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Kildare-Meath Grid Upgrade Step 3 Strategic SIA Scoping Report Kildare-Meath Grid Upgrade Step 3 Strategic SIA Scoping Report February 2021 EirGrid Strategic SIA Scoping R eport Strategic Social Impact Assessment Scoping Report Kildare Meath Grid Upgrade Step 3 Project No: 32108AE Document Title: Strategic SIA Scoping Report Document No.: 32108AE-REP-003 Document Status: Final Date: February 2021 Client Name: EirGrid Client No: Project Manager: Fay Lagan Author: Lyndsey McGonigle File Name: Jacobs Engineering Ireland Limited Merrion House Merrion Road Dublin 4, D04 R2C5 Ireland T +353 1 269 5666 F +353 1 269 5497 www.jacobs.com © Copyright 2021 Jacobs Engineering Ireland Ltd. The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Jacobs. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of Jacobs constitutes an infringement of copyright. Limitation: This document has been prepared on behalf of, and for the exclusive use of Jacobs’ client, and is subject to, and issued in accordance with, the provisions of the contract between Jacobs and the client. Jacobs accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for, or in respect of, any use of, or reliance upon, this document by any third party. 32108AE-REP-003 Strategic Social Impact Assessment Scoping Report Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... i Update to Social Impact Assessment ............................................................................................................... i Overview ........................................................................................................................................................... i Impact and Risk Assessment ........................................................................................................................... i Study Area (Social Area of Influence) ............................................................................................................. ii Overview of the Project SAOI ......................................................................................................................... iii Stakeholders and Engagement for Kildare-Meath Grid Upgrade .................................................................... v Summary of Assessments of Options ............................................................................................................ vi 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Update to Social Impact Assessment ................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Framework for Grid Development Explained ..................................................................................... 1 1.4 Aims and Contents of the Strategic Social Impact Scoping Report ................................................... 3 1.5 Social Multi-Criteria Assessment ........................................................................................................ 3 1.6 Relationship to Other Technical Reports ............................................................................................ 4 1.7 Social Impact Assessment Methodology ............................................................................................ 4 2. The Project ........................................................................................................................................ 7 2.2 Study Areas ........................................................................................................................................ 7 3. Social Impacts .................................................................................................................................. 9 3.1 Potential Social Impacts ..................................................................................................................... 9 3.2 Review of Step 2 Baseline ................................................................................................................. 9 3.3 Assessment Topics .......................................................................................................................... 10 4. Stakeholder Review ........................................................................................................................ 16 4.1 EirGrid Stakeholder Engagement Plan ............................................................................................ 16 4.2 Stakeholders and Engagement for Kildare-Meath Grid Upgrade .................................................... 18 5. Social Area of Influence – Baseline .............................................................................................. 21 5.1 Step 2 SAOI Summary ..................................................................................................................... 21 5.2 Revised Social Area of Influence: Step 3 SAOI ............................................................................... 22 6. Option 1: Up-voltage existing 220kV circuits to 400kV circuit .................................................. 28 6.1 Overview of Option 1 ........................................................................................................................ 28 6.2 Option 1 SAOI .................................................................................................................................. 31 6.3 Assumptions and Limitations ............................................................................................................ 32 6.4 Potential Social Impacts ................................................................................................................... 32 6.5 Key Social Issues and Evaluation of Option 1 ................................................................................. 42 6.6 Summary Social Multi-Criteria Assessment for Option 1 ................................................................. 44 7. Option 2: New 400kV OHL ............................................................................................................. 45 7.1 Overview of Option 2 ........................................................................................................................ 45 7.2 Option 2 SAOI .................................................................................................................................. 45 7.3 Assumptions and Limitations ............................................................................................................ 47 7.4 Potential Social Impacts ................................................................................................................... 47 7.5 Key Social Issues and Evaluation of Option 2 ................................................................................. 56 32108AE-REP-003 Strategic Social Impact Assessment Scoping Report 8. Options 3, 4 and 5: Underground Cables ..................................................................................... 58 8.2 Study Area and SAOI ....................................................................................................................... 59 8.3 Assumptions and Limitations ............................................................................................................ 59 8.4 Potential Social Impacts ................................................................................................................... 60 8.5 Key Social Issues and Evaluation Of UGC Options ......................................................................... 70 9. Summary of Options Evaluation ................................................................................................... 73 9.1 Summary of Assessments of Options .............................................................................................. 73 Appendix A. County and Electoral Division Boundaries Appendix B. Receptors by Settlement Type Appendix C. References 32108AE-REP-003 Strategic Social Impact Assessment Scoping Report Abbreviations ACA Architectural Conservation Areas AAP Areas of Archaeological Potential AEOS Agri Environmental Options Scheme AIS Air insulated ASI Archaeological Survey of Ireland CAFE Cleaner Air for Europe CFRAM Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management CPD County Development Plan CSO Central Statistics Office EHV Extra High Voltage EMF Electromagnetic fields EPA Environmental Protection Agency GIS Geographic Information System GSI Geological Survey Ireland HDD Horizontal Directional Drilling IGHS Irish Geological Heritage Sites i-WeBS Irish Wetland Bird Survey LCA Landscape Character Area MCA Multi-Criteria Analysis NIAH National Inventory of Architectural Heritage NHA/ pNHA Natural Heritage Area/ Proposed Natural Heritage Area NPWS National Parks and Wildlife Services OHL Overhead Line OPW Office of Public Works PWS Public Water Supply RMP Record of Monuments and Places RPS Records of Protected Structures RBMP River Basin Management Plan SAC Special Area of Conservation, designated under the EU Habitats Directive SI Statutory Instrument SAOI Social Area of Influence SMR Sites and Monuments Record SPA Special Protection Area, designated under the EU Birds Directive TPC Total Project Cost
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