Lower Lee (Cork City) Flood Relief Scheme (Including Blackpool and Ballyvolane)
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LOWER LEE (CORK CITY) FLOOD RELIEF SCHEME (INCLUDING BLACKPOOL AND BALLYVOLANE) CONSTRAINTS STUDY JULY 2014 Report Control Sheet FORM 214 Rev 002 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Client Office of Public Works Project No. 2317 Project Title Lower Lee (Cork City) Flood Relief Scheme (Including Blackpool And Ballyvolane)– Environmental Services Report Title Constraints Study Rev. Status Author(s) Reviewed By Approved By Issue Date 0 Draft to Client C Malone B Keville M Joyce 11.09.2013 B Keville T Shryane L Dolan 1 Final B Keville B Keville M Joyce 08.07.2014 J Reid J Reid L Dolan Lower Lee (Cork City) Flood Relief Scheme in association with LOWER LEE (CORK CITY) FLOOD RELIEF SCHEME (INCLUDING BLACKPOOL AND BALLYVOLANE) CONSTRAINTS STUDY REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................. 1 SUMMARY OF KEY CONSTRAINTS ............................................................................................ 2 1..... INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 8 1.1 ..... Overview of Scheme ................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 ..... Study Area ................................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 ..... Stage of Process ......................................................................................................................... 8 1.4 ..... Scope of assessment ................................................................................................................ 10 1.5 ..... Consultation ............................................................................................................................... 10 2..... SCHEME CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND ......................................................................... 11 2.1 ..... History of Flooding ..................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 ..... Future Changes ......................................................................................................................... 12 2.3 ..... Potential Flood Risk Management Measures ........................................................................... 12 2.4 ..... Topography And Mapping ......................................................................................................... 12 3..... ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ..................................................................................... 14 3.1 ..... Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 14 3.2 ..... Methodology and Guidelines ..................................................................................................... 14 3.3 ..... Human Beings ........................................................................................................................... 15 3.3.1 .... Settlements and Planning Policy ........................................................................................ 15 3.3.2 .... Population and Housing ..................................................................................................... 18 3.3.3 .... Industry and Business ........................................................................................................ 19 3.3.4 .... Tourism .............................................................................................................................. 22 3.3.5 .... Community Facilities .......................................................................................................... 23 3.3.6 .... Key Constraints .................................................................................................................. 24 3.4 ..... Ecology ...................................................................................................................................... 25 3.4.1. ... Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 25 3.4.2. ... Desk study .......................................................................................................................... 26 3.4.3. ... Field Study ......................................................................................................................... 42 3.4.4. ... Summary of Key Constraints and Implication for the Proposed Scheme .......................... 45 3.5 ..... Water ......................................................................................................................................... 49 3.5.1 .... Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 49 3.5.2 .... Receiving Environment ...................................................................................................... 49 3.5.3 .... Summary of Key Constraints and Implication for the Proposed Scheme .......................... 57 3.6 ..... Soils & Geology ......................................................................................................................... 58 3.6.1 .... Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 58 3.6.2 .... Receiving Environment ...................................................................................................... 58 3.6.3 .... Summary of Key Constraints and Implication for the Proposed Scheme .......................... 61 3.7 ..... Archaeology and Cultural Heritage ........................................................................................... 62 3.7.1 .... Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 62 3.7.2 .... Receiving Environment ...................................................................................................... 63 3.7.3 .... Summary of Key Constraints and Implication for the Proposed Scheme .......................... 63 3.8 ..... Landscape ................................................................................................................................. 65 3.8.1 .... Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 65 3.8.2 .... Receiving Environment ...................................................................................................... 65 3.8.3 .... Summary of Key Constraints and Implications for the Proposed Scheme ........................ 73 3.9 ..... Air Quality .................................................................................................................................. 75 3.9.1 .... Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 75 Constraints Study Report (i) Lower Lee (Cork City) Flood Relief Scheme in association with 3.9.2 .... Receiving Environment ...................................................................................................... 75 3.9.3 .... Summary of Key Constraints and Implication for the Proposed Scheme .......................... 76 3.10 ... Material Assets .......................................................................................................................... 77 3.10.1 .. Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 77 3.10.2 .. Receiving Environment ...................................................................................................... 77 3.10.3 .. Summary of Key Constraints and Implications for the Proposed Scheme ........................ 82 4..... PUBLIC CONSULTATION..................................................................................................... 84 4.1 ..... Public Consultation Arrangements ............................................................................................ 84 4.1.1 .... Public Information Day ....................................................................................................... 84 4.1.2 .... Advertising of Public Information Day ................................................................................ 84 4.1.3 .... Literature Available for the Consultation ............................................................................ 85 4.2 ..... Public Consultation Materials .................................................................................................... 85 4.2.1 .... Public Consultation Brochure ............................................................................................. 85 4.2.2 .... Public Consultation Questionnaire ..................................................................................... 85 4.2.3 .... Public Consultation Exhibition Posters............................................................................... 86 4.2.4 .... Project Website .................................................................................................................. 86 4.3 ..... PID Exhibition ............................................................................................................................ 86 4.3.1 .... Officials