Notice of Environmental Authorisation for the Proposed Strandfontein Coastal Urban Node

Dear Registered Interested and Affected Party,

You are hereby notified that the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEA&DP) has granted Environmental Authorisation and approved the Environmental Management Programme for the Proposed Strandfontein Coastal Urban Node Development on a portion of the remainder of erf no. 1212 and erf 2455, Strandfontein in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 and the 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (as amended).

The environmental authorisation is dated 13 December 2024 and was issued on the same day

Accessing the decision

The Environmental Authorisation may be accessed at the bottom of this page or by contacting the Environmental Assessment Practitioner.

Reasons for the decision

The reasons for the decisions are outlined in Annexure 3 (pages 15 to 23) of the Environmental Authorisation.

Details of holder of authorisation

Contact information for the holder of the authorisation is as follows:

City of Cape Town

District Planning & Mechanisms: Urban Planning & Urban Design

Directorate: Spatial Planning and Environment

c/o Mr. Kier Hennessy

Civic Centre,12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town,8001                                                          

Tel.: 021 444 8320

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Appeals

You are reminded that an appeal may be lodged against this decision in terms of the National Appeal Regulations 2014 (as amended). A summary of the appeal process is provided in Section H of the Environmental Authorisation (page 9). Should you wish to appeal the decision, you must submit the appeal in writing to the appeal administrator, and copies to the applicant, registered I&APs, organs of state with an interest in the matter, and the decision maker within 20 (twenty) calendar days from the date of this notification.

In accordance with the National Appeals Regulations of 2014, as amended, the period of 15 December to 5 January must be excluded in/from the reckoning of days. Therefore, please not the following key dates for the appeal period process:

• Day 1 of the 20-day appeal period will commence tomorrow, 14 December 2024.
• Day 2 of the appeal period will resume on Monday, 6 January 2025.

Details of registered I&APs and organs of state may be obtained from the environmental assessment practitioner on request. A prescribed appeal form, as well as assistance regarding the appeal processes is obtainable from the office of the appeal authority at:

Tel. (021) 483 3721, E-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or URL http://www.westerncape.gov.za/eadp.

Please feel free to get in touch if you need assistance. 

Environmental Assessment Practitioner, Tarryn Solomon of Infinity Environmental:

email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

phone: (021) 834 1602

post: Suite 17, Private Bag X11, Mowbray 7705