Paragraph 3 Type and characteristics of the potential impactI1

population and human health;

biodiversity, with particular attention to species and habitats protected under any law of any part of the United Kingdom that implemented Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora M1 and Directive 2009/147/EC M2 on the conservation of wild birds;

land, soil, water, air and climate;

material assets, cultural heritage and the landscape;

the interaction between the factors referred to in paragraphs (i) to (iv); and

the magnitude and spatial extent of the impact (for example geographical area and size of the population likely to be affected);

the nature of the impact;

any impact on the environment in other countries;

the intensity and complexity of the impact;

the probability of the impact;

the expected onset, duration, frequency and reversibility of the impact;

the cumulation of the impact with the impact of other existing or approved projects;

the possibility of effectively reducing the impact.