The Proposed Expansion of Agricultural Areas on Portions 29, 62, 78, And 93 of Farm 106 Zand Rivier, Near Robertson, Western Cape Province

THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF AGRICULTURAL AREAS ON PORTIONS 29, 62, 78, AND 93 OF FARM 106 ZAND RIVIER NEAR ROBERTSON, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE: NOTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR COMMENT BASIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORTING PROCESS:

DEA&DP Ref No.: 16/3/3/6/7/1/B1/14/1255/24
Heritage Western Cape Ref No.: HWC24021423SB0306

Kloppers Family Trust (hereafter referred to as ‘the Applicant’) proposes the expansion of a total of 19.4 ha of agricultural land on Portions 29, 62, 78, and 98 of Farm Zand Rivier No. 106 near Roberston in the Western Cape Province. The clearance of 12.4 ha of indigenous vegetation is proposed on Portions 78 and 29 of Farm Zand Rivier No.106 and the clearance of 6.97 ha of indigenous vegetation is proposed on Portions 62 and 93 of Farm Zand Rivier
No.106. It is proposed to construct internal access roads within these proposed expanded agricultural areas.

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 (NEMA) (No. 107 of 1998) EIA Regulations (2014), as amended.

The Draft 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 13 December 2024 to register as I&APs and raise any initial issues or concerns related to the proposed project and the aforementioned documents. Any comments received from I&APs will be incorporated into a Comments and Response Report 2 (CRR2) and included in the Final Basic Assessment Report, which will be submitted to the DEA&DP for decision-making.

Should you have any comments, issues or concerns regarding the proposed project or the findings of the Draft Basic Assessment Report, please provide your comments in writing to Shannon Hyslop of Holland & Associates Environmental Consultants, by email or post (Email: billykloppers.ppp@hollandandassociates.net or post: PostNet Suite X108, Private Bag X12, Tokai, 7966), on or before 13 December 2024.11.12

An electronic copy of the Draft BAR as well as its appendices can be downloaded via the Dropbox link and/or OneDrive link below: