Activity

number

Activity description

Identification of competent authority

1.

The development of facilities or infrastructure for the generation of electricity from a  renewable resource were:

excluding where such development of facilities or infrastructure is for photovoltaic installations and occurs within an urban area.

The competent authority in respect of the activities listed in this part of the Schedule is the competent authority in the province in which the activity is to be undertaken, unless—

The exception mentioned in (b) above does not apply to the following activities contained in this Notice:

4;

5;

6;

7;

8;

23;

29;

30;

38;

39;

40;

41;

42;

43;

44;

61 and

62

2.

The development and related operation of facilities or infrastructure for the generation of electricity from a non-renewable resource where—

3.

The development and related operation of facilities or infrastructure for the slaughter of animals with a product throughput of:

4.

The development and related operation of facilities or infrastructure for the concentration of animals for the purpose of commercial production in densities that exceed—

5.

The development and related operation of facilities or infrastructure for the concentration of:

6.

The development and related operation of facilities, infrastructure or structures for aquaculture of:

excluding where the construction of facilities, infrastructure or structures is for purposes of sea-based cage culture in which case activity 7 in this Notice applies.

7.

The development and related operation 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 per annum (wet weight);

8.

The development and related operation 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 development of infrastructure exceeding 1 000 metres in length for the bulk transportation of water or storm water—

excluding where:

10.

The development and related operation of infrastructure exceeding 1000 metres in length for the bulk transportation of sewage, effluent, process water, waste water, return water,

industrial discharge or slimes—

excluding where—

11.

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

12.

The development of—

where such development occurs—

excluding—

13.

The development 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 16 in Listing Notice 2 of 2014.

14.

The development 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 cubic metres or more but not exceeding 500 cubic metres.

15.

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

16.

The development and related operation of facilities for the desalination of water with a design capacity to produce more than 100 cubic metres of treated water per day.

17.

Development—

in respect of—

but excluding—

18.

The planting of vegetation or placing of any material on dunes or exposed sand surfaces of more than 10 square metres, within the littoral active zone, for the purpose of preventing the free movement of sand, erosion or accretion, excluding where—

19.

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—

20.

Any activity including the operation of that activity which requires a prospecting right in terms of section 16 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002), as well as any other applicable activity as contained in this Listing Notice or in Listing Notice 3 of 2014, required to exercise the prospecting right.

21.

Any activity including the operation of that activity which requires a mining permit of section 27 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002), as well as any other applicable activity as contained in this Listing Notice or in Listing Notice 3 of 2014, required to exercise the mining permit.

21A.

Any activity including the operation of that activity which requires a reconnaissance permission in terms of section 13 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002), as well as any other applicable activity as contained in this Listing Notice or in Listing Notice 3 of 2014, required to exercise the reconnaissance permission, excluding—

21B.

Any activity including the operation of that activity which requires a reconnaissance permission in terms of section 74 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002), as well as any other applicable activity as contained in this Listing Notice or in Listing Notice 3 of 2014, required to exercise the reconnaissance permission, excluding—

21C.

Any activity including the operation of that activity associated with an onshore seismic survey which requires an exploration right in terms of section 79 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002), as well as any other applicable activity as contained in this Listing Notice or in Listing Notice 3 of 2014, required to exercise the exploration right, excluding—

21D.

Any activity including the operation of that activity which requires an amendment or variation to a right or permit in terms of section 102 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002), as well as any other applicable activity as contained in this Listing Notice or in Listing Notice 3 of 2014, required for such amendment.

21E.

Any activity including the operation of that activity for which the Minister responsible for mineral resources has issued an exemption in a Government Notice in terms of section 106(1) of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002), as well as any other applicable activity as contained in this Listing Notice or in Listing Notice 3 of 2014, required for the exercising of such exempted activity.

[Activity 21E of Listing Notice 1 of section 31(2) will come into effect 6 months after the publication of this Government Notice]

21F.

Any activity including the operation of that activity required for the reclamation of a residue stockpile or a residue deposit as well as any other applicable activity as contained in Listing Notice or in Listing Notice 3 of 2014, required for the reclamation of a residue stockpile or a residue deposit.

[Activity 21F of Listing Notice 1 of section 31(2)will come into effect on a date to be published by Notice in the Government Notice]

22.

Activity 22 deleted

23.

The development of cemeteries of 2500 square metres or more in size.

24.

The development of—

but excluding—

25.

The development and related operation of facilities or infrastructure for the treatment of effluent, wastewater or sewage with a daily throughput capacity of more than 2000 cubic metres but less than 15000 cubic metres.

26.

Residential, retail, recreational, tourism, commercial or institutional developments of 1000 square metres or more, on land previously used for mining or heavy industrial purposes;

excluding—

27.

The clearance of an area of 1 hectares or more, but less than 20 hectares of indigenous vegetation, except where such clearance of indigenous vegetation is required for—

28.

The clearance of an area of 1 hectares or more, but less than 20 hectares of indigenous vegetation, except where such clearance of indigenous vegetation is required for—

29.

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).

30.

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

31.

The closure of existing facilities, structures or infrastructure for—

excluding where—

32.

The continuation of any development where the environmental authorisation has lapsed and where the continuation of the development, after the date the environmental authorisation has lapsed will meet the threshold of any activity or activities listed in this Notice, Listing Notice 2 of 2014, or Listing Notice 3 or Listing Notice 4 of 2014.

33.

The underground gasification of 300 kilograms or more coal per day, including any associated operation.

34.

The expansion or changes to existing facilities for any process or activity where such expansion or changes will result in the need for a permit or licence or an amended permit or licence in terms of national or provincial legislation governing the release of emissions or pollution, excluding—

35.

The expansion of residential, retail, recreational, tourism, commercial or institutional developments on land previously used for mining or heavy industrial purposes, where the increased development footprint will exceed 1000 square meters;

excluding—

36.

The expansion of facilities or structures for the generation of electricity from a renewable resource where—

excluding where such expansion of facilities or structures is for photovoltaic installations and occurs within an urban area.

37.

The expansion and related operation of facilities for the generation of electricity from a nonrenewable resource where—

38.

The expansion and related operation of facilities for the slaughter of animals where the daily product throughput will be increased by more than—

39.

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

40.

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

41.

The expansion and related operation of facilities, infrastructure or structures for aquaculture of—

excluding where the expansion of facilities, infrastructure or structures is for purposes of sea-based cage culture in which case activity 42 in this Notice will applies.

42.

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

43.

The expansion and related operation of hatcheries or agri-industrial facilities outside industrial complexes, where the development footprint of the hatcheries or agri-industrial facilities will be increased by 2 000 square metres or more.

44.

The expansion of cemeteries by 2500 square metres or more.

45.

The expansion of infrastructure for the bulk transportation of water or storm water where the existing infrastructure—

excluding where such expansion—

46.

The expansion and related operation of infrastructure for the bulk transportation of sewage, effluent, process water, waste water, return water, industrial discharge or slimes where the existing infrastructure—

excluding where such expansion—

47.

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

48.

The expansion of—

where such expansion or expansion and related operation occurs—

excluding—

49.

The expansion of—

where such expansion or expansion and related operation occurs—

excluding—

50.

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 50000 cubic metres or more.

51.

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 more than 80 cubic metres.

52.

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 will be no increase in the development footprint of the port or harbour and excluding activities listed in activity 23 in Listing Notice 3 of 2014, in which case that activity applies.

53.

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

54.

The expansion of facilities—

in respect of—

but excluding—

55.

Expansion—

in respect of—

but excluding the expansion of infrastructure or structures within existing ports or harbours that will not increase the development footprint of the port or harbour.

56.

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

excluding where widening or lengthening occur inside urban areas.

57.

The expansion and related operation of facilities or infrastructure for the treatment of

effluent, wastewater or sewage where the capacity will be increased by 15000 cubic metres or more per day and the development footprint will increase by 1000 square meters or more.

58.

The increase of the amount of coal gasified underground, where any such increase exceeds

300 kg per day, including any associated operation.

59.

The expansion and related operation of facilities or infrastructure 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.

60.

The expansion and related operation of facilities or infrastructure for the bulk transportation of dangerous goods—

61.

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

62.

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

63.

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.

64.

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

65.

The expansion and related operation 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, excluding expansion of facilities, infrastructure or structures for aquaculture purposes;

66.

The expansion of a dam where—

66A.

The expansion and related operation of hydraulic fracturing, as well as any other applicable activity as contained in this Listing Notice or in Listing Notice 3 of 2014, required for hydraulic fracturing expansion and related operation.

67.

Phased activities for all activities

where any 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 Notice—

17(i)(a-d);

17(ii)(a-d);

17(iii)(a-d);

17(iv)(a-d);

17(v)(a-d);

20;

21;

24(i);

29;

30;

31;

32;

34;

54(i)(a-d);

54(ii)(a-d);

54(iii)(a-d);

54(iv)(a-d);

54(v)(a-d);

55;

61;

62;

64; and

65;