Today the new EIA application for the Malelane Lodge was launched:
NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS
BASIC ASSESSMENT APPLICATION
Notice is given in terms of section 24(5) read with section 44 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) of intent to carry out the following activity:
PROPOSED SAFARI LODGE NEAR MALELANE GATE, KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
DEA REFERENCE: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1280
3 October 2014
Proponent: Malelane Safari Lodge Investment (Pty) Ltd
Project Location: Malelane Region of the Kruger National Park
Listed Activities in terms of the Notice GN R544 & R546 (18 June 2010):
GN R544, June 2010: 9 (i) & (ii), 10 (i), 11 (iii), (vi), (x) & (xi), 18 (i), 23 (ii), 24, 37 (b).
GN R546, June 2010: 2 (ii), 3 (a) & (b) (ii) (aa), 4 (a) (ii) (aa), 6 (a) (ii) (aa), 10 (a) (ii) (aa), 13 (c) (ii) (aa), 14 (a) (i), 16 (iii) &(iv): (a)
(ii) (aa), 18 (a) (ii) (aa), 19 (a) (ii) (aa) & (ii), 24 (c)& (d): (a) (ii) (aa).
Application:
For the development of a 240 bed Safari Lodge, with a four star rating, in the Malelane Region of the Kruger National Park. The lodge will include a main lodge, tented accommodation units, pool area, restaurant, conference venue, family centre, wellness centre/spa, curio shop, riverside meander, river footbridge, catering deck, support services and infrastructure. A Park and Ride facility will be developed at Malelane Gate as a partnership between the proposed Safari Lodge and Kruger National Park.
Five site alternatives are under consideration within the study area, which extends from the Malelane Gate in the south, along the west bank of the Crocodile River, up to the confluence of the Timfeneni River in the north.
To register as an Interested and Affected Party for this process, provide your name, contact details, and the nature of your interest in the project to the person below by no later than Friday 7 November 2014
AN OPEN DAY WILL BE HELD AT SANPARKS IN PRETORIA ON 18 OCTOBER 2014 AND AT MALELANE GATE ON 25 OCTOBER FROM 10AM TO 3PM.
THE PROJECT CONSULTANT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BASIC ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT
For more information, please contact Dereck Milburn
PostNet Suite 168, Private Bag X 844, Silverton, 0184
Tel: 012 753 5792
Fax: 086 571 6292
Email:
dereck@nuleafsa.co.za
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