European Sites wholly or partially within the 4km NCN Proposed Corridor
Consideration of potential impacts
Mitigation approach for Corridor
boundary. While the western half of the 4km corridor as it passes the SAC and SPA overlaps entirely with the designated site, the eastern 2km does not do so. There is therefore ample opportunity for routing the final corridor well away from the SAC/SPA. Therefore, while noise and visual disturbance impacts, and air quality impacts (if construction was required) could arise if the final route
Corridor Number and Name
European Sites wholly or partially within the 4km NCN Proposed Corridor
Consideration of potential impacts
Mitigation approach for Corridor
ran within 200m of a European site, these impacts are avoidable through either routing decisions or decisions regarding how the relevant sections of cycle route will be created (e.g. utilising existing infrastructure rather than creating new infrastructure in the most constrained sections, or using standard mitigation methods).
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Derry to Letterkenny
Lough Swilly SAC, Lough Swilly SPA
A large part of the 4km corridor within which the final cycle route will
As a first preference the final route should be located at least 200m from the Lough Swilly SAC/SPA unless it can be demonstrated at individual scheme level that no adverse effects on the integrity of the SAC/SPA would arise from routing it closer. If it is routed closer than 200m care will need to be taken to ensure that there is no new lighting introduced in areas that are currently unlit unless it can be demonstrated that