Forestry and Plant Health
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
FOREST SERVICE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Forest Service, an Agency of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has provided an opinion on the following project 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 project is required to comply with the UK Forestry Standard, which describes the governments’ approach to sustainable forestry.
| Reference | ERA20/21-71 |
| Project Type | Deforestation |
| Location | Ballyshaskey, Drumahoe |
| Grid Reference | C 46988 13881 |
| Area | 2.8ha |
| Project Description | Conversion to agricultural land |
| Opinion | Relevant. This project has the potential to cause sedimentation of the nearby watercourse, designated as a Special Area of Conservation. An environmental statement is required. . |
| Reference | ERA20/21-73 |
| Project Type | Deforestation |
| Location | Ballygeegan, Killinchy |
| Grid Reference | J 50658 57606 |
| Area | 4.1ha |
| Project Description | Conversion to agricultural land |
| Opinion | Not relevant. This plantation is on a former grassland site and consists of diseased poplar trees which have suffered very poor growth. |
| Reference | ERA20/21-76 |
| Project Type | Deforestation |
| Location | Salter’s Grange, Armagh |
| Grid Reference | H 88200 49038 |
| Area | 1.26ha |
| Project Description | Conversion to agricultural land |
| Opinion | Not relevant. This plantation consists of 18 year old trees which are suffering from disease. |
Maps and information relating to this project have been placed on www.daera-ni.gov.uk/topics/forestry. Further information may be obtained by contacting Policy and Regulation Branch at 028 6634 3034 or by emailing forest.regulation@daera-ni.gov.uk. Any person wishing to comment on the likely environmental effects of the above project may do so in writing by 1 March 2021 to Forest Service, Policy and Regulation Branch, Inishkeen House, Killyhevlin, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh BT74 4EJ or by emailing forest.regulation@daera-ni.gov.uk.