Erf 4716, Groot Brak
(DEADP reference number – 16/3/3/1/D6/17/0020/22)
HilLand Environmental have been appointed as the Environmental Assessment Practitioners (EAP) by the applicant, New Beginning 17 (Pty) Ltd – represented by Willem Adriaan Nel (Willie Nel), to ensure compliance with regulations contained in the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA Act No. 107 of 1998) and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (2014), as amended, for the proposed activities on Erf 4716, Groot Brak Rivier.
The Draft Basic Assessment Report (BAR) and associated appendices were available for a 30-day commenting period (26 September – 27 October 2022). Comments received from the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEADP, competent authority) necessitated changes to the document including the site plan which will now be subjected to another 30-day commenting period.
The changes include:
- Amendments to the site plan which includes:
- Move of fence lines to retained additional ecological corridors
- Proposal of a conservancy tank instead of a septic tank and soak away
- Reduce viewing deck size and boardwalk length
- Removal of proposed water connection and only propose rainwater harvesting
The Revised Draft BAR and associated appendices will be available for a 30-day commenting period commencing today, the 16th of November 2022. All comments provided during the public participation period of the Draft BAR has been included and addressed in Appendix F.
In terms of Regulation 3 (4) and 40 of NEMA: EIA Regulations (2014, as amended) you are hereby advised that you have 30-days from the 16th of November 2022 to submit any comments (the period 15th December – 5th January 2023 is excluded from the 30 days, although comments can still be submitted during this time). Please provide us with your comments / concerns relating to the proposal during the timeframe (16 November 2022 – 9 January 2023) in written format via email (admin@hilland.co.za).
Please note that you need to declare your interest in the above matter and that the information will form part of the public record in terms of POPIA.
Please note if you do not have access to e-mail, internet and / or are experiencing any problems with downloading information, please do not hesitate to contact this office and we will assist you according to your needs/requirements.
If you require any further information or assistance, please contact us on (044) 889 0229 (Tel) 086 542 5248 (fax) or Email: admin@hilland.co.za.
Documents
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01. MOS22.1136.14 – Revised Draft Basic Assessment Report (BAR)
Appendix A1 – Locality Map Erf 4716
Appendix A2 – Coastal Management Lines
Revised SDP:
Appendix B1 – Preferred Site Development Plan (architect)
Appendix B2 – Environmental Sensitivities Map
Appendix C – Photographic record
Appendix D – Biodiversity Overlay Maps
Appendix E1 – HWC final comments
Appendix E2 – CapeNature Comments
Appendix E3 – BGCMA comments and correspondence
Appendix E4 – DEA – Oceans and Coast comments
Appendix E5 – Department of Forestry comments
Appendix E7 – Department of Agriculture comments
Appendix E14 – DEADP Coastal Management Units comments
Appendix E15 – Mossel Bay Municipality comment
Appendix E16 – Mossel Bay Municipality comment on Services
Appendix E21 – Proof of land use rights – Municipal comments on building plans
Appendix E21 – Proof of land use rights – zoning
Appendix F – Public Participation Process (PPP)
Appendix F – 1. PPP Report – Revised Draft BAR
Appendix F – Annexure A – Neighbour notification
Appendix F – Annexure B – Legal Advert
Appendix F – Annexure B – Site notice
Appendix F – Annexure C – List of registered I&APs
Appendix F – Annexure D – Pre-Application comments and correspondences
Appendix F – Annexure E – Notification of Draft BAR and reminders
Appendix F – Annexure F – Comments received on Draft BAR
Appendix F – Annexure G – Notification of Revised Draft BAR
Appendix G – Specialist Reports
Appendix G – Archaeological site inspection – Erf 4716 – Great Brak River – Nilssen
Appendix G – Terrestrial Biodiversity Specialist Report, Nov 2022
Appendix G – Visual Impact Statement
Appendix H – Environmental Management Programme (EMPr)
Appendix H – 1. Environmental Management Programme (EMPr) – Revised draft BAR
Appendix H – Annexure A – Locality Map A
ppendix H – Annexure B – Preferred SDP
Appendix H – Annexure C – No Go Map
Appendix H – Annexure D – Basic Rules of Conduct
Appendix H – Annexure D – Induction Register
Appendix H – Annexure E – Method Statement
Appendix H – Annexure F – List of rescued plants
Appendix H – Annexure G – Protected Plant and Tree Species Lists_compressed
Appendix H – Annexure H – Specialist Species List
Appendix H – Annexure I – OSCA Application
Appendix H – Annexure J – CV of EAPs
Appendix I – Screening tool report – 100m Inland of HWM-2022-04-11 08-51
Appendix I – Screening tool report – Vegetation Clearing-2022-04-11 08-39
Appendix I – Site Sensitivity Verification Report – as submitted with Application
Appendix L – Coastal Engineering Input