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

Project type Deforestation

Location Bottom, Ballymena, Co. Antrim

Grid reference D120 046

Area 1.2ha

Project description Removal of woodland

Opinion No likely significant environmental effects

Project type Deforestation

Location Castle Park, Cushendun, Co. Antrim

Grid reference D245 335

Area 0.85ha

Project description Removal of woodland

Opinion No likely significant environmental effects

Maps showing the extent of the projects have been placed on www.dardni.gov.uk/forestry/. Further information may be obtained by contacting Customer Services at 028 6634 3165 or by emailing customer.forestservice@dardni.gov.uk. Any person wishing to comment on the likely environmental effects of the above projects may do so in writing by 6/2/15 to Forest Service, Planning/ Strategies and Standards, Inishkeen House, Killyhevlin, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh BT74 4EJ or by e-mailing customer.forestservice@dardni.gov.uk.