Environmental Impact Assessment

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 ERA19/20-36

Project Type Deforestation

Location Ardgart, Belleek

Grid Reference H 00080 56608

Area 4.29 hectares

Project Description Conversion from conifer forest to
agricultural field Opinion Not relevant.

No priority habitats or features of cultural significance will be affected by this proposal.
Maps and information relating to this project have been placed on www.

. Further information may be obtained by contacting Policy and Regulation Branch at 028 6634 3034 or by emailing

. Any person wishing to comment on the likely environmental effects of the above project may do so in writing by 11 May 2020 to Forest Service, Policy and Regulation Branch, Inishkeen House, Killyhevlin, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh BT74 4EJ or by emailing

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