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Proposed Tafelsig Cemetery on Portion 60 of CA544, Tafelsig Mitchells Plain

Public Participation
  • Status: Draft Basic Assessment Report
  • Reference Number:: 16/3/3/1/A4/60/3053/24
  • Authority: Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
  • Date of notice: 2024-10-09
  • Closing date: 2024-11-08

BACKGROUND AND PROJECT RATIONALE

The City of Cape Town proposes to develop a new cemetery in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, Cape Town on Portion 60 of Farm CA544. The site is located on Swartklip Road south of the Swartklip Sports Facility

The proposed cemetery development would have a footprint of 13 hectares.

The proposed development requires an Environmental Authorisation from the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEA&DP).  

SITE DESCRIPTION

The site is situated in Mitchells Plain, Tafelsig and is bordered by Swartklip Main Road on the east, Spine Road on the north and the Tafelsig residential community to the west and south. 

APPLICABLE LEGISLATION

Application has been made for environmental authorisation to undertake listed activities in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (107 of 1998) and EIA Regulations, 2014 as amended (GNR 326 of 2017):

Activity 23 of Listing Notice 1 (GNR 327 of 2017): The development of cemeteries of 2 500 square metres or more in size.

Activity 15 of Listing Notice 3 (GNR 324 of 2017):  The transformation of land bigger than 1 000 square metres in size, to residential, retail, commercial, industrial or institutional use, where, such land was zoned open space, conservation or had an equivalent zoning, on or after 02 August 2010.

OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE

The 30-day commenting period for the revised draft BAR commences on Wednesday 09 October to Friday 08 November 2024.

Should you have any queries or concerns, you can contact the Environmental Assessment Practitioner, Jeremy Rose, using the following options:

  • By sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • By post to Infinity Environmental, Suite 17, Private Bag X11, Mowbray 7705
  • By sending a WhatsApp message to 060 524 7676
  • By completing the form on this page

Files can be accessed at the link below.

Proposed Tafelsig Cemetery - Draft Basic Assessment Report

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..