5 June 2017

Organisation: Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning

Attention:Ms.Loretta Osborne

NOTICE OF SECOND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PERIOD:

5 June 2017 – 10 July 2017

GNEC Code: 20375

DEA&DP REF: 16/3/3/6/7/1/B3/28/1076/16

Dear Ms.Osborne

INFORMING OF START OF THE SECOND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PERIOD FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF THE VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT OF “SENCE DE LIEU” AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE ON FARM 845/3, PAARL

Located to the East of the R301 and opposite the existing Boschenmeer Golf Estate, South East of Paarl, Farm Hartebeeskraal Nr 845/3 boasts a total of 62.43ha within the Drakenstein Municipality. The property forms part of the larger rural landscape of the Municipality and is therefore appropriately zoned as Agriculture Zone 1 in terms of Section 14 of Ordinance 15 pf 1985. The topography of the site can be described as gradually falling from the East to the West in the direction of the R301 (Wemmershoek Road), where a manmade drainage ditch can be found between Farm 834/3 and Farm 845/4. The soil conditions on site were analysed by Bennie Schloms from the Stellenbosch University and the conclusions drawn from the study was that the property has a low to medium potential use for the planting of vineyards, with is the predominant agricultural activity in the area. This is further supported by the recent history of the site which was used as a dumping ground for building material and therefore the predominant vegetation on site consist mostly of degraded grassland which is currently being grazed.

Guillaume Nel Environmental Consultants were appointed by Recurvex (Pty) Ltd. to conduct the Environmental Impact Assessment process for the proposed village development. Recurvex (Pty) Ltd. proposes a mixed development with associated infrastructure on Farm 845/3 consisting of residential, commercial and institutional facilities with a total area covering approximately 15ha. The proposed development will include the following:

  1. A Religious Institution (approximately 0.160 ha)
  2. Retail (approximately 1.85 ha)
  3. A Petrol Station (approximately 1.83 ha)
  4. Institutional zoning (approximately 0.5 ha)
  5. Shared Space Squares (approximately 0.458 ha)
  6. High-Density Residential (approximately 1.614 ha)
  7. Single Residential Plots (approximately 7.5 ha)
  8. Village Squares paved area (approximately 0.767 ha)
  9. Access Servitude Area (approximately 1.137 ha)
  10. Open Spaces (approximately 1.6 ha)
  11. Bulk service infrastructure (potable water line, sewerage line, electricity and stormwater infrastructure)

Taking the above project description into account, the following listed activities will be triggered:

Government Notice No. R.983 of 2014 (As Amended):

Item 9; Item 12; Item 14; Item 24; Item 27 and Item 28

Government Notice R. 985 of 2014 (As Amended):

Item 4; Item 10; Item 12 and Item 14.

The following state departments were contacted:

Cor van der Walt with Department of Agriculture

Private Bag X1

Elsenburg

7607

Fax:021 808 5092

Bukelwa Mtandana with Department of Water and Sanitation

Private Bag X16

Sanlamhof

7530

Fax:(021) 9416077

Cindy Winter with Drakenstein Municipality: Environmental Management

Posbus 1

Paarl

7646

Fax:(021) 870 1522

Jimmy Knaggs with Drakenstein Municipality: Civil Engineering

Posbus 1

Paarl

7646

Fax:(021) 870 1522

Chantelle de Kock with Drakenstein Municipality: Heritage

Posbus 1

Paarl

7646

Email:

Bisschoff Bosman with Drakenstein Municipality

Posbus 1

Paarl

7646

Fax:(021) 8701523

Mr. Ellis with District Road Engineer

Private Bag X600

Suider Paarl

7646

Fax:

Lodewyk Wilfred Nieahaus (Ward Councillor)

Posbus 1

Paarl 7646

Jan Hanekom

60 Mill Street

Paarl

7646

Drakenstein Heritage Foundation

P.O. Box 2646

Paarl

7620

Paarl 300 Foundation

P.O. Box X6233

Paarl

7622

Jonathan Windvogel with Heritage Western Cape

Private Bag X9067

Cape Town

8001

Fax: 021483 9842

Morgan Griffiths with WESSA

P.O. Box 30145

Tokai

7966

Fax:(021) 701 1399

Alana Duffel-Canham with Cape Nature

Private Bag X5014

Stellenbosch

7599

Fax:086529 4992

The first Public Participation Process will run from the 5thof June 2017 until the 10th of July 2017.

Meanwhile, should you have any queries, please feel free to contact myself, at:

Cell: 076684 6566,

Tel: (021) 870 1874,

Fax: (021) 870 1873 or

E-mail: .

Yours sincerely

Euonell Visagie

For GNEC

FabriekStreet 45
Paarl / / P.O. Box2632Paarl 7620
Tel: 021 870 1874 / Cell: 072 1571 321