- Common tern both wintering generation BDO7,WPO1, and Development Plan including SAC’s & and breeding WPO4, and policies which provide SPA’s from Impact upon birds AAP1-AAP5, BDP1, protection for water development that ground water DSP1, DSP2, WPP1, quality and for Designated would detrimentally Position of the Impact upon WPP3, WPP5, and Sites including SACs & SPAs impact upon their lake in the lake natural and WPP10 in the from development that conservation status. system and the cultural heritage Monaghan County would detrimentally impact larger Light pollution Development Plan upon their conservation catchment and 2013-2019. status. SAC Complexes Qualifying Features Conditions that Possible impacts of Possible ‘in Is the proposed variation Avoidance and Actions 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. None - This Natura No - It is considered that N/A N/A. Small, very flat Loss of habitat SPA 2000 site lies the adoption of this alluvial plain Loss of species outside the Plan proposed variation will not Supporting site Visual impact on area. It is affect this Natura 2000 for Dundalk Bay the landscape considered that the Site. The proposed High SPA and the Loss of proposed variation variation will not diminish ornithological River Glyde agricultural land. will not diminish the effect of existing importance as a Traffic generation. the protection of objectives AAO1, BDO1, feeding area for Demand on water this Natura 2000 BDO3, BDO4, BDO7,WPO1, wintering supply Site and water and WPO4, and policies Waterfowl Sewerage quality by virtue of AAP1-AAP5, BDP1, DSP1, Internationally
- Common tern both wintering and breeding birds Position of the lake in the lake system and the larger catchment and SAC Complexes generation Impact upon ground water Impact upon natural and cultural heritage Light pollution BDO7,WPO1, and WPO4, and policies AAP1-AAP5, BDP1, DSP1, DSP2, WPP1, WPP3, WPP5, and WPP10 in the Monaghan County Development Plan 2013-2019. Development Plan which provide protection for water quality and for Designated Sites including SACs & SPAs from development that would detrimentally impact upon their conservation status. including SAC’s & 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 SPA High ornithological importance as a feeding area for wintering Waterfowl Internationally Small, very flat alluvial plain Supporting site for Dundalk Bay SPA and the River Glyde Loss of habitat Loss of species Visual impact on the landscape Loss of agricultural land. Traffic generation. Demand on water supply Sewerage None - This Natura 2000 site lies outside the Plan area. It is considered that the proposed variation will not diminish the protection of this Natura 2000 Site and water quality by virtue of No - It is considered that the adoption of this proposed variation will not affect this Natura 2000 Site. The proposed variation will not diminish the effect of existing objectives AAO1, BDO1, BDO3, BDO4, BDO7,WPO1, and WPO4, and policies AAP1-AAP5, BDP1, DSP1, N/A N/A.
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