Proposed mixed use development of Farm 1529 (“Imhoff Farm”), Kommetjie

Posted on August 12, 2020 · Posted in Development

NEMA FULL SCOPING AND EIA: NOTICE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS

Proposed mixed use development of Farm 1529 (“Imhoff Farm”), Kommetjie, South Peninsula, City of Cape Town

DEA & DP REFERENCE NO.: 16/3/3/6/7/2/A6/45/2159/19

Notice is hereby given of a public participation process in terms of the NEMA Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations (2014, as amended):

The owner of Farm No. 1529 (“Imhoff Farm”) near Kommetjie, City of Cape Town proposes a mixed-use development across most of the site. The proposed development triggers activities listed in the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations (2014, as amended) including an activity listed in GN No. R984 (Activity 15). As such the proposed development requires prior environmental authorisation and a Full Scoping and EIA process must be undertaken.

Applicable Listed Activities:

Government Notice No.	GN No. R983	GN No. R984	GN No. R985
Activity No.	28	15	12

Please be informed that a pre-application Scoping Report (see attached Executive Summary) is currently available for review for a 30 day comment period ending on 17 August 2020. The full report and appendices can be downloaded from www.khulaec.co.za/projects/

If you or your organisation require further information, would like to participate in the EIA and provide comment on the Scoping Report, please ensure that you register and/or submit comment, in writing, to KHULA Environmental Consultants C/oNick Steytler at Fax: 086 694 6901 or nick@khulaec.co.za on or before 17 August 2020.

Notice is further given of a Water Use Licence Application in terms of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act 36 of 1998) (NWA). The following water uses as defined in Section 21 of the NWA will be applied for: 21(c) Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse; and 21(i) Altering the beds, banks, course or characteristics of a watercourse.