Assessment of cumulative effects
The assessment identified the principal plans, policies and programmes (at national, regional and county level) that are likely to give rise to developments causing effects that could combine or interact with those of the IP for Grid25. This analysis required knowledge of the likely effects of all plans/developments under consideration, and despite the limitations in the information about the likely effects of some plans, it could identify the interactions resulting in cumulative impacts for some plans. A few examples are provided in then table below. The assessment concluded that development of a new energy generation infrastructure when combined with other economic developments will potentially lead to habitat and/or species loss, species/population fragmentation and changes in water quality/quality. These potential conflicts could be mitigated by measures outlined later in the appropriate assessment and they would be addressed by lower tier environmental assessment, as appropriate.
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.