ARDEE – CASTLEBLAYNEY CLONTIBRET – BORDER CLONTIBRET TO BORDER ROAD SCHEME ARDEE – CASTLEBLAYNEY CLONTIBRET – BORDER FEBRUARY 2021 CLONTIBRET ARDEE TO CASTLEBLAYNEY // BORDER ROAD SCHEME CLONTIBRET TO BORDER ROAD SCHEME ARDEE TO CASTLEBLAYNEY ROAD SCHEME CLONTIBRET TO BORDER ROAD SCHEME OPTION SELECTION REPORT rgb rgb // VOLUME22 3 - CONSTRAINTS238 STUDY REPORT 69 60 130 72 #154582 #e83d49 rgb rgb // 44 29 175 29 226 27 #2dafe2 #e8e7e7 [Blank Page] VOLUME 3 - CONSTRAINTS STUDY REPORT N2 Clontibret to Border Road Scheme Project No: 32110000 Document Title: OPTION SELECTION REPORT – VOLUME 3 – CONSTRAINTS STUDY REPORT Document No.: N2-JAC-HWG-C2B-RP-CS-0001 Revision: R0 Document Status: Published Copy Date: February 2021 Client Name: Monaghan County Council Client No: MN/08/3158 & WH0203 Project Manager: Gerry Healy Author: Colm O’Dea File Name: N2-JAC-HWG-C2B-RP-CS-0001.docx 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 Limited. 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. Document history and status Revision Date Description Author Checked Reviewed Approved R0 Feb 2021 Published Copy CO’D LH LH GH N2-JAC-HWG-C2B-RP-CS-0001 i VOLUME 3 - CONSTRAINTS STUDY REPORT Overarching Structure of Option Selection Report Volume Ref. No. & Title Contents Volume 0 – Executive Summary Volume 1 - Main Report Volume 2 – Drawings Part A – Route Corridor Drawings Part B – Constraints Drawings Volume 3 – Constraints Study Main Report Report Volume 4 – Phase 2 Stage 1 Working Main Report & Associated Appendices Paper Report Volume 5 – Stage 2 Environmental Main Report & Associated Appendices Appraisal Report Volume 6 – Engineering Appendices Part A – Traffic Modelling Report Part B – RSA Stage F Part 1 Report Part C – RSA Stage F Part 2 Report Part D – Cost Benefit Analysis Report Volume 7 - Non-Statutory Post Part A – Public Consultation 1 – Study Area & Constraints Consultation Reports Part B – Public Consultation 2 – Route Corridor Options Part C – Public Consultation 3 – Emerging Preferred Corridor Volume 8 – Project Appraisal Balance PABS Sheet Note: The associated Constraints Drawings referred to in this Report are provided in Volume 2, Part B (Drawings). Further information on the Environmental Constraints and the Environmental Constraints Datasets are available in Volume 5 (Stage 2 Environmental Appraisal Report) of the Option Selection Report. N2-JAC-HWG-C2B-RP-CS-0001 ii VOLUME 3 - CONSTRAINTS STUDY REPORT Contents 1. Introduction............................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Definition of the Study Area ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Identifying and Mapping Constraints .............................................................................................................................. 2 2. Environmental Legislative Constraints ............................................................................................................. 6 3. Consultations ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Stakeholder Consultations ............................................................................................................................................... 10 3.2 Public Consultations ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 4. Constraints............................................................................................................................................................ 14 4.1 Natural Constraints ............................................................................................................................................................. 14 4.1.1 Ecology ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 4.1.2 Soils and Geology ................................................................................................................................................................ 34 4.1.3 Hydrogeology ........................................................................................................................................................................ 36 4.1.4 Hydrology ............................................................................................................................................................................... 37 4.1.5 Landscape and Visual ......................................................................................................................................................... 39 4.2 Artificial Constraints ........................................................................................................................................................... 49 4.2.1 Land Use & Planning .......................................................................................................................................................... 49 4.2.2 Engineering – Topography & Landscape .................................................................................................................... 54 4.2.3 Engineering – Roads, Railways, Public Transport, Ports, Airports..................................................................... 56 4.2.4 Waste ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 73 4.2.5 Archaeology, Architectural and Cultural Heritage .................................................................................................. 75 4.2.6 Material Assets – Agriculture .......................................................................................................................................... 86 4.2.7 Material Assets – Non-Agriculture ................................................................................................................................ 87 4.2.8 Planning Control .................................................................................................................................................................. 93 4.2.9 Utilities ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 93 4.2.10 Air Quality & Climate .......................................................................................................................................................... 97 4.2.11 Noise & Vibration ................................................................................................................................................................. 99 4.2.12 Human Beings .................................................................................................................................................................... 100 4.3 External Parameters ........................................................................................................................................................ 101 4.3.1 Funding & Scope ............................................................................................................................................................... 101 4.3.2 Construction Phasing ...................................................................................................................................................... 101 4.3.3 Required Levels of Service ............................................................................................................................................ 102 4.3.5 Access Control .................................................................................................................................................................... 103 4.3.6 Policy Documents ............................................................................................................................................................. 104 4.3.7 Procedural & Legal Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 104 N2-JAC-HWG-C2B-RP-CS-0001 iii VOLUME 3 - CONSTRAINTS STUDY REPORT 1. Introduction The objective of the constraints study in the context of the overall Option Selection Report is in the first instance to identify a suitable Study Area for the examination of alternative routes or options and then to identify key constraints within that Study Area. These