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Setback Line Application for the Proposed upgrade of Long Barn cottage, Miller's Point

Public Participation
  • Status: Setback Line Participation
  • Reference Number:: 16/3/3/6/2/A6/79/2076/25
  • Authority: Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
  • Date of notice: 2025-04-14

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The City of Cape Town’s Environmental Coastal Management Department intends to refurbish the Long Barn cottage and repurpose it into a marine research and exhibition centre. The proposed refurbishment activities aim to improve the state of the infrastructure of the site, as well as enhance the building's heritage significance. 

SITE DESCRIPTION

The site is located on land parcel no. CA1500, approximately 5 km south of Simon's Town within the Cape Town Municipality. The site is situated near public coastal infrastructure such as Miller’s Point Slipway and Miller’s Point Tidal Pool. The site is located approximately 418 m from the Table Mountain Protected Area, which is situated west of the site. False Bay lies immediately east of the site. 

PROPOSAL

The proposed upgrade to the Long Barn cottage entails the refurbishment and expansion of certain aspects of the existing Long Barn structure. The retaining walls will need to be reconstructed, and the existing paving at the entrance to the cottage will be expanded, which will also include a universal walkway. Two existing rooms and the external concrete slab will be demolished. The existing external pergola will be expanded along the seaside length of the building on a proposed new deck, which will replace the existing outdoor paved area and extend eastward until the reconstructed retaining wall.

These changes will allow for better structural stability for the building given the steep slope of the land and improved access to the cottage. No new disturbance is anticipated as the site has been previously transformed.

APPLICABLE LEGISLATION

The proposed upgrade would trigger the following listed activities in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (107 of 1998) and EIA Regulations (GNR 326 of 2017):

Activity 17 of Listing Notice 1 (GN327 of 2017): Development (iv) in front of a development setback; or (v) if no development setback exists, within a distance of 100 metres inland of the high-water mark of the sea or an estuary, whichever is the greater; in respect of (d) rock revetments or stabilising structures including stabilising walls; or (e) infrastructure or structures with a development footprint of 50 square metres or more.

Activity 19A of Listing Notice 1 (GN327 of 2017): The infilling or depositing of any material of more than 5 cubic metres into, or the dredging, excavation, removal or moving of soil, sand, shells, shell grit, pebbles or rock of more than 5 cubic metres from (ii) the littoral active zone, an estuary or a distance of 100 metres inland of the highwater mark of the sea or an estuary, whichever distance is the greater; but excluding where such infilling, depositing, dredging, excavation, removal or moving (f) will occur behind a development setback.

Activity 54 of Listing Notice 1 (GN327 of 2017): The expansion of facilities (iv) in front of a development setback; or (v) if no development setback exists, within a distance of 100 metres inland of the high-water mark of the sea or an estuary, whichever is the greater; in respect of (d) rock revetments or stabilising structures including stabilising walls; (e) or infrastructure or structures where the development footprint is expanded by 50 square metres or more.

Infinity Environmental (Pty) Ltd. has been appointed as the independent environmental assessment practitioner to undertake the application process for the proposed adoption of an ad-hoc development setback line for the refurbishment of the Long Barn cottage. All identified potential interested and affected parties are being informed of the proposal and the opportunity to comment on the development setback line application. The application has been submitted to the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEADP).

Application has also been made to Heritage Western Cape (HWC) in terms of the National Heritage Resources Act (NHRA), Act 36 of 1998 for Section 34 and Section 35 permits.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The documentation can be accessed at the link below.

Setback Line Application Proposed upgrade of Long Barn cottage

A public participation process will commence on Monday, 14 April 2025 and end on Tuesday, 20 May 2025. Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) are invited to register and provide comments on the setback line application via the form below. When registering or commenting, please provide your name, contact details and an indication of any direct business, financial, personal or other interest you may have in the application. 

Comment and Registration Form

You may request registration as an interested and affected party (I&AP) for this public participation process by filling in your name and contact information below.

Once you have entered your details, select 'next' to enter your comments on the proposed development.

Please note that any comments submitted will be included in future versions of the report and publicly available. If you have any direct financial, business, personal or other interest in the application, please ensure you declare it below.

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COMMENT FORM (PAGE 2)

You may submit comments by entering text below, or by uploading a file if you prefer.

All comments will be considered by the Environmental Assessment Practitioner and will be submitted to the competent authority.

If you are unable to submit written comments please contact the Environmental Assessment Practitioner to request alternative means of commenting.

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Personal Information and Privacy

We are required by the EIA Regulations, GNR 326 of 2017 and the National Environmental Management Act to maintain a register of interested and affected parties including of people who have commented, attended meetings, or requested registration. This requires us to collect and process certain personal information as defined in the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013. The following personal information has been collected for the purpose of public participation from registered I&APs and will be collected from anyone who comments or registers: 

  • Name, contact details and address;
  • A copy of any comments submitted; and
  • Details of any interest declared in the granting or refusal of the application.

Should you register and/or comment, your name and your comments will be included in published documents. Your contact details, address, and interest declaration will be provided to the competent authority and must also be provided to any appellants in the event that the environmental authorisation is appealed in terms of the Appeal Regulations, GNR 993 of 2014.
Personal information will be stored by Infinity Environmental (Pty) Ltd at 2 Fir Street, Observatory 7925, and on a password-secured cloud storage system which may include servers in other countries. You may at any time request access to or rectify this personal information by contacting us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Please note that the commenting period will end on Tuesday, 20 May 2025. 

Should you have any queries or concerns you can contact the Environmental Assessment Practitioner, Tarryn Solomon or Kaylyn Heinrich as follows:

  • By sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • By sending a WhatsApp message to 060 524 7676
  • By completing the form on this page