PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REPORT
PPP SUMMARY
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION SUMMARY
This serves as a summary of the Public Participation Process (PPP) followed for the Proposed Sprite Road Development in Pinetown, eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal.
The PPP commenced in August 2012 where site notices were erected at the entrance of the site on Sprite Place, Pinetown. During this time comment forms & BID flyers were distributed to neighbouring properties as well as other interested and affected parties (I&APs). In addition, a notification letter with background information to the development was posted to all neighbouring businesses and land owners. An advert was placed in the Highway Mail newspaper on the 19th September 2012 followed by a comment period which was open for the I&APs to raise their issues and concerns regarding the proposed activity. A draft Basic Assessment Report and Environmental Management Programme was compiled, and was distributed to the relevant authorities and to the public for review, for a 40 day comment period in which I&AP’s were afforded the opportunity to raise any further issues and concerns, until the finalisation of the document for submission to the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (KZN DAEA).
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AS PART OF THE SCOPING PP PROCESS
Public Notices/Site Notices Public notices and site notes were displayed at the entrance of the site and at areas frequently used by the public: Refer to copy of: . Site notice, providing the displayed detail in Appendix E - Site Notice; . Photographs as proof of site notices displayed.
Written Notices and Background Information Document (BID) A background information document and notification letter with an invitation register to I&APs, to submit comments as per attached comment sheet was distributed as follows: . Posted to I&AP database (which included neighbouring properties); . Placed at locations frequently used by the public.
Refer to Background Information Document provided in the PPP section (Appendix E) for the detail regarding individuals contacted as per above-mentioned list as well as content of BID and comment form.
Advertisements Advertisements regarding inter alia the proposed project scope of works, location, details of public meeting and details of locations and date for draft Basic Assessment Report review as well as details of EAP were placed in the Highway Mail Newspaper (19.09.2012).
Refer to proof of placement of advert in the PPP section (Appendix E) – Adverts.
Public Meeting No public meeting was held but stakeholders were engaged with.
I&AP Communication Refer to Issues trail within PPP section (Appendix E) for further detail.
I&APs Comments As a result of the advertisement, BID’s and public meeting, correspondence was received from I&APs.
Refer to attached comments: Appendix E – I&AP Correspondence, public meeting minutes and issues trail for comments and responses.
Draft Basic Assessment Report Review The draft Basic Assessment Report has been made available for review for a period of 40 days and hard copies were placed at the following venues, as advertised: . Super Group, Sprite Road; and . RHDHV Website: www.rhdhv.com
Comments will be received and compiled into an Issues Trail.
Issues Trail An Issues Trial, summarizing the objections and comments from the PPP has been provided in the PPP section (Appendix E) – Issues Trial.
Ongoing I&AP / Stakeholder communication The project Team has ongoing communication with I&AP’s to ensure the continued involvement of all stakeholders and I&AP throughout the EIA process and beyond.
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SITE NOTICE
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PROOF OF SITE NOTICE
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ADVERTISMENT
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BID & COMMENT FORM
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I&AP DATABASE First Name Last Name Company/Organisation Postal Address Telephone E-mail
Tyron Baird Tyris Realty
Kushela Naidoo RHDHV [email protected]
Manisha Takurdin DWA [email protected]
Thobani Vetsheza DAFF [email protected]
Roy Ryan DOT 333558600 [email protected]
Dominic Wieners KZN Wildlife [email protected]
Weziwe Tshabalala Amafa [email protected]
Sello Mokhaya Amafa [email protected]
Carolyn Schwegmann WESSA [email protected] van
Diane Rensburg eThekwini Municipality VanRensburgD@durban.gov.za 33 Surprise Road, Westmead, Pinetown Frazer Murray Unit 5,4,9,8,6,7,3 PO Box 1223, Hillcrest, 3650 Paul Richard Barns Unit 2 PO Box 2442, Mt Edgecombe Country Club, 4301 Mark Colin Beckett Unit 1 14 Grosvenor Street, Durban North, 4001 Eric Frisch Unit 1 27 Serfontein Street, Libradene, Boksburg, 1461 11 Surprise Road, Westmead, Pinetown The Capital Property Trust 22 Swanfield Road, Westmead, Pinetown The Dowie Property Trust 20 Swanfield Road, Westmead, Pinetown Donald Robert Speirs PO Box 240, New Germany, 3620 Mohammed Nawaas Pharos PO Box 4696, Durban, 4000 16 Swanfield Road, Westmead, Pinetown Valerie Bennett 3 Woodside Cutt Road, Cowies Hill, Pinetown, 3610 Leigh Pereira 3 Ovalglade, 4 Oval Place, Westville, 3629 Kim Marais 6 Hoogvorst Road, Hatton Estates, Pinetown, 3610 3 Woodside Park, Ernest Whitcutt Road, Cowies Hill, Mark Andrew Bennett Pinetown, 3610
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ISSUES TRAIL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS
ISSUES TRAIL
Super Group Sprite Road Development Pinetown
SUMMARY OF ISSUES/CONCERNS AND SUGGESTIONS RAISED BY INTERESTED AND/OR AFFECTED PARTIES
September 2012
This Issues Trail provides a summary of concerns raised by Interested and/or Affected Parties (I&APs). A full record of the public participation process and stakeholder / I&AP correspondence is available at Royal HaskoningDHV offices. The issues have been arranged into groups of similar issues, and are listed within each group in the date order in which they were received. The name, affiliation and date of the commentator are also indicated.
Royal HaskoningDHV September, 2012 The Proposed Construction of a Workshop and Training Room at Sprite Road, Pinetown
NO COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE
Issue / Comment Raised By Response
Royal HaskoningDHV September, 2012