Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)RegulationsReclamation of Land from Coastal Waters Regulations, 20184. Minimum information and assessment of application for Minister's pre-approval in terms of section 7C |
| (1) | An application for the Minister’s pre-approval in terms of section 7C(3) must explain— |
| (a) | why the proposed development is exceptional in nature; and |
| (b) | why it is not contrary to the purposes of coastal public property as set out in section 7A. |
| (2) | In addition to subregulation (1), an application for the Minister’s pre-approval in terms of section 7C(3) 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; and |
| (bb) | how the land will generally be used in the short-term and how the land may be used in the long-term; |
| (ii) | containing the information required by section 7C(2) of the Act, including details of the following: |
| (aa) | a plan, layout or map depicting all of the land uses and land zonations proposed for the reclaimed land; |
| (bb) | the list of all other alternative land identified for the development proposed for the reclaimed land, and the reasons why the development can not take place on that 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, and what cost will be imposed for such access; |
| (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) | the identity and nature of the business ventures which will operate on the land; |
| (hh) | an explanation as to why the reclamation of the land and the development proposed for that land is socially and economically desirable; |
| (ii) | the nature and scope of the various employment opportunities, whether skilled, unskilled, short-term or permanent, which will realistically be created by the proposed development and businesses located on the land; |
| (jj) | an explanation of when the various kinds of employment opportunities, contemplated in subregulation 4(2)(a)(ii)(ii), will materialise in the reclamation of, and in the development of the infrastructure on the land; and |
| (kk) | how the proposed development on 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 the funding provided; and |
| (ii) | an explanation of the nature and extent of the interest which each funder has in the proposed development. |