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Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)

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Reclamation of Land from Coastal Waters Regulations, 2018

4. Minimum information and assessment of application for Minister's pre-approval in terms of section 7C

 

(1) An application for the Minister’s pre-approval in terms of section 7C(3) must explain—
(a) why the proposed development is exceptional in nature; and
(b) why it is not contrary to the purposes of coastal public property as set out in section 7A.

 

(2) In addition to subregulation (1), an application for the Minister’s pre-approval in terms of section 7C(3) must contain the following:
(a) a written motivation—
(i) comprehensively setting out the purpose for the proposed reclamation, by explaining the following:
(aa) why the reclamation of land is necessary to undertake the proposed development; and
(bb) how the land will generally be used in the short-term and how the land may be used in the long-term;
(ii) containing the information required by section 7C(2) of the Act, including details of the following:
(aa) a plan, layout or map depicting all of the land uses and land zonations proposed for the reclaimed land;
(bb) the list of all other alternative land identified for the development proposed for the reclaimed land, and the reasons why the development can not take place on that land;
(cc) the buildings, facilities and other infrastructure to be built on the land;
(dd) whether or not the public will have access to the land, the buildings, facilities and other infrastructure on the land, and what cost will be imposed for such access;
(ee) the location of the public access points and details about the nature, the times and the conditions of public access;
(ff) vehicular access to the buildings, facilities and other infrastructure on the land;
(gg) the identity and nature of the business ventures which will operate on the land;
(hh) an explanation as to why the reclamation of the land and the development proposed for that land is socially and economically desirable;
(ii) the nature and scope of the various employment opportunities, whether skilled, unskilled, short-term or permanent, which will realistically be created by the proposed development and businesses located on the land;
(jj) an explanation of when the various kinds of employment opportunities, contemplated in subregulation 4(2)(a)(ii)(ii), will materialise in the reclamation of, and in the development of the infrastructure on the land; and
(kk) how the proposed development on the land will positively impact on the Republic;
(iii) a detailed map, with co-ordinates, of the location and scope of the proposed reclamation;
(b) diagrams, graphic depictions and architects’ sketches of the development, including any facilities and infrastructure proposed for the land; and
(c) the identity of the sources of the funding, whether public or private, for the proposed reclamation of the land and for the subsequent development on the land, including:
(i) copies of the agreements or undertakings governing the funding provided; and
(ii) an explanation of the nature and extent of the interest which each funder has in the proposed development.