George Airport Eastern Precinct Roads Masterplan Upgrade

8 October 2020 – 9 November 2020

HilLand Environmental, independent Environmental Assessment Practitioners (EAP) have been appointed by the Applicant, George Municipality, to ensure compliance with the regulations contained in the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA, No 107 of 1998) and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014 for the George Airport Eastern Precinct Masterplan Upgrade.

The project entails the upgrade of the existing R404 in the Airport Precinct and the development of a new municipal service access road to the precinct.  The application will involve the provision of traffic circles / signals at the various intersections. Expropriation will be required for the new municipal road and for the widening of the R404 in places.

The George Roads Master planning for the Airport Precinct has been undertaken and this BA process is the result of that process in order to obtain the necessary Environmental Authorisation for the various listed activities.

The Draft Basic Assessment Report and associated appendices have been available for a 30-day commenting period until 9 November 2020. All comments received during this period are included in the Final Basic Assessment Report and was submitted to the Competent Authority (Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning – George) on the 15th December 2020 for final decision making.

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If you require any further information or assistance, please contact us on (044) 889 0229 (Tel), 086 542 5248 (fax) or Email: environmental@hilland.co.za / admin@hilland.co.za.

Documents

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GEO20.1037.20 – Final BAR

01 Applicant Declaration

02 EAP Declaration

03 Specialist Declaration

Appendix A1 – Figure 1 – Locality Map

Appendix A3 – Figure 5 – Linear Activity Coordinate Map

Appendix B1 – Option A

Appendix B1 – Option B

Appendix B1 – Option C

Appendix B1 – Option D

Appendix B1 – Option E

Appendix B1 – Option F

Appendix B1 – Figure 1c – Portion 4 of 208 – Alternative New Road Layout

Appendix B2 – Figure 1b – GANEP Option A

Appendix B2 – Figure 1b – GANEP Option B

Appendix B2 – Figure 1b – GANEP Option C

Appendix B2 – Figure 1b – GANEP Option D

Appendix B2 – Figure 1b – GANEP Option E

Appendix B2 – Figure 1b – GANEP Option F

Appendix C – Photographic Record

Appendix D – Figure 2 – CBA & ESA

Appendix D – Figure 3 – NBA – Original Extent

Appendix D – Figure 3 – NBA – Remaining Extent 2018 data

 

Appendix E1 – HWC NID Comments

Appendix E2 – Cape Nature – 12 November 2020

Appendix E3 – GA Confirmation 4 September 2020

Appendix E5 – aaDAFF – 9 November 2020

Appendix E5 – aDAFF Comments

Appendix E5 – bGEO20.1037.13 – Letter response to DAFF 3 March 2020 comment period query

Appendix E6 – DTPW Comments – 11 February, 19 March and 3 July 2020

Appendix E7 – Dept Agriculture comments

Appendix E22 – Comment on Notice of Intent 20.11.2019

 

Appendix F – Final Public Participation Process Report

Appendix F – Annexure A – Email to Provincial Roads Department – Preliminary Comments on Alternatives

Appendix F – Annexure A – Emails to Neighbouring Properties with Alternatives and Need to Register

Appendix F – Annexure A – Neighbouring Property Notification Letter

Appendix F – Annexure A – Notifications Posted

Appendix F – Annexure B – Legal Advert – George Herald 19 December 2019

Appendix F – Annexure C – Location of Site Notice – 17 February 2020

Appendix F – Annexure C – Site Notice February

Appendix F – Annexure C – Site Notice Photographic Record

Appendix F – Annexure D – List of Registered I&APs.xlsx

Appendix F – Annexure E – Site Notice Agreement with George Airport

Appendix F – Annexure F – 34_208 – Preliminary Comments 18 February 2020

Appendix F – Annexure F – DTPW Comments (email 11 February 2020)

Appendix F – Annexure G – Notification of Pre-Application BAR

Appendix F – Annexure G – Notification of Pre-Application BAR – 131 of 208

Appendix F – Annexure G – Notification of Pre-Application BAR – 34 of 208

Appendix F – Annexure G – Reminder of Availability of Pre-App BAR

Appendix F – Annexure H – Comments on Pre-Application BAR

Appendix F – Annexure I – Notification of I&AP and Stakeholder on availability of Draft BAR

Appendix F – Annexure I – Reminder email – Draft BAR 26 October 2020

Appendix F – Annexure J – Comments on Draft BAR

 

Appendix G – Aquatic Specialist Report December 2019

Appendix G – Specialist CV – James Dabrowski – Confluent Environmental

 

Appendix H – Environmental Management Programme Version 1.3

Appendix H – EMPr – Annexures

 

Appendix I – Screening Tool Verification Report

Appendix I – Screening Tool Report – 16 September 2020

 

Appendix L – Road Planning GANEP Master Plan Version3 March 2019

Appendix L – Consultation Meeting Minutes and Attendance Register – 26 September 2019

Appendix L – George Airport Roads Master Plan – Notes of Meeting 21 August 2018