Hoogeland Coastal Farmsteads

HilLand Environmental, an independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP), has been appointed by Attwood Property Development (Pty) Ltd to manage the environmental authorisation process in accordance with the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (NEMA) and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014, as amended. The applicant has also appointed Uys Louw of Groenewalds Attorneys to manage the Water Use Licence Application (WULA) process for proposal WU53064 in accordance with the National Water Act, 1998 (NWA), for submission to the Department of Water and Sanitation.

The proposal includes various portions of Farm Hoogekraal No. 238 and Farm Buffelsdrift No. 227 in George.

The proposal will consist of 82 farm portions and an “agri-residential” village for 110 beneficiaries in terms of the Extension of Security of Tenure Act 62 of 1997 (ESTA).

The proposed land uses will include:

• Agriculture Zone I for farms of approximately 5 ha or larger, including associated equestrian uses;
• General Residential Zone I for group housing within the farmworker residential village;
• Open Space Zone II for the horse-riding club, communal equestrian facilities and polo field;
• Open Space Zone III for nature conservation on environmentally sensitive farms;
• Community Zone for a place of instruction to formalise the existing school;
• Utility Zone for utility services; and
• Transport Zone III for private roads.

All NEMA listed activities are described in the BAR.

The following water uses in terms of section 21 of the NWA may be triggered by the proposal:

• Section 21(a) – Taking water from a water resource;
• Section 21(b) – Storing water;
• Section 21(c) – Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse;
• Section 21(e) – Engaging in a controlled activity identified as such in section 37(1) or declared under the Act;
• Section 21(i) – Altering the bed, banks, course or characteristics of a watercourse; and
• Section 21(g) – Disposing of waste in a manner that may detrimentally affect a water resource.

   

   

  DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY, COMMENTING PERIOD AND I&AP REGISTRATION

   NEMA EA PROCESS

   In terms of Regulations 3(4) and 40 of the NEMA EIA Regulations, 2014, as amended, the Pre-Application Basic Assessment Report is available for a 60-day commenting period from 15 October to 15 December 2026. Please submit written comments or concerns regarding the proposal by 15 December 2026 to ppp@hilland.co.za. Documents can be downloaded as provided below.

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  The documents are available for download below.

  To register as an Interested and Affected Party (I&AP), please send HilLand Environmental your name and contact details, your reason for participating, and any written comments by email or WhatsApp. Only registered I&APs will receive further notifications regarding the NEMA process. 

   

  NWA PROCESS

   The WULA reports will also be available for a 60-day commenting period from 15 October to 15 December 2026. The reports may be obtained from the HilLand Environmental website specified above or directly from Uys Louw. Written comments must include the commenter’s name and contact details and should be submitted to Uys Louw at uys@groenewalds.com. App Q contitutes the WULA technical document and App G the Aquatic Biodiversity Assessment Report. 

   

   

  Please note that comments and the personal information submitted with them will form part of the public record, subject to the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA).

   If you do not have access to email or the internet, or if you experience difficulty downloading the documents, please contact HilLand Environmental for assistance at (044) 889 0229 or ppp@hilland.co.za.

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