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  • Closed consultation EIA Consultation for Knockbracken, Belfast, County Down. ERA21/22-06

    Topics:
    • Forestry, 
    • Land and Landscapes, 
    • Forest Industry, 
    • Forestry and the environment, 
    • Forestry grants, 
    • Landscapes

    Consultation closed Consultation opened 5 November 2021, 12.01 am and closed 6 December 2021, 11.59 pm

    Summary

    Forest Service, an Agency of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has provided opinions on the following projects in respect of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (as amended).

    An opinion under the Regulations is formed taking account of the selection criteria specified in the legislation. An opinion may be ‘relevant’ if it is considered that a project is likely to have a significant effect on the environment or ‘not relevant’ if a project is considered unlikely to have a significant effect on the environment. Each

    Consultation description

    Reference ERA21/22-06

    Project Type Afforestation

    Location Knockbracken, Belfast

    Grid Reference J 35505 67275

    Area 0.42 hectares

    Project Description Planting of native woodland on grassland

    Opinion Not relevant

    Priority habitats will not be affected by this proposal. Only native tree species will be planted and the creation of this woodland will extend the area of recently planted native woodland at this location.

    Ways to respond

    Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.

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