Activity

number

Activity description

Identification of competent authority

1.

The construction of facilities or infrastructure for the generation of electricity where:

The competent authority in respect of the activities listed in this part of the schedule is the environmental authority in the province in which the activity is to be undertaken unless it is an application for an activity contemplated in section 24C(2) of the Act, in which case the competent authority is the Minister or an organ of state with delegated powers in terms of section 42(1) of the Act, as amended.

2.

The construction of facilities or infrastructure for the storage of ore or coal that requires an atmospheric emissions license in terms of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (Act No. 39 of 2004).

3.

The construction of facilities or infrastructure for the slaughter of animals with a product throughput of:

4.

The construction of facilities or infrastructure for the concentration of animals for the purpose of commercial production in densities that exceed—

5.

The construction of facilities or infrastructure for the concentration of:

6.

The construction of facilities, infrastructure or structures for aquaculture of:

excluding where the construction of facilities, infrastructure or structures is for purposes of offshore cage culture in which case activity 7 in this Notice will apply.

7.

The construction of facilities, infrastructure or structures for aquaculture of offshore cage culture of finfish, crustaceans, reptiles, amphibians, molluscs and aquatic plants where the facility, infrastructure or structures will have a production output exceeding 50 000kg but not exceeding 100 000 kg per annum (wet weight).

8.

The construction of a hatchery or agri-industrial infrastructure outside industrial complexes where the development footprint covers an area of 2000 square metres or more.

9.

The construction of facilities or-infrastructure exceeding 1 000 metres in length for the bulk transportation of water, sewage or storm water -

excluding where:

10.

The construction of facilities or infrastructure for the transmission and distribution of electricity—

11.

The construction of:

where such construction occurs within a watercourse or within 32 metres of a watercourse, measured from the edge of a watercourse, excluding where such construction will occur behind the development setback line.

12.

The construction of facilities or infrastructure for the off-stream storage of water, including dams and reservoirs, with a combined capacity of 50000 cubic metres or more, unless such storage falls within the ambit of activity 19 of Notice 545 of 2010;

13.

The construction of facilities or infrastructure for the storage, or for the storage and handling, of a dangerous good, where such storage occurs in containers with a combined capacity of 80 but not exceeding 500 cubic metres;

14.

The construction of structures in the coastal public property where the development footprint is bigger than 50 square metres, excluding

15.

The construction of facilities for the desalination of sea water with a design capacity to produce more than 100 cubic metres of treated water per day.

16.

Construction or earth moving activities in the sea, an estuary, or within the littoral active zone or a distance of 100 metres inland of the high-water mark of the sea or an estuary, whichever is the greater, in respect of—

but excluding—

17.

The planting of vegetation or placing of any material on dunes and exposed sand surfaces, within the littoral active zone for the purpose of preventing the free movement of sand, erosion or accretion, excluding where the planting of vegetation or placement of material relates to restoration and maintenance of indigenous coastal vegetation or where such planting of vegetation or placing of material will occur behind a development setback line.

18.

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:

but excluding where such infilling, depositing, dredging, excavation, removal or moving

19.

Any activity which requires a prospecting right or renewal thereof in terms of section 16 and 18 respectively of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002(Act No. 28 of 2002).

20.

Any activity requiring a mining permit in terms of section 27 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002) or renewal thereof.

21.

The establishment of cemeteries of 2500 square metres or more in size

22.

The construction of a road, outside urban areas,

23.

The transformation of undeveloped, vacant or derelict land to—

except where such transformation takes place—

24.

The transformation of land bigger than 1 000 square metres in size, to residential, retail, commercial, industrial or institutional use, where, at the time of the coming into effect of this Schedule or thereafter such land was zoned open space, conservation or had an equivalent zoning.

25.

The release of genetically modified organisms into the environment, where assessment for such release is required by the Genetically Modified Organisms Act, 1997 (Act No. 15 of 1997) or the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004).

26.

Any process or activity identified in terms of section 53(1) of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004).

27.

The decommissioning of existing facilities or infrastructure, for  -

but excluding any facilities or infrastructure that commenced under an environmental authorisation issued in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2006 made under section 24(5) of the Act and published in Government Notice No. R. 385 of 2006, or Notice No. 543 of 2010.

28.

The expansion of or changes to existing facilities for any process or activity where such expansion or changes to will result in the need for a permit or license in terms of national or provincial legislation governing the release of emissions or pollution, excluding where the facility, process or activity is included in the list of waste management activities published in terms of section 19 of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008) in which case that Act will apply.

29.

The expansion of facilities for the generation of electricity where:

30.

The expansion of facilities for the slaughter of animals where the daily product throughput will be increased by more than:

31.

The expansion of facilities for the concentration of animals for the purpose of commercial production in densities that will exceed—

32.

The expansion of facilities for the concentration of poultry, excluding chicks younger than 20 days, where the capacity of the facility will be increased by:

33.

The expansion of facilities, infra-structure or structures for aquaculture of—

34.

The expansion of facilities, infrastructure or structures for aquaculture of offshore cage culture of finfish, crustaceans, reptiles, amphibians, molluscs and aquatic plants where the production output of such facility, infrastructure or structures will be increased by 50 000 kg (wet weight) or more.

35.

The expansion of facilities-for agri-industrial purposes outside industrial complexes, where the development footprint of the facility will be increased by a 1 000 square metres or more, with the exception of hatcheries, where activity 36 in this Notice applies.

36.

The expansion of hatcheries, outside industrial complexes, where the development footprint of the hatchery will be increased by 2000 square metres or more

37.

The expansion of facilities or infrastructure for the bulk transportation of water, sewage or storm water where:

excluding where such expansion:

38.

The expansion of facilities for the transmission and distribution of electricity where the expanded capacity will exceed 275 kilovolts and the development footprint will increase.

39.

The expansion of—

(vi)        marinas;

within a watercourse or within 32 metres of a watercourse, measured from the edge of a watercourse, where such expansion will result in an increased development footprint but excluding where such expansion will occur behind the development setback line.

40.

The expansion of—

within a watercourse or within 32 metres of a watercourse, measured from the edge of a watercourse, but excluding where such expansion will occur behind the development setback line.

41.

The expansion of facilities or infrastructure for the off-stream storage of water, including dams and reservoirs, where the combined capacity will be increased by 50 000 cubic metres or more.

42.

The expansion of facilities for the storage, or storage and handling, of a dangerous good, where the capacity of such storage facility will be expanded by 80 cubic metres or more.

43.

The expansion of structures in the coastal public property where the development footprint will be increased by more than 50 square metres, excluding such expansions within existing ports or harbours where there would be no increase in the development footprint or throughput capacity of the port or harbour.

44.

The expansion of facilities for the desalination of sea water where the design capacity will be expanded to produce an additional 100 cubic metres or more of treated water per day.

45.

The expansion of facilities in the sea, an estuary, or within the littoral active zone or a distance of 100 metres inland of the high-water mark of the sea or an estuary, whichever is the greater, for—

(x)        breakwater structures;

where such expansion will result in an increase in the development footprint of such facilities but excluding where such expansion occurs:

46.

The expansion of cemeteries by an additional 2500 square metres or more.

47.

The widening of a road by more than 6 metres, or the lengthening of a road by more than 1 kilometre—

excluding widening or lengthening occurring inside urban areas.

48.

The expansion of facilities for the refining, extraction or processing of gas, oil or petroleum products where the installed capacity of the facility will be increased by 50 cubic metres or more per day, excluding facilities for the refining, extraction or processing of gas from landfill sites.

49.

The expansion of facilities or infrastructure for the bulk transportation of dangerous goods:

50.

The expansion of airports where the development footprint will be increased.

51.

The expansion of facilities or infrastructure for marine telecommunication where there will be an increased development footprint.

52.

The expansion of facilities or infrastructure for the transfer of water from and to or between any combination of the following:

where the capacity will be increased by 50 000 cubic metres or more per day, but excluding water treatment works where water is treated for drinking purposes.

53.

The expansion of railway lines, stations or shunting yards where there will be an increased development footprint excluding:

54.

The expansion of an island, anchored platform or any other permanent structure on or along the sea bed, where the expansion will constitute an increased development footprint.

55.

The expansion of a dam where:

56.

Phased activities for all activities listed in this Schedule, which commenced on or after the effective date of this Schedule, where any one phase of the activity may be below a threshold but where a combination of the phases, including expansions or extensions, will exceed a specified threshold; -

excluding the following activities listed in this Schedule:

2;

11 (i)-(vii);

16(i)-(iv);

17;

19;

20;

22(i) & 22(iii);

25;

26;

27(iii) & (iv);

28;

39;

45(i)-(iv) & (vii)-(xv);

50;

51;

53; and

54