species generation WPO4, and policies which provide SPA’s from Maintained AAP1-AAP5, BDP1, protection for water development that Alkaline fen hydrological Impact upon DSP1, DSP2, WPP1, quality and for Designated would detrimentally vegetation regime ground water WPP3, WPP5, and Sites including SACs & SPAs impact upon their Calcareous fens Not influenced Impact upon WPP10 in the from development that conservation status. with cladium by nutrient natural and Monaghan County would detrimentally impact mariscus enrichment cultural heritage Development Plan upon their conservation Populations of High lime Light pollution 2013-2019. status. white Clawed content crayfish Inter drumlin marl lakes fed by lime rich water Conditions that Possible impacts of Possible ‘in Is the proposed variation Avoidance and Actions Qualifying Features support the the proposed combination’ likely to have significant Mitigation measures required qualifying features variation impacts from other impacts on the Natura required (Conservation Plans and Projects 2000 Sites? Objectives) which might be potentially affected by the Variation Slieve Gullion SAC – None. This Natura No - It is considered that N/A N/A Geology Loss of habitat UK0016622 2000 site lies the adoption of this Maintenance of Loss of species outside the Plan proposed variation will not suitable grazing Visual impact on area and is affect the protection of this Large expanse of regime the landscape sufficiently Natura 2000 Site given that European Dry Soil type Loss of removed from the the site lies outside the Heath agricultural land Plan area so as not Plan area and is sufficiently Contains a number Traffic generation to be adversely removed from the Plan of dry heath Demand on water affected. area so as not to be communities
species Alkaline fen vegetation Calcareous fens with cladium mariscus Populations of white Clawed crayfish Maintained hydrological regime Not influenced by nutrient enrichment High lime content Inter drumlin marl lakes fed by lime rich water generation Impact upon ground water Impact upon natural and cultural heritage Light pollution WPO4, and policies AAP1-AAP5, BDP1, DSP1, DSP2, WPP1, WPP3, WPP5, and WPP10 in the Monaghan County Development Plan 2013-2019. which provide protection for water quality and for Designated Sites including SACs & SPAs from development that would detrimentally impact upon their conservation status. SPA’s from development that would detrimentally impact upon their conservation status. Qualifying Features Conditions that support the qualifying features (Conservation Objectives) which might be potentially affected by the Variation Possible impacts of the proposed variation Possible ‘in combination’ impacts from other Plans and Projects Is the proposed variation likely to have significant impacts on the Natura 2000 Sites? Avoidance and Mitigation measures required Actions required Slieve Gullion SAC – UK0016622 Large expanse of European Dry Heath Contains a number of dry heath communities Geology Maintenance of suitable grazing regime Soil type Loss of habitat Loss of species Visual impact on the landscape Loss of agricultural land Traffic generation Demand on water None. This Natura 2000 site lies outside the Plan area and is sufficiently removed from the Plan area so as not to be adversely affected. No - It is considered that the adoption of this proposed variation will not affect the protection of this Natura 2000 Site given that the site lies outside the Plan area and is sufficiently removed from the Plan area so as not to be N/A N/A
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