Lands 435m West of 7 Kircubbin Road, Ballywalter, BT22 2PH

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 4 of previously approved application LA06/2022/0751/F which states - No wind turbine shall become operational until a Bat Monitoring and Mitigation Plan (BMMP) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Council. The BMMP shall adhere to the Guidance on Bat Surveys, Assessment & Mitigation for Onshore Wind Turbine Developments NIEA, Natural Environment Division, August 2021. The approved BMMP shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Council. The BMMP shall include the following: a) Details of the further automated acoustic monitoring of bat activity across the site post construction using appropriate methodology for a period of three years; b) Details of bat carcass searches at selected turbines using appropriate methodology for the appropriate recommended length; c) Details of appropriate weather monitoring; d) Details of the production of yearly monitoring reports to be submitted to the Council within 6 months of the end of each monitoring year; e) Provision for additional mitigation or contingency measures which may be deemed necessary depending on the results of the monitoring and which shall be implemented if instructed by the Council; f) Provision for review of the mitigation measures and the length of the monitoring plan. The further monitoring should follow the guidelines laid out in the response above. Reason: To monitor and mitigate the impact of the proposal on bats. Bat Monitoring and Mitigation Plan