AIE Request, 26/5/23
Under the AIE Regs to request the following:
A full environmental impact assessment report is needed to determine whether certain works listed can proceed. Current thresholds where these reports are mandatory are
1) 4km for hedgerow removal
2) 50ha for land drainage works
3) 50ha for taking uncultivated/semi-natural land into intensive use
Please provide EIA reports as submitted to DAFM for 2021, 2022 and 2023 YTD in each of the three categories
For context, please note the following article
https://www.farmersjournal.ie/review-begins-of-hedgerow-removal-and-land-drainage-rules-766973