Monitoring

Section 19 of the 2005 Environmental Act requires monitoring significant environmental impacts arising as a result of the implementation of a plan, programme or strategy. The purpose of the monitoring is to identify any unforeseen adverse effects at an early stage and to enable appropriate remedial action to be taken.

The Environmental Report did not identify significant negative effects which would require monitoring.

The adopted SAP further describes the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan that will be developed to monitor progress on the wider ICP, which will consider the inclusion of environmental criteria, as recommended by the Environmental Report.