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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

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

 

(1) An application for the Minister’s pre-approval in terms of section 7B(3)(b) 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;
(bb) how the land will generally be used in the short-term and how the land may be used in the long-term;
(cc) whether any extension of the land by way of additional reclamation of land may be sought in future; and
(dd) whether the ownership of the land or any part thereof may be transferred in the future;
(ii) containing the information required by section 7B(3)(a) of the Act, including details of the following:
(aa) the list of all other alternative land identified for the development proposed for the reclaimed land, and the reasons why the development cannot take place on that land;
(bb) a plan, layout or map depicting all of the land uses and land zonations proposed for the reclaimed 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, whether or not a fee will be imposed for such access and, where a fee will be imposed, the proposed amount of that fee;
(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) a comprehensive description of all commercial and government-related activities which will be undertaken on the land and how those activities will benefit the State; and
(hh) how the proposed development on the land, and state infrastructure planned for 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 that funding; and
(ii) an explanation of the nature and extent of the interest which each funder has in the proposed development.