Proposed Access Road/Driveway to Erf 461, Malgas, Swellendam, Western Cape Province

PROPOSED ACCESS ROAD/DRIVEWAY TO ERF 461, MALGAS, SWELLENDAM, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE: NOTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF THE PRE-APPLICATION BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR COMMENT

BASIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORTING PROCESS:

DEA&DP Ref No.: 16/3/3/6/7/1/E3/13/1470/26

Heritage Western Cape Case No.: 26582EJV1105

The Shumska Gora Trust represented by Mr Andre Dednam (hereafter referred to as “the applicant”) proposes to construct a 4 m wide access road/ driveway to an existing house on Erf 461 in Malgas. The property is situated 24 km north-west of the Breede River mouth at Witsand, and 36 km south-east of Swellendam.

The main purpose for the proposed driveway/access road construction is due to the fact that the property is currently landlocked with no vehicle access possible to the residence. At present, access to the residence and the remainder of the property is only possible by boat via the Breede River.

Holland & Associates Environmental Consultants (Pty) Ltd has been appointed by the Applicant to undertake the requisite Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for the proposed project (in this case, a Basic Assessment Reporting (BAR) process) in accordance with the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA) EIA Regulations (2014), as amended.

The Pre-Application Basic Assessment Report has been made available to the public for review for a 30-day comment period and is downloadable via the link below. Potential Interested & Affected Parties (I&APs) have 30 days, i.e. until 14 September 2026 to register as I&APs and raise any initial issues or concerns related to the proposed project and the aforementioned document. Any comments received from I&APs will be incorporated into a Comments and Responses Report 1 (CRR1) and included in the Draft Basic Assessment Report, which will be circulated for public review during Phase 2 of the Environmental Authorisation process.

Should you have any comments, issues or concerns regarding the proposed project or the findings of the Pre-Application Basic Assessment Report, please provide your comments in writing to Shannon Hyslop of Holland & Associates Environmental Consultants, by email or post (Email: malgas.ppp@hollandandassociates.net or post: PostNet Suite X108, Private Bag X12, Tokai, 7966), on or before 14 September 2026.