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Q. How can the Local Area Plan best support the protection, conservation and enhancement of natural heritage and biodiversity?   Drawing on our experience working with...
Attached please find the Nature Conservation and Architectural Heritage observations.
Building for Biodiversity & Urban Green Infrastructure 
I highly recommend that consideration is given to urban biodiversity, in particular with regard to buildings in our towns and...
This submission also wishes to highlight the poor management of our natural habitats including woodlands, trees
and hedgerows, which continues to have a negative impact on biodiversity....
We note the references throughout this section of the Draft Plan in particular the policies and objectives with respect to Biodiversity, Designated and Non-Designated Sites. Many of these are very...
10.4.8   Landscape Please replace “Mayo Dark Skies” with “Mayo Dark Sky Park” 10.4.9   Coastal Zone As noted in the draft plan, Mayo has the longest...
End current severe hedge cutting regime. Obviously human health and safety concerns are a priority, however there has to be an achievable balance preserving hedgerow biodiversity...
Whilst we welcome the projects for the Ballina MD outlined in Appendix III, we noted that there was a lack of environmental focused projects identified for the Ballina MD. We would like to see a...
Rewarding farmers as curators of the land While recognising the effects of E.U. direct payment schemes to Irish farmers and land use, the local authority can also send a clear...
Mayo IFA requests that the annual start up date for hedge cutting is moved to 1 st August. This will provide a greater window of opportunity for fanners to maintain their hedgerows and alleviate...