Proposed Interim Works at Dún Laoghaire Baths Environmental Impact Report March 2012 The Proposed Interim Works at Dún Laoghaire Baths DOCUMENT CONTROL SHEET Client: Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Project Title: The Proposed Interim Works at Dún Laoghaire Baths Document Title: Environmental Impact Report Document No: MDE1091RP0002 DCS TOC Text List of Tables List of Figures No. of Appendices This Document Comprises: 1 1 59 1 1 2 Rev. Status Author(s) Reviewed By Approved By Office of Origin Issue Date D01 Draft Various Emma Oliveira Brian Deegan RPS Dún March 2012 Laoghaire A01 Approval of Various Brian Deegan Brian Deegan RPS Dún March 2012 Client Laoghaire rpsgroup.com/ireland The Proposed Interim Works at Dún Laoghaire Baths Environmental Impact Report TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 STUDY AREA ................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 EIA SCREENING .............................................................................................................. 1 1.3 APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT............................................................................................. 2 1.4 THE PROPOSED INTERIM WORKS ..................................................................................... 2 1.5 SCOPE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT ......................................................................... 4 1.6 RELEVANT GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS .................................................................................. 7 1.7 IDENTIFICATION OF LIKELY IMPACTS.................................................................................. 7 1.8 ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONS....................................................................................... 8 2 PLANNING CONTEXT............................................................................................................. 10 2.1 NATIONAL POLICY CONTEXT........................................................................................... 10 2.1.1 National Development Plan............................................................................ 10 2.1.2 National Spatial Strategy 2002 – 2022........................................................... 10 2.1.3 Regional Planning Guidelines 2004 – 2016................................................... 10 2.1.4 Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan (2010-2016)............... 11 3 TRANSPORT ........................................................................................................................... 13 3.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 13 3.2 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................. 13 3.3 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................ 13 3.3.1 Queens Road ................................................................................................. 13 3.3.2 Windsor Terrace............................................................................................. 14 3.4 POTENTIAL IMPACTS ...................................................................................................... 16 3.4.1 Construction Phase ........................................................................................ 16 3.4.2 Operational Phase.......................................................................................... 16 3.5 MITIGATION MEASURES.................................................................................................. 16 3.5.1 Construction Phase ........................................................................................ 16 3.5.2 Operational Phase.......................................................................................... 16 3.6 RESIDUAL IMPACTS........................................................................................................ 16 4 COMMUNITY AND LANDUSE ................................................................................................ 17 4.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 17 4.2 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................. 17 4.3 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................ 17 4.3.1 Landuse.......................................................................................................... 17 4.3.2 Population....................................................................................................... 18 4.3.3 Employment.................................................................................................... 18 4.3.4 Community ..................................................................................................... 19 4.4 POTENTIAL IMPACTS ...................................................................................................... 19 MDE1091Rp0002 i A01 The Proposed Interim Works at Dún Laoghaire Baths Environmental Impact Report 4.4.1 Construction Phase ........................................................................................ 19 4.4.2 Operational Phase.......................................................................................... 21 4.5 MITIGATION MEASURES.................................................................................................. 21 4.5.1 Construction Phase ........................................................................................ 21 4.5.2 Operational Phase.......................................................................................... 22 4.6 RESIDUAL IMPACTS........................................................................................................ 22 5 AIR QUALITY........................................................................................................................... 23 5.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 23 5.2 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................. 23 5.3 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................ 23 5.3.1 Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)................................................................................... 23 5.3.2 Particulate Matter (PM10)................................................................................ 24 5.4 POTENTIAL IMPACTS ...................................................................................................... 25 5.4.1 Construction Phase ........................................................................................ 25 5.4.2 Operational Phase.......................................................................................... 25 5.5 MITIGATION MEASURES.................................................................................................. 25 5.5.1 Construction Phase ........................................................................................ 25 5.5.2 Operational Phase.......................................................................................... 26 5.6 RESIDUAL IMPACTS........................................................................................................ 27 6 NOISE & VIBRATION.............................................................................................................. 28 6.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 28 6.2 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................. 28 6.3 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................ 28 6.4 POTENTIAL IMPACTS ...................................................................................................... 28 6.4.1 Construction Phase ........................................................................................ 28 6.4.2 Operational Phase.......................................................................................... 29 6.5 MITIGATION MEASURES.................................................................................................. 29 6.5.1 Construction Phase ........................................................................................ 29 6.5.2 Operational Phase.......................................................................................... 30 6.6 RESIDUAL IMPACTS........................................................................................................ 30 7 ECOLOGY................................................................................................................................ 31 7.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 31 7.2 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................. 31 7.2.1 Field Survey...................................................................................................