
n
the
eco
log
ica
l d
iver
sity
a
rou
nd
P
ort
ran
e D
emen
se.
Pre
par
e a
Reg
ener
atio
n S
trat
egy
for
Bal
bri
ggan
h
arb
ou
r in
co
nsu
ltat
ion
wit
h l
oca
l fi
sher
men
, b
usi
nes
ses
and
co
mm
un
ity
gro
up
s h
avin
g re
gard
to
its
his
tori
c ch
arac
ter.
Inse
rt s
ugg
est
ed t
ext:
- h
arb
ou
r “s
ub
ject
to
Scr
een
ing
for
AA
”.
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r B
ALB
RIG
GA
N 6
: P
rep
are
a R
egen
era
tio
n
Stra
teg
y fo
r B
alb
rig
ga
n H
arb
ou
r in
co
nsu
lta
tio
n w
ith
lo
cal
fish
erm
en,
bu
sin
esse
s a
nd
co
mm
un
ity
gro
up
s h
avi
ng
reg
ard
to
its
his
tori
c ch
ara
cter
su
bje
ct t
o S
cree
nin
g f
or
Ap
pro
pri
ate
A
sses
smen
t.
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
11
8
Po
licy/
O
bje
ctiv
e
Dra
ft
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
Fe
bru
ary
20
16
A
me
nd
me
nts
Fi
nal
Ad
op
ted
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
Pre
par
e an
d
Imp
lem
ent
the
Ro
gers
tow
n
Estu
ary
Man
agem
ent
Pla
n
and
su
bje
ct
the
M
anag
emen
t P
lan
to
H
abit
ats
Dir
ecti
ve
Ass
essm
ent
pri
or
to it
s ad
op
tio
n
The
man
age
men
t p
lan
will
nee
d t
o b
e Sc
reen
ed f
or
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent.
New
w
ord
ing
for
RU
SH
10
: P
rep
are
a
nd
im
ple
men
t th
e M
an
ag
emen
t P
lan
fo
r th
e O
ute
r R
og
erst
ow
n E
stu
ary
Pla
n
an
d
sub
ject
th
e p
lan
to
Sc
reen
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te
Ass
essm
ent
pri
or
to it
s a
do
pti
on
.
Pre
par
e a
Mas
terp
lan
fo
r th
e d
evel
op
men
t o
f m
arin
a an
d
wat
er
spo
rts
faci
litie
s at
R
ush
Sa
ilin
g C
lub
w
ith
im
pro
ved
ac
cess
an
d
off
st
reet
par
kin
g to
se
rve
th
e l
oca
l co
mm
un
ity
sub
ject
to
an
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent.
Cla
rify
th
at
sub
ject
to
Sc
reen
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
A
sses
smen
t.
The
de
velo
pm
ent
of
a m
arin
a m
ay
req
uir
e a
feas
ibili
ty s
tud
y to
ad
dre
ss o
ther
co
asta
l lo
cati
on
po
ssib
iliti
es.
New
w
ord
ing
for
RU
SH
14
:
Exa
min
e th
e fe
asi
bili
ty
of
dev
elo
pin
g a
ma
rin
a a
nd
au
xilia
ry a
nd
ass
oci
ate
d f
aci
litie
s a
t th
e R
am
pa
rts,
Ro
ger
sto
wn
, R
ush
, d
esig
ned
an
d b
uilt
in
a
cco
rda
nce
w
ith
su
sta
ina
ble
ec
olo
gic
al
sta
nd
ard
s a
nd
a
void
ing
sig
nif
ica
nt
ad
vers
e im
pa
cts
on
Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es a
nd
sp
ecie
s. S
uch
co
nsi
der
ati
on
sh
all
take
co
gn
isa
nce
of
a w
ider
st
ud
y in
to m
ari
na
dev
elo
pm
ent
alo
ng
th
e Fi
ng
al
coa
stlin
e (O
bje
ctiv
e ED
82
, Ch
ap
ter
6: E
con
om
ic D
evel
op
men
t re
fers
).
New
po
licy
pro
po
sed
.
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r R
USH
15
: U
nd
erta
ke a
stu
dy,
wit
hin
on
e ye
ar
of
the
ma
kin
g o
f th
is D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
, o
f la
nd
s in
R
ush
lo
cate
d
at
No
rth
B
each
, a
nd
im
ple
men
t it
s re
com
men
da
tio
ns
to e
nsu
re t
ha
t p
lan
nin
g p
olic
y in
Ru
sh
take
s in
to
con
sid
era
tio
n
the
dyn
am
ic
na
ture
o
f co
ast
al
pro
cess
es a
nd
th
e p
red
icte
d i
mp
act
s o
f cl
ima
te c
ha
ng
e in
th
e p
rop
er p
lan
nin
g a
nd
su
sta
ina
ble
dev
elo
pm
ent
of
the
tow
n a
nd
its
envi
ron
s.
New
po
licy
pro
po
sed
. Su
gge
st n
ew t
ext
inse
rt;
Un
der
take
a “
Hab
itat
Ch
arac
teri
sati
on
” st
ud
y,
New
w
ord
ing
for
RU
SH
16
:
Un
der
take
a
H
ab
ita
t C
ha
ract
eris
ati
on
stu
dy,
wit
hin
on
e ye
ar
of
the
ma
kin
g o
f th
is D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
, o
f la
nd
s in
Ru
sh l
oca
ted
so
uth
of
Sou
th S
ho
re R
oa
d f
rom
Ro
ger
sto
wn
Pie
r to
th
e sh
ore
line
imm
edia
tely
so
uth
of
Old
Ba
rra
ck R
oa
d,
an
d i
mp
lem
ent
its
reco
mm
end
ati
on
s to
en
sure
th
at
pla
nn
ing
po
licy
in R
ush
fu
lfils
th
e C
ou
nci
l’s
leg
al
ob
liga
tio
n
to
pro
tect
Eu
rop
ean
si
tes
an
d t
ake
s in
to c
on
sid
era
tio
n t
he
dyn
am
ic n
atu
re o
f co
ast
al
pro
cess
es
an
d
the
pre
dic
ted
im
pa
cts
of
clim
ate
ch
an
ge
in t
he
pro
per
pla
nn
ing
an
d s
ust
ain
ab
le d
evel
op
men
t o
f th
e to
wn
an
d it
s en
viro
ns.
Pro
vid
e fo
r an
d
faci
litat
e m
ixed
-use
d
dev
elo
pm
ent
incl
ud
ing
rest
aura
nts
, ca
fes,
art
In
sert
su
gge
sted
tex
t:-
area
“ b
ein
g m
ind
ful
of
the
eco
logi
cal
sen
siti
viti
es
of
the
pro
xim
al
Euro
pea
n
New
w
ord
ing
for
LOU
GH
SHIN
NY
3:
P
rovi
de
for
an
d
faci
lita
te
mix
ed-u
sed
d
evel
op
men
t in
clu
din
g
rest
au
ran
ts,
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
11
9
Po
licy/
O
bje
ctiv
e
Dra
ft
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
Fe
bru
ary
20
16
A
me
nd
me
nts
Fi
nal
Ad
op
ted
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
and
cu
ltu
ral u
ses
wit
hin
th
e h
arb
ou
r ar
ea.
Site
s”
cafe
s, a
rt a
nd
cu
ltu
ral
use
s w
ith
in t
he
ha
rbo
ur
are
a b
ein
g
min
dfu
l o
f th
e ec
olo
gic
al
sen
siti
viti
es
of
the
nea
rby
Euro
pea
n S
ites
.
Ch
apte
r 5
Req
uir
e th
at a
n a
pp
lican
t d
emo
nst
rate
s th
at
the
imp
act
of
any
pro
po
sed
h
ou
se
will
n
ot
adve
rsel
y af
fect
, ei
ther
dir
ect
ly o
r in
dir
ectl
y,
the
eco
logi
cal i
nte
grit
y o
f an
y N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ite.
Sugg
est
te
xt
incl
usi
on
“e
colo
gica
l in
tegr
ity
of
any
Euro
pea
n s
ite
N
ew
wo
rdin
g fo
r R
F47
:
Req
uir
e th
at
an
a
pp
lica
nt
dem
on
stra
tes
tha
t th
e im
pa
ct o
f a
ny
pro
po
sed
ho
use
will
n
ot
ad
vers
ely
aff
ect,
ei
ther
d
irec
tly
or
ind
irec
tly,
th
e ec
olo
gic
al i
nte
gri
ty o
f a
ny
Euro
pea
n s
ite
.
Pro
hib
it
min
eral
ex
trac
tio
n
and
la
nd
re
clam
atio
n
alo
ng
the
coas
t,
par
ticu
larl
y in
p
roxi
mit
y to
est
uar
ies,
exc
ept
wh
ere
it c
an b
e
dem
on
stra
ted
th
at t
her
e w
ill b
e n
o s
ign
ific
ant
adve
rse
imp
act
on
th
e en
viro
nm
ent,
vi
sual
am
enit
y,
her
itag
e o
r th
e co
nse
rvat
ion
o
bje
ctiv
es o
f N
atu
ra 2
00
0 S
ite
s.
Po
ten
tial
imp
acts
on
Eu
rop
ean
sit
es
Sugg
est
tex
t al
tera
tio
n ”
Euro
pea
n s
ite
s ”.
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r R
F94
: P
roh
ibit
min
era
l ext
ract
ion
an
d la
nd
re
cla
ma
tio
n a
lon
g t
he
coa
st,
pa
rtic
ula
rly
in p
roxi
mit
y to
es
tua
ries
, ex
cep
t in
exc
epti
on
al
circ
um
sta
nce
s a
nd
wh
ere
it
can
b
e d
emo
nst
rate
d
tha
t th
ere
will
b
e n
o
sig
nif
ica
nt
ad
vers
e im
pa
ct
on
th
e en
viro
nm
ent,
vi
sua
l a
men
ity,
h
erit
ag
e o
r th
e co
nse
rva
tio
n o
bje
ctiv
es o
f Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es.
Ensu
re t
hat
an
y fu
ture
pro
po
sals
fo
r ex
trac
tio
n
of
aggr
ega
tes
and
lan
d r
ecla
mat
ion
pro
po
sals
in
clu
de
an a
sse
ssm
ent
of
the
im
pac
t(s)
on
th
e n
atu
ral
and
cu
ltu
ral
her
itag
e,
and
o
n
the
coas
tal
pro
cess
es
of
ero
sio
n,
dep
osi
tio
n
accr
etio
n
and
fl
oo
din
g.
An
y su
ch
pro
po
sals
m
ay
nee
d
to
be
acco
mp
anie
d
by
an
Envi
ron
men
tal
Imp
act
Stat
emen
t an
d/o
r sc
reen
ing
for
asse
ssm
ent
un
der
th
e H
abit
ats
Dir
ecti
ve.
Sugg
est
tex
t al
tera
tio
n f
or
last
bu
llet
po
int
“su
bje
ct
to S
cree
nin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t”.
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r R
F95
: En
sure
th
at
an
y fu
ture
pro
po
sals
fo
r ex
tra
ctio
n o
f a
gg
reg
ate
s a
nd
la
nd
rec
lam
ati
on
pro
po
sals
in
clu
de
an
ass
essm
ent
of
the
imp
act
(s)
on
th
e n
atu
ral
an
d
cult
ura
l h
erit
ag
e, a
nd
on
th
e co
ast
al
pro
cess
es o
f er
osi
on
, d
epo
siti
on
acc
reti
on
an
d f
loo
din
g.
An
y su
ch p
rop
osa
ls m
ay
nee
d
to
be
acc
om
pa
nie
d
by
an
En
viro
nm
enta
l Im
pa
ct
Sta
tem
ent
an
d/o
r Sc
reen
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t.
Pre
serv
e an
d
pro
tect
w
etla
nd
s,
coas
tal
hab
itat
s,
and
es
tuar
ine
mar
sh
lan
ds
in
the
coas
tal
zon
e fr
om
in
app
rop
riat
e d
evel
op
men
t,
incl
ud
ing
lan
d r
ecla
mat
ion
. A
ny
pro
po
sals
fo
r la
nd
rec
lam
atio
n i
n t
he
co
asta
l zo
ne
shal
l b
e
sub
ject
to
scr
een
ing
for
asse
ssm
ent
un
der
th
e
Hab
itat
s D
irec
tive
an
d
to
an
asse
ssm
ent
of
imp
acts
on
an
y su
ch w
etla
nd
s, c
oas
tal h
abit
ats,
Sugg
est
tex
t al
tera
tio
n f
or
last
bu
llet
po
int
“su
bje
ct
to S
cree
nin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t”.
Sugg
est
tex
t al
tera
tio
n f
or
last
bu
llet
po
int
“flo
od
ing
and
po
ten
tial
imp
acts
fro
m c
limat
e ch
ange
”.
New
w
ord
ing
for
RF9
8:
P
rese
rve
an
d
pro
tect
co
ast
al
wet
lan
ds,
co
ast
al
ha
bit
ats
, a
nd
est
ua
rin
e m
ars
h l
an
ds
in
coa
sta
l a
rea
s fr
om
in
ap
pro
pri
ate
d
evel
op
men
t,
incl
ud
ing
la
nd
re
cla
ma
tio
n.
An
y p
rop
osa
ls
for
lan
d
recl
am
ati
on
in
co
ast
al
are
as
sha
ll b
e su
bje
ct t
o S
cree
nin
g f
or
Ap
pro
pri
ate
A
sses
smen
t a
nd
to
an
ass
essm
ent
of
imp
act
s o
n a
ny
such
w
etla
nd
s, c
oa
sta
l h
ab
ita
ts,
an
d e
stu
ari
ne
ma
rsh
la
nd
s a
nd
it
s im
pa
cts
on
co
ast
al
pro
cess
es
incl
ud
ing
er
osi
on
,
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
12
0
Po
licy/
O
bje
ctiv
e
Dra
ft
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
Fe
bru
ary
20
16
A
me
nd
me
nts
Fi
nal
Ad
op
ted
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
and
est
uar
ine
mar
sh l
and
s an
d i
ts i
mp
acts
on
co
asta
l p
roce
sses
in
clu
din
g er
osi
on
, d
epo
siti
on
ac
cret
ion
an
d f
loo
din
g.
dep
osi
tio
n,
acc
reti
on
an
d f
loo
din
g p
art
icu
larl
y in
lig
ht
of
clim
ate
ch
an
ge.
Sup
po
rt r
ecre
atio
nal
pu
rsu
its
wh
ich
pro
mo
te
the
use
of
nat
ura
l la
nd
scap
e f
eatu
res
in a
way
w
hic
h
do
es
no
t d
etra
ct
or
cau
se
un
du
e
dam
age
to t
he
feat
ure
s u
po
n w
hic
h a
ny
such
p
rop
ose
d i
nit
iati
ves
rely
. W
her
e th
e p
rop
ose
d
pu
rsu
it i
nvo
lves
lan
d u
se c
han
ges
eith
er w
ith
in
or
adja
cen
t to
Nat
ura
20
00
sit
es,
pro
po
sals
will
b
e su
bje
ct t
o s
cree
nin
g fo
r as
sess
men
t u
nd
er
the
Hab
itat
s D
irec
tive
.
Sugg
est
tex
t al
tera
tio
n “
Euro
pea
n s
ites
in
stea
d o
f N
atu
ra
20
00
si
tes”
. P
rop
osa
ls
will
b
e su
bje
ct
to
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t”.
New
w
ord
ing
for
RF1
12
:
Sup
po
rt
recr
eati
on
al
pu
rsu
its
wh
ich
pro
mo
te t
he
use
of
na
tura
l la
nd
sca
pe
fea
ture
s in
a
wa
y w
hic
h d
oes
no
t d
etra
ct o
r ca
use
un
du
e d
am
ag
e to
th
e fe
atu
res
up
on
w
hic
h
an
y su
ch
pro
po
sed
in
itia
tive
s re
ly.
Wh
ere
the
pro
po
sed
p
urs
uit
in
volv
es
lan
d
use
ch
an
ges
ei
ther
wit
hin
or
ad
jace
nt
to E
uro
pea
ns
site
s, p
rop
osa
ls w
ill
be
sub
ject
to
Scr
een
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t.
Sup
po
rt
the
pro
visi
on
o
f p
rop
ose
d
lon
g d
ista
nce
wal
kin
g tr
ails
th
at p
rovi
de
acce
ss t
o
scen
ic
coas
tal
and
ri
ver
feat
ure
s,
sub
ject
to
sc
reen
ing
for
asse
ssm
ent
un
der
th
e H
abit
at’s
D
irec
tive
.
Sugg
est
te
xt
incl
usi
on
“s
ub
ject
to
Sc
reen
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent”
. N
ew w
ord
ing
for
RF1
14
: S
up
po
rt t
he
pro
visi
on
of
pro
po
sed
lo
ng
dis
tan
ce w
alk
ing
tra
ils t
ha
t p
rovi
de
acc
ess
to s
cen
ic
up
lan
ds,
riv
erin
e a
nd
co
ast
al
fea
ture
s, s
ub
ject
to
Scr
een
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t.
Faci
litat
e th
e cr
eati
on
of
golf
co
urs
es,
pit
ch a
nd
p
utt
co
urs
es,
and
d
rivi
ng
ran
ges
in
the
G
reen
bel
t w
her
e su
ch d
eve
lop
me
nt
do
es n
ot
con
trav
ene
the
visi
on
an
d z
on
ing
ob
ject
ive
for
the
Gre
enb
elt
or
imp
act
on
an
y h
isto
ric
des
ign
ed l
and
scap
es,
an
d s
ub
ject
to
scr
een
ing
un
der
th
e H
abit
ats
Dir
ecti
ve.
Sugg
est
te
xt
alte
rati
on
“s
ub
ject
to
Sc
reen
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent”
. N
ew
wo
rdin
g fo
r R
F12
1:
Fa
cilit
ate
th
e cr
eati
on
of
go
lf
cou
rses
, p
itch
an
d p
utt
co
urs
es,
an
d d
rivi
ng
ra
ng
es i
n t
he
Gre
enb
elt
wh
ere
such
dev
elo
pm
ent
do
es n
ot
con
tra
ven
e th
e vi
sio
n a
nd
zo
nin
g o
bje
ctiv
e fo
r th
e G
reen
bel
t o
r im
pa
ct o
n
an
y h
isto
ric
des
ign
ed l
an
dsc
ap
es,
an
d s
ub
ject
to
Scr
een
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t.
Req
uir
e th
at
all
app
licat
ion
s fo
r p
lan
nin
g p
erm
issi
on
fo
r go
lf c
ou
rses
are
acc
om
pan
ied
b
y Im
pac
t St
atem
ents
, in
clu
din
g p
rop
ose
d
mit
igat
ion
mea
sure
s, w
hic
h a
sses
s;
The
visu
al im
pac
t,
The
cum
ula
tive
e
ffec
t o
f th
e p
rop
ose
d
add
itio
nal
go
lf c
ou
rse
up
on
th
e la
nd
scap
e,
The
imp
act
of
the
pro
po
sed
go
lf c
ou
rse
on
th
e
Sugg
est
Inse
rt t
ext:
-
An
y la
nd
scap
ing
pla
ns
sub
mit
ted
sh
ou
ld
no
t p
resc
rib
e p
lan
tin
g/sc
reen
ing
wit
h in
app
rop
riat
e n
on
-n
ativ
e o
r al
ien
sp
ecie
s e.
g. H
ipp
op
hae
rh
amn
oid
es
(Sea
B
uck
tho
rn)
as
a b
ou
nd
ary
trea
tmen
t p
arti
cula
rly
in p
roxi
mit
y o
f se
nsi
tive
co
asta
l hab
itat
s.
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r R
F12
2:
Req
uir
e th
at
all
ap
plic
ati
on
s fo
r p
lan
nin
g p
erm
issi
on
fo
r g
olf
co
urs
es a
re a
cco
mp
an
ied
by
Imp
act
St
ate
men
ts,
incl
ud
ing
p
rop
ose
d
mit
iga
tio
n
mea
sure
s, w
hic
h a
sses
s
The
visu
al i
mp
act
,
The
cum
ula
tive
eff
ect
of
the
pro
po
sed
ad
dit
ion
al g
olf
co
urs
e u
po
n t
he
lan
dsc
ap
e,
The
imp
act
o
f th
e p
rop
ose
d
go
lf
cou
rse
on
th
e ex
isti
ng
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
12
1
Po
licy/
O
bje
ctiv
e
Dra
ft
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
Fe
bru
ary
20
16
A
me
nd
me
nts
Fi
nal
Ad
op
ted
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
exis
tin
g b
iod
iver
sity
, ar
chae
olo
gica
l an
d
arch
itec
tura
l her
itag
e,
The
imp
act
on
d
rain
age,
w
ater
u
sage
, an
d
was
te
wat
er
trea
tmen
t in
th
e ar
ea,
an
d
pro
po
sed
mit
igat
ion
of
the
se im
pac
ts, a
nd
;
Scre
enin
g fo
r as
sess
men
t u
nd
er t
he
Hab
itat
s D
irec
tive
o
f th
e p
ote
nti
al
for
imp
acts
o
n
Nat
ura
20
00
Sit
es.
Sugg
est
tex
t al
tera
tio
n f
or
last
bu
llet
po
int
“su
bje
ct
to S
cree
nin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t”.
bio
div
ersi
ty, a
rch
aeo
log
ica
l an
d a
rch
itec
tura
l her
ita
ge,
The
imp
act
on
dra
ina
ge,
wa
ter
usa
ge,
an
d w
ast
e w
ate
r tr
eatm
ent
in t
he
are
a,
an
d p
rop
ose
d m
itig
ati
on
of
thes
e im
pa
cts,
An
y la
nd
sca
pin
g
pla
ns
sho
uld
n
ot
pre
scri
be
pla
nti
ng
/scr
een
ing
wit
h i
na
pp
rop
ria
te n
on
-na
tive
or
alie
n
spec
ies
e.g
. H
ipp
op
ha
e rh
am
no
ides
(Se
a B
uck
tho
rn)
as
a
bo
un
da
ry t
rea
tmen
t p
art
icu
larl
y in
pro
xim
ity
of
sen
siti
ve
coa
sta
l ha
bit
ats
, an
d
Sub
ject
to
Scr
een
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t.
Ch
apte
r 6
New
ob
ject
ive
Dev
elo
p a
Cyc
le/
Ped
est
rian
Net
wo
rk S
trat
egy
for
Fin
gal
that
en
com
pas
ses
the
Fin
gal
Way
an
d
oth
er
pro
po
sed
ro
ute
s w
hic
h
will
b
e
Scre
ened
fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t an
d
Stra
tegi
c En
viro
nm
enta
l Ass
essm
ent.
N
ew
wo
rdin
g fo
r ED
64
:
Pro
mo
te
an
d
faci
lita
te
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
to c
rea
te a
n i
nte
gra
ted
ped
estr
ian
an
d c
ycle
n
etw
ork
lin
kin
g k
ey t
ou
rist
des
tin
ati
on
s in
th
e C
ou
nty
, b
y a
dva
nci
ng
th
e p
rop
ose
d
Fin
ga
l C
oa
sta
l W
ay,
th
rou
gh
ca
rryi
ng
ou
t a
ro
ute
eva
lua
tio
n s
tud
y w
ith
in t
wo
yea
rs o
f th
e a
do
pti
on
of
this
Pla
n,
ensu
rin
g a
ba
lan
ce i
s a
chie
ved
b
etw
een
na
ture
co
nse
rva
tio
n a
nd
pu
blic
use
an
d t
hro
ug
h
iden
tify
ing
p
ub
lic
rig
hts
o
f w
ay
in
con
sult
ati
on
w
ith
a
ll re
leva
nt
sta
keh
old
ers,
a
nd
b
y ex
plo
itin
g
form
er
rail
net
wo
rks
for
use
as
po
ten
tia
l n
ew t
ou
rist
an
d r
ecre
ati
on
al
wa
lkin
g r
ou
tes.
Pro
mo
te
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
for
ente
rpri
se
and
em
plo
ymen
t cr
eati
on
in
mar
ine
tou
rism
wh
ere
it
ca
n
be
dem
on
stra
ted
th
at
the
resu
ltan
t d
evel
op
men
t w
ill n
ot
hav
e a
neg
ativ
e im
pac
t o
n t
he
rece
ivin
g m
arin
e en
viro
nm
ent.
Sugg
est
inse
rt t
ext:
- m
arin
e e
nvi
ron
men
t “n
or
any
of
the
qu
alif
yin
g fe
atu
res
of
Euro
pea
n S
ites
”.
New
w
ord
ing
for
ED8
1:
P
rom
ote
o
pp
ort
un
itie
s fo
r en
terp
rise
a
nd
em
plo
ymen
t cr
eati
on
in
m
ari
ne
tou
rism
w
her
e it
ca
n
be
dem
on
stra
ted
th
at
the
resu
lta
nt
dev
elo
pm
ent
will
n
ot
ha
ve
a
neg
ati
ve
imp
act
o
n
the
rece
ivin
g
ma
rin
e en
viro
nm
ent
incl
ud
ing
a
ny
of
the
qu
alif
yin
g f
eatu
res
of
Euro
pea
n S
ites
.
Pro
po
sed
New
Ob
ject
ive
U
nd
erta
ke a
fea
sib
ility
stu
dy
of
Fin
gal
coas
tlin
e to
id
enti
fy
po
ten
tial
si
tes
to
acco
mm
od
ate
mar
ina
dev
elo
pm
ent
rele
van
t to
re
crea
tio
nal
p
urs
uit
s/re
qu
irem
ents
w
hic
h
will
b
e sc
reen
ed
for
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r ED
82
: U
nd
erta
ke a
fea
sib
ility
stu
dy
of
the
Fin
ga
l co
ast
line
to i
den
tify
po
ten
tia
l si
tes
to a
cco
mm
od
ate
m
ari
na
dev
elo
pm
ent
rele
van
t to
rec
rea
tio
na
l p
urs
uit
s a
nd
re
qu
irem
ents
. A
s p
art
o
f th
e st
ud
y th
e im
pa
ct
on
th
e
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
12
2
Po
licy/
O
bje
ctiv
e
Dra
ft
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
Fe
bru
ary
20
16
A
me
nd
me
nts
Fi
nal
Ad
op
ted
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
AA
. re
ceiv
ing
ma
rin
e en
viro
nm
ent,
in
clu
din
g t
he
coa
stlin
e, w
ill
be
ass
esse
d
an
d
Scre
enin
g
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
A
sses
smen
t u
nd
erta
ken
.
Ch
apte
r 7
Pro
tect
exi
stin
g ri
veri
ne
wet
lan
d a
nd
co
asta
l h
abit
ats
and
w
her
e p
oss
ible
cr
eate
n
ew
hab
itat
s to
m
ain
tain
n
atu
rally
fu
nct
ion
ing
eco
syst
em
s w
hils
t en
suri
ng
they
do
no
t im
pac
t n
egat
ivel
y o
n
the
con
serv
atio
n
ob
ject
ive
s o
f an
y N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ites
.
Sugg
est
tex
t is
alt
ered
to
re
fer
to E
uro
pea
n s
ite
s an
d
no
t N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ites
. N
ew w
ord
ing
for
WQ
04
: P
rote
ct e
xist
ing
riv
erin
e w
etla
nd
a
nd
co
ast
al
ha
bit
ats
a
nd
w
her
e p
oss
ible
cr
eate
n
ew
ha
bit
ats
to
m
ain
tain
n
atu
rally
fu
nct
ion
ing
ec
osy
stem
s w
hils
t en
suri
ng
th
ey
do
n
ot
imp
act
n
ega
tive
ly
on
th
e co
nse
rva
tio
n o
bje
ctiv
es o
f a
ny
Euro
pea
n S
ites
.
Esta
blis
h
rip
aria
n
corr
ido
rs
fre
e fr
om
n
ew
d
evel
op
men
t al
on
g al
l si
gnif
ican
t w
ater
cou
rses
in
th
e C
ou
nty
. En
sure
a 1
0 t
o 1
5 m
etre
wid
e
rip
aria
n
bu
ffer
st
rip
m
easu
red
fr
om
to
p
of
ban
k ei
ther
sid
e o
f al
l w
ater
cou
rses
, ex
cep
t in
re
spe
ct o
f th
e Li
ffey
, To
lka,
Pin
keen
, M
ayn
e,
Slu
ice,
W
ard
, B
road
mea
do
w,
Co
rdu
ff,
Mat
t an
d D
elvi
n w
her
e a
30
m w
ide
rip
aria
n b
uff
er
stri
p
fro
m
top
o
f b
ank
to
eith
er
sid
e
of
all
wat
erco
urs
es
ou
tsid
e u
rban
ce
ntr
es
is
req
uir
ed.
Sugg
est
Inse
rt t
ext:
- m
etre
s w
ide
“as
a m
inim
um
”.
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r W
Q0
5:
Est
ab
lish
rip
ari
an
co
rrid
ors
fre
e fr
om
new
dev
elo
pm
ent
alo
ng
all
sig
nif
ica
nt
wa
terc
ou
rses
in
th
e C
ou
nty
. En
sure
a 1
0 t
o 1
5 m
etre
wid
e ri
pa
ria
n b
uff
er
stri
p
mea
sure
d
fro
m
top
o
f b
an
k ei
ther
si
de
of
all
wa
terc
ou
rses
, exc
ept
in r
esp
ect
of
the
Liff
ey,
Tolk
a, P
inke
en,
Ma
yne,
Sl
uic
e,
Wa
rd,
Bro
ad
mea
do
w,
Co
rdu
ff,
Ma
tt
an
d
Del
vin
wh
ere
a 3
0m
wid
e ri
pa
ria
n b
uff
er s
trip
fro
m t
op
of
ba
nk
to e
ith
er s
ide
of
all
wa
terc
ou
rses
ou
tsid
e u
rba
n c
entr
es
is r
equ
ired
as
a m
inim
um
.
Sup
po
rt
Irel
and
’s
ren
ew
able
en
ergy
co
mm
itm
ents
o
utl
ined
in
n
atio
nal
p
olic
y b
y fa
cilit
atin
g th
e ex
plo
itat
ion
o
f w
ind
p
ow
er
wh
ere
su
ch
de
velo
pm
ent
do
es
no
t h
ave
a n
egat
ive
imp
act
on
th
e su
rro
un
din
g en
viro
nm
ent,
lan
dsc
ape
or
loca
l am
enit
ies.
Sugg
est
in
sert
te
xt:-
su
rro
un
din
g en
viro
nm
ent
“ in
clu
din
g o
ffsh
ore
sit
es t
hat
will
lik
ely
be
des
ign
ated
u
nd
er t
he
Bir
ds
and
Hab
itat
s d
irec
tive
in t
he
lifet
ime
o
f th
e p
lan
”
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r EN
10
: Su
pp
ort
Ire
lan
d’s
ren
ewa
ble
en
erg
y co
mm
itm
ents
ou
tlin
ed i
n n
ati
on
al
po
licy
by
faci
lita
tin
g t
he
exp
loit
ati
on
of
win
d p
ow
er w
her
e su
ch d
evel
op
men
t d
oes
n
ot
ha
ve
a
neg
ati
ve
imp
act
o
n
the
surr
ou
nd
ing
en
viro
nm
ent,
la
nd
sca
pe
or
loca
l a
men
itie
s in
clu
din
g
off
sho
re s
ites
th
at
ma
y b
e d
esig
na
ted
un
der
th
e B
ird
s a
nd
H
ab
ita
ts D
irec
tive
in t
he
lifet
ime
of
this
Pla
n.
Ch
apte
r 8
Dev
elo
p t
he
gree
n i
nfr
astr
uct
ure
net
wo
rk t
o
ensu
re t
he
con
serv
atio
n a
nd
en
han
cem
ent
of
bio
div
ersi
ty,
incl
ud
ing
the
pro
tect
ion
of
Nat
ura
Sugg
est
ad
just
ing
text
to
ref
er t
o E
uro
pea
n s
ites
as
op
po
sed
to
Nat
ura
20
00
sit
es.
N
ew w
ord
ing
for
GI0
3:
Dev
elo
p t
he
gre
en i
nfr
ast
ruct
ure
n
etw
ork
to
en
sure
th
e co
nse
rva
tio
n a
nd
en
ha
nce
men
t o
f b
iod
iver
sity
, in
clu
din
g t
he
pro
tect
ion
of
Euro
pea
n S
ites
, th
e
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
12
3
Po
licy/
O
bje
ctiv
e
Dra
ft
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
Fe
bru
ary
20
16
A
me
nd
me
nts
Fi
nal
Ad
op
ted
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
20
00
sit
es,
the
pro
visi
on
of
acce
ssib
le p
arks
, o
pen
sp
ace
s an
d
recr
eati
on
al
faci
litie
s,
the
su
stai
nab
le
man
age
men
t o
f w
ate
r,
the
m
ain
ten
ance
of
lan
dsc
ape
char
acte
r in
clu
din
g h
isto
ric
lan
dsc
ape
char
acte
r an
d t
he
pro
tect
ion
an
d
enh
ance
men
t o
f th
e ar
chit
ectu
ral
and
ar
chae
olo
gica
l her
itag
e.
pro
visi
on
of
acc
essi
ble
pa
rks,
op
en s
pa
ces
an
d r
ecre
ati
on
al
faci
litie
s (i
ncl
ud
ing
allo
tmen
ts a
nd
co
mm
un
ity
yard
s),
the
sust
ain
ab
le
ma
na
gem
ent
of
wa
ter,
th
e m
ain
ten
an
ce
of
lan
dsc
ap
e ch
ara
cter
in
clu
din
g h
isto
ric
lan
dsc
ap
e ch
ara
cter
a
nd
th
e p
rote
ctio
n a
nd
en
ha
nce
men
t o
f th
e a
rch
itec
tura
l a
nd
arc
ha
eolo
gic
al h
erit
ag
e.
Dev
elo
p a
nd
im
ple
men
t a
Gre
en I
nfr
astr
uct
ure
St
rate
gy
for
Fin
gal
in
par
tner
ship
w
ith
ke
y st
akeh
old
ers
and
th
e p
ub
lic.
Sugg
est
Inse
rt t
ext:
- st
rate
gy f
or
Fin
gal “
as a
pri
ori
ty”
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r G
I10
: D
evel
op
an
d i
mp
lem
ent
a G
reen
In
fra
stru
ctu
re S
tra
teg
y fo
r Fi
ng
al
in p
art
ner
ship
wit
h k
ey
sta
keh
old
ers
an
d t
he
pu
blic
, ta
kin
g a
n e
cosy
stem
ser
vice
s a
pp
roa
ch t
o s
tra
teg
y d
evel
op
men
t a
nd
pu
blic
co
nsu
lta
tio
n.
Ensu
re t
he
pro
tect
ion
of
Fin
gal’s
Nat
ura
20
00
si
tes
is c
entr
al t
o F
inga
l Co
un
ty C
ou
nci
l’s G
reen
In
fras
tru
ctu
re S
trat
egy
.
Sugg
est
ad
just
ing
text
to
ref
er t
o E
uro
pea
n s
ites
as
op
po
sed
to
Nat
ura
20
00
sit
es.
N
ew w
ord
ing
for
GI1
5:
En
sure
th
e p
rote
ctio
n o
f Eu
rop
ean
si
tes
is
cen
tra
l to
Fi
ng
al
Co
un
ty
Co
un
cil’s
G
reen
In
fra
stru
ctu
re S
tra
teg
y.
Ch
apte
r 9
Ensu
re t
hat
th
e m
anag
em
ent
of
the
Co
un
cil’s
o
pen
sp
aces
an
d
par
ks
is
po
llin
ato
r-fr
ien
dly
an
d
pro
vid
es
mo
re
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
for
bio
div
ersi
ty.
Sugg
est
n
ew
text
:-
for
bio
div
ersi
ty,
“tak
ing
cogn
isan
ce o
f to
en
sure
no
sp
read
of
alie
n i
nva
sive
sp
ecie
s”
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r N
H0
8:
En
sure
th
at
the
ma
na
gem
ent
of
the
Co
un
cil’s
op
en s
pa
ces
an
d p
ark
s is
po
llin
ato
r-fr
ien
dly
, p
rovi
des
mo
re o
pp
ort
un
itie
s fo
r b
iod
iver
sity
, a
nd
do
es n
ot
intr
od
uce
or
lea
d t
o t
he
spre
ad
of
inva
sive
sp
ecie
s.
Ensu
re t
hat
th
e C
ou
nci
l ta
kes
full
acco
un
t o
f th
e re
qu
ire
men
ts
of
the
H
abit
ats
and
B
ird
s D
irec
tive
s,
as
they
ap
ply
b
oth
w
ith
in
and
w
ith
ou
t N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ite
s in
th
e p
erfo
rman
ce
of
its
fun
ctio
ns.
Sugg
est
ref
eren
ce in
ob
ject
ive
to
Eu
rop
ean
sit
es.
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r N
H1
0:
En
sure
th
at
the
Co
un
cil
take
s fu
ll a
cco
un
t o
f th
e re
qu
irem
ents
o
f th
e H
ab
ita
ts
an
d
Bir
ds
Dir
ecti
ves,
as
they
ap
ply
bo
th w
ith
in a
nd
wit
ho
ut
Euro
pea
n
site
s in
th
e p
erfo
rma
nce
of
its
fun
ctio
ns.
Ensu
re t
hat
th
e C
ou
nci
l, in
th
e p
erfo
rman
ce o
f it
s fu
nct
ion
s,
take
s fu
ll ac
cou
nt
of
the
ob
ject
ives
an
d
man
age
men
t p
ract
ice
s p
rop
ose
d i
n a
ny
man
age
men
t p
lan
s fo
r N
atu
ra
20
00
sit
es i
n a
nd
ad
jace
nt
to F
inga
l p
ub
lish
ed
by
the
Dep
artm
ent
of
Art
s, H
erit
age
and
th
e G
aelt
ach
t.
Sugg
est
ch
angi
ng
alte
rin
g te
xt,
Nat
ura
20
00
sit
es
to
Euro
pea
n s
ites
.
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r N
H1
1:
En
sure
th
at t
he
Co
un
cil,
in t
he
per
form
ance
o
f it
s fu
nct
ion
s,
take
s fu
ll ac
cou
nt
of
the
ob
ject
ives
an
d
man
agem
ent
pra
ctic
es
pro
po
sed
in
an
y m
anag
emen
t o
r re
late
d p
lan
s fo
r Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es i
n a
nd
ad
jace
nt
to F
inga
l p
ub
lish
ed b
y th
e D
epar
tmen
t o
f A
rts,
H
erit
age,
Re
gio
nal
, Ru
ral a
nd
Gae
ltac
ht
Aff
airs
.
Ensu
re
that
d
evel
op
men
t d
oes
n
ot
hav
e a
Sugg
est
ne
w t
ext
add
ed:-
An
nex
I si
tes
“ an
d A
nn
ex
II
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r N
H1
7:
En
sure
th
at
dev
elo
pm
ent
do
es n
ot
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
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05
RP
00
005
F03
12
4
Po
licy/
O
bje
ctiv
e
Dra
ft
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
Fe
bru
ary
20
16
A
me
nd
me
nts
Fi
nal
Ad
op
ted
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
sign
ific
ant
adve
rse
imp
act
on
pro
po
sed
Nat
ura
l H
erit
age
Are
as
(pN
HA
s),
Nat
ura
l H
erit
age
Are
as
(NH
As)
, St
atu
tory
N
atu
re
Re
serv
es,
R
efu
ges
for
Fau
na,
Hab
itat
Dir
ecti
ve A
nn
ex
I si
tes
, an
d
on
ra
re
and
th
reat
ened
sp
ecie
s in
clu
din
g th
ose
p
rote
cted
b
y la
w
and
th
eir
hab
itat
s.
spec
ies
con
tain
ed t
her
ein
”
ha
ve
a
sig
nif
ica
nt
ad
vers
e im
pa
ct
on
p
rop
ose
d
Na
tura
l H
erit
ag
e A
rea
s (p
NH
As)
, N
atu
ral
Her
ita
ge
Are
as
(NH
As)
, St
atu
tory
N
atu
re
Res
erve
s,
Ref
ug
es
for
Fau
na
, H
ab
ita
t D
irec
tive
A
nn
ex
I si
tes
an
d
An
nex
II
sp
ecie
s co
nta
ined
th
erei
n,
an
d o
n r
are
an
d t
hre
ate
ned
sp
ecie
s in
clu
din
g t
ho
se
pro
tect
ed b
y la
w a
nd
th
eir
ha
bit
ats
.
Pla
n a
nd
dev
elo
p t
he
Fin
gal
Co
asta
l W
ay f
rom
n
ort
h
of
Bal
bri
ggan
to
H
ow
th
taki
ng
full
acco
un
t o
f th
e n
eed
to
pro
tect
th
e n
atu
ral a
nd
cu
ltu
ral
her
itag
e o
f th
e co
ast
and
th
e n
eed
to
av
oid
si
gnif
ican
t ad
vers
e im
pac
ts
on
N
atu
ra
20
00
sit
es,
oth
er p
rote
cted
are
as a
nd
sp
ecie
s p
rote
cted
by
law
.
Sugg
est
tex
t in
clu
sio
n t
o r
efe
r to
Eu
rop
ean
sit
es
and
re
qu
irem
ent
for
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t.
New
w
ord
ing
for
NH
64
:
Pla
n
an
d
dev
elo
p
the
Fin
ga
l C
oa
sta
l W
ay
fro
m n
ort
h o
f B
alb
rig
ga
n t
o K
ilba
rra
ck t
aki
ng
fu
ll a
cco
un
t o
f th
e n
eed
to
pro
tect
th
e n
atu
ral
an
d c
ult
ura
l h
erit
ag
e o
f th
e co
ast
a
nd
th
e n
eed
to
a
void
si
gn
ific
an
t a
dve
rse
imp
act
s o
n E
uro
pea
n S
ites
, o
ther
pro
tect
ed a
rea
s a
nd
sp
ecie
s p
rote
cted
by
law
.
Ensu
re t
hat
th
ere
is a
pp
rop
riat
e p
ub
lic a
cces
s to
th
e co
ast
incl
ud
ing
the
pro
visi
on
of
coas
tal
wal
kway
s an
d
cycl
eway
s,
wh
ile
taki
ng
full
acco
un
t o
f th
e n
eed
to
co
nse
rve
and
en
han
ce
the
nat
ura
l an
d c
ult
ura
l h
erit
age
of
the
coas
t an
d
the
nee
d
to
avo
id
sign
ific
ant
adve
rse
im
pac
ts
on
N
atu
ra
20
00
si
tes
and
sp
ecie
s p
rote
cted
by
law
, an
d e
xam
ine
the
des
ign
atio
n
of
trad
itio
nal
wal
kin
g ro
ute
s th
eret
o a
s p
ub
lic
righ
ts o
f w
ay.
Sugg
est
tex
t in
clu
sio
n t
o r
efe
r to
Eu
rop
ean
sit
es
and
re
qu
irem
ent
for
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t.
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r N
H6
5:
Ensu
re t
ha
t th
ere
is a
pp
rop
ria
te
pu
blic
acc
ess
to t
he
coa
st i
ncl
ud
ing
th
e p
rovi
sio
n o
f co
ast
al
wa
lkw
ays
an
d c
ycle
wa
ys,
wh
ile t
aki
ng
fu
ll a
cco
un
t o
f th
e n
eed
to
co
nse
rve
an
d
enh
an
ce
the
na
tura
l a
nd
cu
ltu
ral
her
ita
ge
of
the
coa
st
an
d
the
nee
d
to
avo
id
sig
nif
ica
nt
ad
vers
e im
pa
cts
on
Eu
rop
ean
sit
es a
nd
sp
ecie
s p
rote
cted
by
law
, th
rou
gh
Scr
een
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t, a
nd
ex
am
ine
the
des
ign
ati
on
o
f tr
ad
itio
na
l w
alk
ing
ro
ute
s th
eret
o a
s p
ub
lic r
igh
ts o
f w
ay.
Ch
apte
r 1
2
Ensu
re t
hat
all
pla
ns
and
pro
ject
s in
th
e C
ou
nty
w
hic
h
cou
ld,
eith
er
ind
ivid
ual
ly
or
in-
com
bin
atio
n
wit
h
oth
er
pla
ns
and
p
roje
cts,
h
ave
a si
gnif
ican
t ef
fect
on
a N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ite
(o
r si
tes)
w
ill
be
sub
ject
to
A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t Sc
reen
ing.
Am
end
Wo
rdin
g –
1)N
atu
ra 2
00
0 t
o r
ead
Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es
2)
AA
Scr
een
ing
to r
ead
Scr
een
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r D
MS0
1:
En
sure
th
at
all
pla
ns
an
d p
roje
cts
in
the
Co
un
ty
wh
ich
co
uld
, ei
ther
in
div
idu
ally
o
r in
-co
mb
ina
tio
n
wit
h
oth
er
pla
ns
an
d
pro
ject
s,
ha
ve
a
sig
nif
ica
nt
effe
ct o
n a
Eu
rop
ean
sit
e o
r si
tes
will
be
sub
ject
to
Scr
een
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t.
Ensu
re
that
an
y p
lan
nin
g ap
plic
atio
n
for
a h
ou
se w
ith
in a
n a
rea
wh
ich
has
a G
reen
bel
t o
r In
sert
su
gge
sted
te
xt:-
“a
nd
a
Scre
enin
g fo
r N
ew
wo
rdin
g fo
r D
MS5
0:
En
sure
th
at
an
y p
lan
nin
g
ap
plic
ati
on
fo
r a
h
ou
se
wit
hin
a
n
are
a
wh
ich
h
as
a
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
12
5
Po
licy/
O
bje
ctiv
e
Dra
ft
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
Fe
bru
ary
20
16
A
me
nd
me
nts
Fi
nal
Ad
op
ted
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
Hig
h A
men
ity
zon
ing
ob
ject
ive
is a
cco
mp
anie
d
by
a co
mp
reh
ensi
ve V
isu
al Im
pac
t St
atem
ent.
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent,
as
nec
ess
ary”
G
reen
bel
t o
r H
igh
Am
enit
y zo
nin
g o
bje
ctiv
e is
acc
om
pa
nie
d
by
a c
om
pre
hen
sive
Vis
ua
l Im
pa
ct S
tate
men
t a
nd
Scr
een
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t, a
s n
eces
sary
.
Inte
grat
e an
d p
rovi
de
links
th
rou
gh a
djo
inin
g o
pen
sp
aces
to
cr
eate
p
erm
eab
le
and
ac
cess
ible
are
as.
Inse
rt s
ugg
est
ed t
ext:
-
pro
vid
e lin
ks “
sub
ject
to
Scr
een
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
A
sses
smen
t, a
s n
eces
sary
”
New
w
ord
ing
for
DM
S56
:
Inte
gra
te
an
d
pro
vid
e lin
ks
thro
ug
h a
djo
inin
g o
pen
sp
ace
s to
cre
ate
per
mea
ble
an
d
acc
essi
ble
a
rea
s,
sub
ject
to
Sc
reen
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te
Ass
essm
ent
as
nec
essa
ry.
Faci
litat
e th
e p
rovi
sio
n
of
a cr
emat
ori
um
w
ith
in
the
life
of
the
Dra
ft
Pla
n,
sub
ject
to
en
viro
nm
enta
l as
sess
men
t an
d
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent
Scre
enin
g as
ap
pro
pri
ate.
Am
end
te
xt
:-
rep
lace
A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sse
ssm
ent
Scre
enin
g w
ith
“S
cree
nin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t”
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r D
MS1
02
: F
aci
lita
te t
he
pro
visi
on
of
a
crem
ato
riu
m w
ith
in t
he
life
of
the
Dra
ft P
lan
, su
bje
ct t
o
envi
ron
men
tal
ass
essm
ent
an
d S
cree
nin
g f
or
Ap
pro
pri
ate
A
sses
smen
t a
s a
pp
rop
ria
te.
Ret
ail
dev
elo
pm
ent
sho
uld
be
in a
cco
rdan
ce
wit
h t
he
fun
dam
enta
l o
bje
ctiv
e to
su
pp
ort
th
e
vita
lity
and
via
bili
ty o
f th
e re
tail
cen
tre
and
m
ust
d
em
on
stra
te
com
plia
nce
w
ith
th
e
seq
uen
tial
ap
pro
ach
. P
rop
osa
ls t
o a
mal
gam
ate
re
tail
un
its
will
be
care
fully
co
nsi
der
ed.
Maj
or
reta
il p
rop
osa
ls
(exc
eed
ing
1,0
00
sq
.met
res)
ar
e re
qu
ired
to
pro
vid
e a
det
aile
d R
etai
l Im
pac
t A
sses
smen
t (R
IA)
and
a
Tran
spo
rt
Imp
act
Ass
essm
ent
(TIA
).
Inse
rt
Am
end
ed
text
:-
“an
d
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t”
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r D
MS1
06
: R
eta
il d
evel
op
men
t sh
ou
ld b
e in
a
cco
rda
nce
wit
h t
he
fun
da
men
tal
ob
ject
ive
to s
up
po
rt t
he
vita
lity
an
d
via
bili
ty
of
the
reta
il ce
ntr
e a
nd
m
ust
d
emo
nst
rate
co
mp
lian
ce
wit
h
the
seq
uen
tia
l a
pp
roa
ch.
Pro
po
sals
to
a
ma
lga
ma
te
reta
il u
nit
s w
ill
be
care
fully
co
nsi
der
ed.
Ma
jor
reta
il p
rop
osa
ls
(exc
eed
ing
1
,00
0
sq.m
etre
s) a
re r
equ
ired
to
pro
vid
e a
det
aile
d R
eta
il Im
pa
ct
Ass
essm
ent
(RIA
), a
Tra
nsp
ort
Im
pa
ct A
sses
smen
t (T
IA)
an
d
Scre
enin
g f
or
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent,
as
ap
pro
pri
ate
.
Ensu
re A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sse
ssm
en
t Sc
reen
ing
and
, w
her
e r
equ
ired
, fu
ll A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t is
ca
rrie
d
ou
t fo
r al
l p
lan
s an
d
pro
ject
in
th
e
Co
un
ty w
hic
h,
ind
ivid
ual
ly,
or
in c
om
bin
atio
n
wit
h o
ther
pla
ns
and
pro
ject
s, is
like
ly t
o h
ave
a si
gnif
ican
t d
irec
t o
r in
dir
ect
imp
act
on
an
y N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ite
or
site
s.
Am
end
Tex
t fr
om
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
ess
men
t Sc
reen
ing
to “
Scre
enin
g fo
r A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sses
smen
t”
Als
o N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ites
to
“Eu
rop
ean
Sit
es”
New
w
ord
ing
for
DM
S16
3:
En
sure
Sc
reen
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te
Ass
essm
ent
an
d,
wh
ere
req
uir
ed,
full
Ap
pro
pri
ate
A
sses
smen
t is
ca
rrie
d
ou
t fo
r a
ll p
lan
s a
nd
p
roje
cts
in t
he
Co
un
ty w
hic
h,
ind
ivid
ua
lly,
or
in c
om
bin
ati
on
w
ith
oth
er p
lan
s a
nd
pro
ject
s, a
re li
kely
to
ha
ve a
sig
nif
ica
nt
dir
ect
or
ind
irec
t im
pa
ct o
n a
ny
Euro
pea
n s
ite
or
site
s.
Ensu
re
pla
nn
ing
app
licat
ion
s fo
r p
rop
ose
d
dev
elo
pm
ents
lik
ely
to h
ave
sig
nif
ican
t d
irec
t o
r in
dir
ect
imp
acts
on
an
y N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ite
or
Am
end
Te
xt
fro
m N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ite
to “
Euro
pea
n
Site
” N
ew w
ord
ing
for
DM
S16
6:
En
sure
pla
nn
ing
ap
plic
ati
on
s fo
r p
rop
ose
d d
evel
op
men
ts l
ikel
y to
ha
ve s
ign
ific
an
t d
irec
t o
r in
dir
ect
imp
act
s o
n
an
y Eu
rop
ean
Si
te
or
site
s a
re
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
12
6
Po
licy/
O
bje
ctiv
e
Dra
ft
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
Fe
bru
ary
20
16
A
me
nd
me
nts
Fi
nal
Ad
op
ted
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
site
s ar
e
acco
mp
anie
d
by
a N
atu
ra
Imp
act
Stat
emen
t p
rep
ared
in
ac
cord
ance
w
ith
th
e
Gu
idan
ce
issu
ed
by
the
Dep
artm
ent
of
the
Envi
ron
men
t, H
erit
age
and
Lo
cal
Go
vern
men
t (A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sse
ssm
ent
of
Pla
ns
and
Pro
ject
s in
Ire
lan
d –
Gu
idan
ce f
or
Pla
nn
ing
Au
tho
riti
es,
20
09
).
acc
om
pa
nie
d b
y a
Na
tura
Im
pa
ct S
tate
men
t p
rep
are
d i
n
acc
ord
an
ce w
ith
th
e G
uid
an
ce i
ssu
ed b
y th
e D
epa
rtm
ent
of
the
Envi
ron
men
t,
Her
ita
ge
an
d
Loca
l G
ove
rnm
ent
(Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent
of
Pla
ns
an
d P
roje
cts
in I
rela
nd
–
Gu
ida
nce
fo
r P
lan
nin
g A
uth
ori
ties
, 20
09
).
N
ew O
bje
ctiv
e
Incl
ud
e an
ad
dit
ion
al o
bje
ctiv
e sp
eci
fyin
g th
at a
s a
resu
lt
of
po
ten
tial
n
egat
ive
imp
acts
o
win
g to
d
evel
op
men
t o
r u
pgr
ade
or
imp
rove
d
acce
ss
to
site
s/b
uild
ings
of
cult
ura
l her
itag
e, t
hat
co
gnis
ance
is
take
n
for
the
po
ten
tial
p
rese
nce
o
f ec
olo
gica
l fe
atu
res
par
ticu
larl
y b
ats
bu
t al
so b
ird
s an
d t
hat
an
ec
olo
gica
l as
sess
men
t b
y a
suit
abili
ty
qu
alif
ied
p
erso
n
is
mad
e in
th
e ap
pro
pri
ate
seas
on
to
d
eter
min
e th
e p
rese
nce
of
sam
e. W
her
e co
nfi
rmed
an
d d
epen
din
g o
n t
he
loca
tio
n,
a Sc
reen
ing
for
AA
m
ay
be
req
uir
ed
and
m
itig
atio
n
mea
sure
s re
com
men
ded
in a
dva
nce
of
any
wo
rks
New
w
ord
ing
for
DM
S16
8:
Ensu
re
tha
t p
rop
osa
ls
for
dev
elo
pm
ents
in
volv
ing
wo
rks
to u
pst
an
din
g a
rch
aeo
log
ica
l si
tes
an
d f
eatu
res
or
wo
rks
to t
he
his
tori
c b
uild
ing
sto
ck
incl
ud
e a
n a
sses
smen
t o
f th
e p
rese
nce
of
ba
ts i
n a
ny
such
si
tes
or
stru
ctu
res
an
d,
wh
ere
ap
pro
pri
ate
, en
sure
th
at
suit
ab
le
avo
ida
nce
a
nd
/ o
r m
itig
ati
on
m
easu
res
are
p
rop
ose
d t
o p
rote
ct b
ats
in
co
nsu
lta
tio
n w
ith
th
e N
ati
on
al
Pa
rks
an
d W
ildlif
e Se
rvic
e.
Ensu
re
that
n
o
dev
elo
pm
ent,
in
clu
din
g cl
eara
nce
an
d s
tora
ge o
f m
ater
ials
, ta
kes
pla
ce
wit
hin
a
min
imu
m
dis
tan
ce
of
10
m
– 1
5m
m
easu
red
fro
m e
ach
ban
k o
f an
y ri
ver,
str
eam
o
r w
ater
cou
rse
in t
he
Co
un
ty.
Inse
rt s
ugg
est
ed t
ext:
- 1
0-1
5m
“as
a m
inim
um
” N
ew w
ord
ing
for
DM
S17
1:
En
sure
th
at
no
dev
elo
pm
ent,
in
clu
din
g c
lea
ran
ce a
nd
sto
rag
e o
f m
ate
ria
ls,
take
s p
lace
w
ith
in 1
0m
– 1
5m
as
a m
inim
um
, mea
sure
d f
rom
ea
ch b
an
k o
f a
ny
rive
r, s
trea
m o
r w
ate
rco
urs
e in
th
e C
ou
nty
.
Req
uir
e th
at
dev
elo
pm
ent
alo
ng
rive
rs
set
asid
e la
nd
fo
r p
edes
tria
n r
ou
tes
that
co
uld
be
linke
d t
o t
he
bro
ader
are
a an
d a
ny
esta
blis
hed
se
ttle
men
ts
in
thei
r vi
cin
ity,
su
bje
ct
to
eco
logi
cal
imp
act
asse
ssm
ent
and
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent
Scre
enin
g as
ap
pro
pri
ate.
Am
end
Tex
t fr
om
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
ess
men
t Sc
reen
ing
to
“Scr
een
ing
for
Ap
pro
pri
ate
Ass
essm
ent”
as
ap
pro
pri
ate
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r D
MS1
72
: R
equ
ire
tha
t d
evel
op
men
t a
lon
g
rive
rs s
et a
sid
e la
nd
fo
r p
edes
tria
n r
ou
tes
tha
t co
uld
be
linke
d t
o t
he
bro
ad
er a
rea
an
d a
ny
esta
blis
hed
set
tlem
ents
in
th
eir
vici
nit
y, s
ub
ject
to
eco
log
ica
l im
pa
ct a
sses
smen
t a
nd
Sc
reen
ing
fo
r A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t a
s a
pp
rop
ria
te.
Wh
ere
extr
acti
ve
dev
elo
pm
ent
may
si
gnif
ican
tly
effe
ct
the
envi
ron
men
t o
r a
Am
end
Te
xt
fro
m N
atu
ra 2
00
0 s
ite
to “
Euro
pea
n
New
wo
rdin
g fo
r D
MS1
76:
Pro
po
sals
fo
r su
ch d
evel
op
men
t
Fin
gal D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
[2
01
7-2
023
] N
atu
ra Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
MD
E12
05
RP
00
005
F03
12
7
Po
licy/
O
bje
ctiv
e
Dra
ft
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
Fe
bru
ary
20
16
A
me
nd
me
nts
Fi
nal
Ad
op
ted
De
velo
pm
en
t P
lan
Euro
pea
n s
ite
or
site
s, r
egar
d s
hal
l b
e h
ad t
o
EIA
gu
idel
ines
an
d A
pp
rop
riat
e A
sse
ssm
ent
of
Pla
ns
and
P
roje
cts,
G
uid
ance
fo
r P
lan
nin
g A
uth
ori
ties
, D
EHLG
, 2
00
9
and
th
e
req
uir
emen
ts o
f th
is D
eve
lop
men
t P
lan
.
Site
”
sha
ll h
ave
reg
ard
to
th
e fo
llow
ing
:
S
ecti
on
2
61
a
nd
Se
ctio
n
26
1A
o
f th
e P
lan
nin
g
an
d
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Act
as
am
end
ed
T
he
Dep
art
men
t o
f th
e En
viro
nm
ent,
Her
ita
ge
an
d L
oca
l G
ove
rnm
ent
Qu
arr
ies
an
d A
nci
llary
Fa
cilit
ies
Gu
idel
ines
2
00
4.
T
he
EPA
Gu
idel
ines
fo
r En
viro
nm
enta
l Ma
na
gem
ent
in t
he
Extr
act
ive
Ind
ust
ry 2
00
6.
W
her
e ex
tra
ctiv
e d
evel
op
men
ts
ma
y im
pa
ct
on
a
rch
aeo
log
ica
l o
r a
rch
itec
tura
l h
erit
ag
e, r
ega
rd s
ha
ll b
e h
ad
to
th
e D
oEH
LG A
rch
itec
tura
l C
on
serv
ati
on
Gu
idel
ines
2
00
4 a
nd
th
e A
rch
aeo
log
ica
l Co
de
of
Pra
ctic
e 2
00
2 i
n t
he
ass
essm
ent
of
pla
nn
ing
a
pp
lica
tio
ns
an
d
the
req
uir
emen
ts o
f th
is D
evel
op
men
t P
lan
.
W
her
e ex
tra
ctiv
e d
evel
op
men
t m
ay
sig
nif
ica
ntl
y a
ffec
t th
e en
viro
nm
ent
or
a E
uro
pea
n s
ite
or
site
s, r
ega
rd s
ha
ll b
e h
ad
to
EIA
gu
idel
ines
an
d A
pp
rop
ria
te A
sses
smen
t o
f P
lan
s a
nd
P
roje
cts,
G
uid
an
ce
for
Pla
nn
ing
A
uth
ori
ties
, D
EHLG
, 2
00
9 a
nd
th
e re
qu
irem
ents
of
this
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pla
n.
R
efer
ence
sh
ou
ld a
lso
be
ma
de
to t
he
Geo
log
ica
l Her
ita
ge
Gu
idel
ines
fo
r th
e Ex
tra
ctiv
e In
du
stry
20
08
.
T
he
visu
al
imp
act
o
f th
e d
evel
op
men
t,
a
det
aile
d
lan
dsc
ap
e a
nd
vis
ua
l ass
essm
ent
sha
ll b
e su
bm
itte
d.
A
sch
eme
of
reh
ab
ilita
tio
n a
nd
aft
er c
are
fo
r th
e si
te u
po
n
ab
an
do
nm
ent
/ ex
ha
ust
ion
o
f re
sou
rce
sha
ll b
e su
bm
itte
d. D
eta
ils t
o b
e su
bm
itte
d s
ho
uld
incl
ud
e a
rep
ort
w
ith
pla
ns
an
d s
ecti
on
dra
win
gs,
det
aili
ng
th
e fo
llow
ing
: o
An
tici
pa
ted
fi
nis
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