Environmental Protection
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Forest Service, an Agency of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has provided opinions on the following projects in respect of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (as amended).
| Reference | ERA18/19-88 |
| Project Type | Deforestation |
| Location | Creeve Hill/ Glenhill, Glenwherry, Co. Antrim |
| Grid Reference | D 273 011 |
| Area | 64.74 hectares in two blocks |
| Project Description | Clearance of conifers |
| Opinion | Not Relevant. This project is unlikely to have a significant effect on the environment. No cultural or biodiversity features will be affected by this project. |
| Reference | ERA18/19-92 |
| Project Type | New Forest Road |
| Location | Creeve Hill/ Glenhill, Glenwherry, Co. Antrim |
| Grid Reference | D 273 011 |
| Area | 0.55 hectares and 0.2 hectares |
| Project Description | Building of new forest roads |
| Opinion | Not Relevant. This project is unlikely to have a significant effect on the environment. No cultural or biodiversity features will be affected by this project. |
Maps and information relating to the projects 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 projects may do so in writing by 14 January 2019 to Forest Service, Policy and Regulation Branch, Inishkeen House, Killyhevlin, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh BT74 4EJ or by emailing forest.regulation@daera-ni.gov.uk.