Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)RegulationsReclamation of Land from Coastal Waters Regulations, 20183. 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. |