APPEAL AGAINST REFUSAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION: The Proposed Residential Development on RE/ERF 2074, Marine Way, Bitou Local Municipality - Refusal of Decision: 16/3/3/1/D1/14/0037/24

APPEAL AGAINST REFUSAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION APPLICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION (EA) IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 (ACT 107 OF 1998) AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS, 2014 (AS AMENDED): THE PROPOSED RESIDENTAIL DEVELOPMENT ON REMAINDER OF ERF 2074, SOUTH OF MARINE WAY, BITOU MUNICIPALITY

Refusal of decision: 16/3/3/1/D1/14/0037/24

Introduction
A medium to high density residential development is proposed on RE / Erf 2074. The site is approximately 6.25 hectares (ha) in extent and located immediately south of Marine Way within the Bitou Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province.

Location
RE / Erf 2074 (Erf 2074) is situated within the urban edge of the Plettenberg town settlement,
immediately south of Marine Way within the Bitou Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province. The approximate central coordinates of the site: 34° 3.209'S; 23° 21.621'E

Overview of proposed project
An estimated 230 units are proposed to be developed on Erf 2074; the units are proposed to be two- and three-bedroom units in three-storey buildings; each unit is proposed to be approximately 100 to 130m2 in extent. Supporting services and infrastructure will be installed, including; access roads, internal roads, sewage, electric and water reticulation systems, stormwater management structures as well as parking bays. The development including supporting services and infrastructure will occupy an estimated 50 000 m2 (5 ha) of the erf.