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Appropriate Assessment Report APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT REPORT FS007041 Fenit Harbour and Marina Dredging and Disposal – Foreshore Application MGE0778RP0007 Fenit Dredging and Disposal -Foreshore Application Appropriate Assessment Report - F01 25 January 2021 rpsgroup.com REPORT Document status Version Purpose of document Authored by Reviewed by Approved by Review date A01 Draft for Client Approval 14/12/2020 F01 Final 25/01/2021 Approval for issue 25 January 2021 © Copyright RPS Group Limited. All rights reserved. The report has been prepared for the exclusive use of our client and unless otherwise agreed in writing by RPS Group Limited no other party may use, make use of or rely on the contents of this report. The report has been compiled using the resources agreed with the client and in accordance with the scope of work agreed with the client. No liability is accepted by RPS Group Limited for any use of this report, other than the purpose for which it was prepared. RPS Group Limited accepts no responsibility for any documents or information supplied to RPS Group Limited by others and no legal liability arising from the use by others of opinions or data contained in this report. It is expressly stated that no independent verification of any documents or information supplied by others has been made. RPS Group Limited has used reasonable skill, care and diligence in compiling this report and no warranty is provided as to the report’s accuracy. No part of this report may be copied or reproduced, by any means, without the written permission of RPS Group Limited. Prepared by: Prepared for: RPS Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage MGE0778RP0007 | Appropriate Assessment Report - | F01 | 25 January 2021 rpsgroup.com Page i REPORT Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 1 2 APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................................. 3 2.1 Screening for Appropriate Assessment ......................................................................................... 3 2.2 Appropriate Assessment Checklist ................................................................................................ 3 2.3 Structure of the Appropriate Assessment Report .......................................................................... 5 2.4 Project Description ......................................................................................................................... 5 2.4.1 Elements of the Project (Alone or in Combination with other Projects or Plans) that are Likely to Give Rise to Significant Effects on European Sites .............................. 6 2.5 Conservation Objectives of Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula, West to Cloghane SAC ................................................................................................................................................ 6 2.5.1 European Site Description ................................................................................................ 6 2.5.2 Qualifying Features and Conservation Objectives ........................................................... 6 2.6 Conservation Objectives of Akeragh, Banna and Barrow Harbour SAC ....................................... 8 2.6.1 European Site Description ................................................................................................ 8 2.6.2 Qualifying Features and Conservation Objectives ........................................................... 8 2.7 Conservation Objectives of Tralee Bay Complex SPA .................................................................. 9 2.7.1 European Site Description ................................................................................................ 9 2.7.2 Qualifying Features and Conservation Objectives ........................................................... 9 2.8 Conservation Objectives of Magharee Islands SAC ....................................................................15 2.8.1 European Site Description ..............................................................................................15 2.8.2 Qualifying Features and Conservation Objectives .........................................................15 2.9 Conservation Objectives of Magharee Islands SPA ....................................................................15 2.9.1 European Site Description ..............................................................................................15 2.9.2 Qualifying Features and Conservation Objectives .........................................................15 2.10 Conservation Objectives of Lower River Shannon SAC ..............................................................17 2.10.1 European Site Description ..............................................................................................17 2.10.2 Qualifying Features and Conservation Objectives .........................................................18 3 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS ...............................................................................................................22 3.1 Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula, West to Cloghane SAC ..................................................22 3.1.1 Qualifying Interests .........................................................................................................22 3.1.2 Impacts on Qualifying Interests ......................................................................................24 3.2 Tralee Bay Complex SPA ............................................................................................................26 3.2.1 Special Conservation Interest Species ...........................................................................26 3.2.2 Impacts on SCI Species .................................................................................................26 3.3 Magharee Islands SAC ................................................................................................................27 3.3.1 Qualifying Interests .........................................................................................................27 3.3.2 Impacts on Qualifying Interests ......................................................................................27 3.4 Magharee Islands SPA. ...............................................................................................................28 3.4.1 Special Conservation Interest Species ...........................................................................28 3.4.2 Impacts on SCI Species .................................................................................................28 3.5 Lower River Shannon SAC ..........................................................................................................29 3.5.1 Qualifying Interests .........................................................................................................29 3.5.2 Impacts on Qualifying Interests ......................................................................................29 3.6 Assessment of In-combination Impacts .......................................................................................30 3.7 Assessment of Impacts on the Integrity of European Sites .........................................................30 4 OBSERVATIONS AND SUBMISSIONS................................................................................................35 5 MITIGATION MEASURES .....................................................................................................................36 5.1 General .........................................................................................................................................36 5.1.1 Conclusion of Assessment of Mitigation Measures ........................................................37 MGE0778RP0007 | Appropriate Assessment Report - | F01 | 25 January 2021 rpsgroup.com Page ii REPORT 6 DISCUSSION, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS .............................................................39 6.1 Discussion ....................................................................................................................................39 6.2 Recommendations .......................................................................................................................39 6.2.1 Recommended Licence Conditions ................................................................................39 6.3 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................39 7 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................40 Tables Table 2.1 Checklist for Appropriate Assessment ............................................................................................... 3 Table 2.2 Qualifying Interests of the Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula West to Cloghane SAC (002070) ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Table 2.3 Qualifying Interests of the Akeragh, Banna and Barrow Harbour SAC (000332) .............................. 9 Table 2.4 SCI Species of the Tralee Bay Complex SPA (004188)
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