Summary
Forest Service, an Agency of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has provided an opinion 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 ERA21/22-05
Project Type Forest road construction
Location Ballyboley Forest, Kilwaughter, Co Antrim
Grid Reference J 31734 98967
Area 0.1 hectare
Project Description Creation of a new spur road to facilitate timber harvesting.
The Department does not propose to prepare an Environmental Statement.
All roadworks to be carried out outside of the bird breeding season (1 Mar – 31 Aug). The spur road will be formed on a layer of geotextile thereby minimising the need for excavation.
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.