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 | ERA20/21-89 |
| Project Type | Afforestation |
| Location | Collinward, Belfast |
| Grid Reference | J 31867 80463 |
| Area | 57ha |
| Project Description | Planting of native woodland |
| Opinion | Not relevant. Planting design has taken account of nearby priority habitats and these important areas for biodiversity will not be planted. |
A map relating to this project has been placed on https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/environmental-impact-assessments. 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 12 June 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.