2021May, 31
28 May 2021
Dear Stakeholder and/or I&AP
NOTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION (EA) GRANTED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 140MW BOULDERS WIND ENERGY FACILITY IN SALDANHA BAY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY WITHIN THE WEST COAST DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, IN THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE EA14/12/16/3/3/2/1057
Notice is hereby given in terms of Regulation 4(2) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014, as amended (Government Notice No. R. 326) under Chapter 2 of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA, No. 107 of 1998) of the approval of the Environmental Authorisation (EA) issued to Vredenburg Windfarm (Pty) Ltd. The EA, dated 17 May 2021, is for the development of a 140MW wind energy facility and associated infrastructure. Please refer to Annexure 1 of the EA which contains the “Reasons for decision”.
A copy of the EA is available on the CES public documents website http://www.cesnet.co.za/boulders-wind-farm-eia
Your attention is drawn to Chapter 2 of the NEMA National Appeals Regulations, 2014, published under Government Notice R993 in Government Gazette No.38303, which prescribe the appeal procedure to be followed. Should you wish to lodge an appeal against this decision, appeals must be submitted to the appeal administrator within 20 days from the date of this notification (by 18 June 2021).
An appellant must submit the appeal to the appeal administrator and to any known interested and affected party within 20 days from the date that the decision was sent to the registered interested and affected parties, or in the case of decisions where this does not apply, the date that the decision was sent to the applicant.
The original appeal document must be submitted in writing to:
| Department | The Director: Appeals and Legal Review (Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment |
| Attention | The Appeals Administrator |
| Postal Address | Private Bag X447, Pretoria, 0001 |
| Hand Delivery | Environment House, 473 Steve Biko Road, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083 |
| Email: | Appeals@environment.gov.za |
| Telephone | 012 399 9356 |
To obtain the prescribed appeal form and for guidance on the submission of appeals, please visit DFFE’s website
https://www.environment.gov.za/sites/default/files/docs/appealsguideline2015.pdf
It is important to include the project’s reference number (EA14/12/16/3/3/2/1057) when lodging the appeal.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require additional information.
Yours sincerely
Maura Talbot (Andrew)
Email: m.talbot@cesnet.co.za .
Tel: (021) 045 0907
28 Mei 2021
Geagte belanghebbende en / of B&GP
KENNISGEWING VAN OMGEWINGSMAGTIGING (EM) VERLEEN VIR DIE KONSTRUKSIE VAN DIE 140 MW BOULDERS WINDENERGIE FASILITEIT IN SALDANHABAAI PLAASLIKE MUNISIPALITEIT BINNE DIE WESKUS DISTRIK, IN DIE WES-KAAP PROVINSIE EA14 / 12/16/3/3/3/3
Kennis geskied hiermee in terme van Regulasie 4 (2) van die Regulasies vir die Evaluering van Omgewingsimpak, 2014, soos gewysig (Regeringskennisgewing Nr. R. 326) kragtens Hoofstuk 2 van die Wet op Nasionale Omgewingsbestuur (NEMA, No. 107 van 1998) van die goedkeuring van die Omgewingsmagtiging (EM) uitgereik aan Vredenburg Windfarm (Edms.) Bpk. Die EM, gedateer 17 Mei 2021, is vir die ontwikkeling van ‘n 140 MW windenergie-aanleg en gepaardgaande infrastruktuur. Verwys asseblief na Aanhangsel 1 van die EM wat die “Redes vir beslissing” bevat.
‘n Afskrif van die EM is beskikbaar op die webwerf bladsy met openbare dokumente van CES by hierdie adres: http://www.cesnet.co.za/boulders-wind-farm-eia
U aandag word gevestig op Hoofstuk 2 van die NEMA Nasionale Appèlregulasies, 2014, gepubliseer onder Regeringskennisgewing R993 in Staatskoerant No.38303, wat die appèlprosedure voorskryf wat gevolg moet word. As u teen hierdie beslissing wil appelleer, moet appèlle binne 20 dae vanaf die datum van hierdie kennisgewing (teen 18 Junie 2021) by die appèladministrateur ingedien word.
‘n Appellant moet die appèl binne 20 dae vanaf die datum waarop die beslissing aan die geregistreerde belanghebbende en geaffekteerde partye gestuur is, by die appèladministrateur en enige bekende belanghebbende en geaffekteerde party indien, of in die geval van besluite waar dit nie van toepassing is nie, die datum waarop die besluit aan die aansoeker gestuur is.
Die oorspronklike appèldokument moet skriftelik ingedien word by:
| Departement | Appèlle en Regsoorsig (Departement van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing) |
| Vir aandag | Die appèladministrateur |
| Pos adres | Privaatsak X447, Pretoria, 0001 |
| Hand aflewering | Environment House, 473 Steve Biko Road, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083 |
| e-Pos | Appeals@environment.gov.za |
| Telefoon | 012 399 9356 |
Besoek ‘DFFE’, DBVO -Departement Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing se webwerf om die voorgeskrewe appèlvorm te bekom en vir riglyne oor die indiening van appèlle
https://www.environment.gov.za/sites/default/files/docs/appealsguideline2015.pdf
Dit is belangrik om die projek se verwysingsnommer (EA14 / 12/16/3/3/2/1057) in te sluit wanneer u die appèl indien.
Moet asseblief nie huiwer om my te kontak indien u addisionele inligting benodig nie.
Beste groete
Maura Talbot (Andrew)
e-Pos: m.talbot@cesnet.co.za.
Tel: (021) 045 0907
