BALLYMUN BALLYMUN LOCAL AREA PLAN 2017 LOCAL AREA PLAN Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) November 2017 ¡ ¢ £ £ ¤ £ ¥ ¦ § ¨ © § ¡ ¨ © £ © ¢ § £ ¡ ¢ £ £ ¤ £ ¥ ¦ § ¨ © § ¡ ¨ © £ © ¢ § £ ¡ ¤ £ ¤ ¨ £ ¤ ¡ ¡ ¤ £ ¤ ¨ £ ¤ ¡ NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 4 CONTEXT ........................................................................................................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 4 SEA SCREENING ............................................................................................................................... 4 SEA SCOPING ................................................................................................................................... 5 VISION AND KEY PRINCIPLES OF THE BALLYMUN LAP .......................................................................... 5 RELATIONSHIP OF THE PLAN WITH OTHER RELEVANT PLANS AND PROGRAMMES .................................. 6 SUMMARY OF BASELINE ENVIRONMENT (SECTION 3 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT) ........................ 6 Population and Human Health ..................................................................................................... 6 Biodiversity, Flora and Fauna ...................................................................................................... 6 Air Quality and Noise ................................................................................................................... 7 Climate ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Water ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Material Assets (Transport & Waste Management) ..................................................................... 8 Cultural Heritage .......................................................................................................................... 9 Landscapes & Soil/Geology ......................................................................................................... 9 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OBJECTIVES (SECTION 4 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT) ................. 9 IDENTIFICATION OF ALTERNATIVES (SECTION 6 & 7 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT) ....................... 10 EVALUATION OF THE LAP (SECTION 8 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT) ........................................... 12 MITIGATION (SECTION 9 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT) ............................................................... 12 MONITORING (SECTION 10 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT) ........................................................... 12 1 OVERALL INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 13 1.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 13 1.2 LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT OF SEA ............................................................................................ 13 1.3 COMPLEMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ................................................................. 14 1.4 STAGES OF THE SEA............................................................................................................ 15 1.5 SEA GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS ............................................................................................... 15 2 STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY ...................................... 17 2.1 KEY STAGES IDENTIFIED ....................................................................................................... 17 2.2 SCREENING .......................................................................................................................... 17 2.3 SCOPING & SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES ..................... 18 2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE DATA ......................................................................................... 19 2.5 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OBJECTIVES .......................................................................... 20 2.6 ALTERNATIVES ..................................................................................................................... 21 2.7 ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE BALLYMUN LAP ON THE ENVIRONMENT ......................... 21 2.8 MITIGATION .......................................................................................................................... 21 2.9 MONITORING ........................................................................................................................ 22 2.10 THE SEA ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT ..................................................................................... 22 2.11 THE SEA STATEMENT .......................................................................................................... 22 3 BASELINE ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................................... 23 3.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 23 3.2 POPULATION AND HUMAN HEALTH ........................................................................................ 24 3.2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 24 3.2.2 Population and Demographic Profile ........................................................................... 24 3.2.3 Housing Profile ............................................................................................................ 26 3.2.4 Human Health .............................................................................................................. 27 3.2.5 Evolution of Population and Human Health in the absence of the LAP ...................... 28 3.2.6 Existing Environmental Issues relating to Population and Human Health .................. 28 3.3 BIODIVERSITY, FLORA & FAUNA ............................................................................................ 29 3.3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 29 3.3.2 Introduction to Existing Green Network ....................................................................... 29 3.3.3 Flora ............................................................................................................................. 32 3.3.4 Fauna ........................................................................................................................... 33 3.3.5 Habitats of Interest in Adjacent Areas ......................................................................... 37 3.3.6 Invasive Species .......................................................................................................... 37 1 3.3.7 Appropriate Assessment ............................................................................................. 37 3.3.8 Evolution of Biodiversity and Flora and Fauna in the absence of the LAP ................. 38 3.3.9 Existing Environmental Issues relating to Biodiversity, Flora and Fauna .................... 38 3.4 AIR QUALITY & NOISE ........................................................................................................... 39 3.4.1 Air Quality .................................................................................................................... 39 3.4.2 3.4.2 Local Air Quality Results .................................................................................... 40 3.4.3 Noise ............................................................................................................................ 41 3.4.4 Noise Legislative Requirements – Noise Mapping ...................................................... 42 3.4.5 Noise Action Plan ........................................................................................................ 45 3.4.6 Evolution of Air & Noise in the absence of the LAP. ................................................... 45 3.4.7 Existing Environmental Issues relating to Air Quality & Noise .................................... 45 3.5 CLIMATIC FACTORS .............................................................................................................. 46 3.5.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 46 3.5.2 International Targets to Reduce/Stop Climate Change ............................................... 46 3.5.3 National Policy on Climate Change ............................................................................. 47 3.5.4 Local Climate Change Issues for Dublin City .............................................................. 47 3.5.5 Dublin City Development Plan 2016 – 2022 ................................................................ 48 3.5.6 Evolution of Climatic Factors in the Plan Area in the absence of the LAP .................. 49 3.5.7 Existing Environmental Issues relating to Climatic Factors ......................................... 49 3.6 WATER (INCLUDING FLOODING) ............................................................................................ 50 3.6.1