Summary
Forest Service, an Executive Agency of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is required to form an opinion under the Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (as amended) as to whether a afforestation project is likely to have a significant affect on the environment.
Consultation description
| Reference | ERA 24/25-16 |
| Project type | Afforestation |
| Location | Land adjacent to Springwell Forest |
| Grid Reference | Block 1 – C 76711 30685 Block 2 – C 77776 29625 Block 3 – C 76479 28871 Block 4 – C 76621 28965 |
| Area | Block 1 – 10.70 hectares (ha) Block 2 – 4.10 ha Block 3 – 10.41 ha Block 4 – 0.42 ha Total 25.63 ha |
| Project description | Afforestation of agricultural land to plant conifer species, native broadleaves and retain open ground. The Department does not propose to prepare an environmental statement in respect of this project. |
| 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 project is required to comply with the UK Forestry Standard, which describes the governments’ approach to sustainable forestry. |
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.