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SEA STATEMENT FOR THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT ZONE PLANNING SCHEME FOR POOLBEG WEST (SI No. 279 of 2016) STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT for: Dublin City Council Civic Offices Wood Quay Dublin 8 by: CAAS Ltd. 1st Floor 24-26 Ormond Quay Upper Dublin 7 APRIL 2019 SEA Statement for the Poolbeg West SDZ Planning Scheme Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 1 1.1 Terms of Reference ..........................................................................................................1 1.2 SEA Definition and Legislation ............................................................................................1 1.3 Content of the SEA Statement ...........................................................................................1 1.4 Implications of SEA for the Planning Scheme ...................................................................... 1 Section 2 How Environmental Considerations were integrated into the Planning Scheme 2 2.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Consultations with Environmental Authorities ...................................................................... 2 2.3 Early and strategic work undertaken by the Council to ensure contribution towards environmental protection and sustainable development .................................................................... 2 2.4 Communication of environmental sensitivities ...................................................................... 4 2.5 Integration of individual SEA, AA, SFRA and CRA provisions into the text of the Planning Scheme 9 Section 3 Environmental Report and Submissions & Observations ...................... 21 3.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................... 21 3.2 SEA Scoping Submissions ................................................................................................ 22 3.3 Submissions on the Draft Planning Scheme and Environmental Report ................................ 29 Section 4 Alternatives and the Plan ...................................................................... 41 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 41 4.2 Description of Alternatives ............................................................................................... 41 4.3 Evaluation of Alternatives ................................................................................................ 42 4.4 Reasons for choosing the Planning Scheme in light of the other alternatives dealt with ......... 47 Section 5 Monitoring Measures ............................................................................. 48 5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 48 5.2 Indicators and Targets .................................................................................................... 48 5.3 Sources ......................................................................................................................... 48 5.4 Reporting ....................................................................................................................... 48 5.5 Thresholds ..................................................................................................................... 48 CAAS for Dublin City Council i SEA Statement for the Poolbeg West SDZ Planning Scheme Section 1 Introduction LAP. This Statement is referred to as an SEA 1.1 Terms of Reference Statement1. This is the SEA Statement for the Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Planning Scheme for 1.3 Content of the SEA Poolbeg West (SI No. 279 of 2016) Strategic Statement Environmental Assessment (SEA). The SEA Statement is required to include information summarising: 1.2 SEA Definition and Legislation a) how environmental considerations have been integrated into the Scheme; SEA is a systematic process of predicting and b) how the following have been taken into evaluating the likely environmental effects of account during the preparation of the implementing a plan, or other strategic action, Draft Scheme: in order to ensure that these effects are the environmental report, appropriately addressed at the earliest submissions and observations made to appropriate stage of decision-making on a par the planning authority on the Draft with economic and social considerations. Plan and Environmental Report, and any transboundary consultations [this Directive 2001/42/EC of the European is not relevant to this SEA] Parliament and of the Council, of 27 June 2001, c) the reasons for choosing the Scheme in on the assessment of the effects of certain plans the light of the other reasonable and programmes on the environment, referred alternatives dealt with; and to hereafter as the SEA Directive, introduced the d) the measures decided upon to monitor the requirement that SEA be carried out on plans significant environmental effects of and programmes which are prepared for a implementation of the Scheme. number of sectors, including land use planning. The SEA Directive was transposed into Irish Law through the European Communities 1.4 Implications of SEA for (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and the Planning Scheme Programmes) Regulations 2004 (Statutory Instrument Number (SI No. 435 of 2004) and The Planning and Development (SEA) the Planning and Development (SEA) Regulations 2004, as amended, require that SEA Regulations 2004 (SI No. 436 of 2004). Both is undertaken for the preparation of Planning sets of Regulations became operational on 21 Schemes. The findings of the SEA are expressed July 2004. The Regulations have been amended in the Environmental Report that takes account by the European Communities (Environmental of recommendations contained in submissions Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) that were made throughout the Scheme- (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (SI No. 200 of preparation process and changes that were 2011) and the Planning and Development (SEA) made to the Planning Scheme on foot of (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (SI No. 201 of submissions. 2011). The Elected Members of Dublin City Council took The Planning and Development (SEA) account of the findings of the SEA during their Regulations 2004, as amended, require that SEA consideration of the Draft Planning Scheme and is undertaken for the preparation of Planning before its adoption. An Bord Pleanála also took Schemes. Where SEA is undertaken, the into account the findings of the SEA before they Regulations require that a Statement is made approved the Scheme, with modifications. available to the public and the competent environmental authorities after the adoption of a 1 Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government (2004) Implementation of SEA Directive (2001/42/EC): Guidelines for Regional Authorities and Planning Authorities, Dublin: Government of Ireland. CAAS for Dublin City Council 1 SEA Statement for the Poolbeg West SDZ Planning Scheme Section 2 How Environmental Considerations were integrated into the Planning Scheme 2.1 Introduction 2.3 Early and strategic Environmental considerations were integrated work undertaken by the into the Planning Scheme through: Council to ensure Consultations with environmental contribution towards authorities; environmental Early and strategic work undertaken by the Council to ensure contribution protection and towards environmental protection and sustainable sustainable development; and Communication of environmental development sensitivities through the SEA and associated Appropriate Assessment Far in advance of both the submission of the (AA), Strategic Flood Risk Assessment placing of the Draft Planning Scheme (and (SFRA) and Contamination and associated SEA, AA, SFRA and CRA documents) Remediation Assessment (CRA) on public display, Dublin City Council undertook processes; and various works in order to inform the preparation Integration of individual SEA, AA, SFRA of the Planning Scheme. This included beginning and CRA provisions into the text of the the SEA, AA, SFRA and CRA processes as early Planning Scheme in the process as possible so that these assessments could inform every aspect of the Planning Scheme. It also included the 2.2 Consultations with undertaking of background work in relation to Environmental various issues covered by the Planning Scheme including community, public transport, open Authorities space, drainage, land uses, block locations, phasing areas and height. As environmental authorities identified under the Planning and Development (SEA) Regulations, The findings of this strategic work have been as amended, the following authorities were sent integrated into the Planning Scheme and will be SEA scoping notices indicating that submissions implemented, contributing towards both or observations in relation to the scope and level environmental protection and management and of detail of the information to be included in the sustainable development within the County. environmental report could be made to the Council. Many of the features of this work can be identified from the Planning Scheme’s Concept Two submissions on the scope of the SEA were Plan detailed at Figure 2.1 overleaf. received and these were taken into account during the formulation of the scope