Client ST HELENA DEVELOPMENTS LTD Project ESTABLISHMENT OF TRADE WINDS OCEAN VILLAGE ON PARCEL NO 186, BLOCK 1, THOMPSONS HILL, ST HELENA ISLAND Date FEBRUARY 2021 ST HELENA DEVELOPMENTS LTD ESTABLISHMENT OF TRADE WINDS OCEAN VILLAGE ON PARCEL NO 186, BLOCK 1, THOMPSONS HILL, ST HELENA ISLAND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT _________________________ Lourens de Villiers Managing Director and Environmental Assessment Practitioner Plot 24 Haakdoornboom AH Soutpan Road (M35) Pretoria North Cell: 082 789 6525 Labesh (Pty) Ltd. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 APPENDICES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................................................................... 7 DEFINITIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................... 14 ST HELENA ISLAND - LAND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CONTROL (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS, 2013 ........................................................................................................................... 23 DESCRIPTION OF THE EIA PROCESS................................................................................................................................ 23 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 1.1 BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 1.2 TERMS OF REFERENCE ............................................................................................................................................. 25 1.2.1 Applicant Details ........................................................................................................................................ 25 1.2.2 Environmental Assessment Practitioner Details ........................................................................................ 25 2. SCHEME DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................................ 26 2.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN ............................................................................................... 26 2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 30 2.3 MOTIVATION FOR THE NEED AND DESIRABILITY OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ..................................................... 31 2.3.1 Development Need and Objectives ........................................................................................................... 31 3. PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................................................... 32 3.1 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED .................................................................................................................................... 32 3.1.1 Location ..................................................................................................................................................... 33 3.1.2 Design and Layout .................................................................................................................................... 33 3.1.3 Technological ............................................................................................................................................ 33 3.1.4 Input .......................................................................................................................................................... 34 3.1.5 Scale and Magnitude ................................................................................................................................. 34 3.1.6 “No-Go Option” .......................................................................................................................................... 34 4 APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT.............................................................................. 35 4.1 OVERVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS ............................................................................... 35 4.2 PROCESS FOLLOWED FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS.................................................. 36 4.2.1 Screening and Scoping Checklist .............................................................................................................. 36 4.2.2 Public Participation .................................................................................................................................... 41 4.2.2.1 Public Review of Scoping Report ......................................................................................................... 41 4.2.2.2 Summary of Issues Raised by Interested and Affected Parties (I&AP) ................................................ 41 4.3 SCOPING REPORT ................................................................................................................................................ 41 4.4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT ................................................................................................... 42 5 POLICY CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................................. 43 5.1 ST HELENA ISLAND LEGISLATION ........................................................................................................................... 43 5.1.1 Constitution of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cuncha, 2009 ......................................................... 43 5.1.2 Agriculture and Livestock Improvement Ordinance, 1940 ......................................................................... 43 5.1.3 Animal Trespass Ordinance, 1982 ............................................................................................................ 43 5.1.4 Animal Diseases Ordinance, 1944 ............................................................................................................ 43 5.1.5 Bees Ordinance, 1995 ............................................................................................................................... 43 5.1.6 Birds Protection Ordinance, 1996.............................................................................................................. 43 5.1.7 Building Control Ordinance, 2013.............................................................................................................. 43 Labesh (Pty) Ltd. 3 5.1.8 Electricity Ordinance, 1961 ....................................................................................................................... 44 5.1.9 Environmental Protection Ordinance, 2016 ............................................................................................... 44 5.1.10 Health and Safety Ordinance, 1977 ...................................................................................................... 44 5.1.11 Land Planning and Development Control Ordinance, 2013.................................................................. 44 5.1.12 Plants Protection Ordinance, 1938 ....................................................................................................... 44 5.1.13 Protection of Animals Ordinance, 1969 ................................................................................................ 44 5.1.14 Water Ordinance, 1978 ........................................................................................................................ 44 6 LAND USE & ACCESS ........................................................................................................................................... 45 6.1 LAND USE ................................................................................................................................................................ 45 6.1.1 Current Land Use ........................................................................................................................................... 45 6.1.2 Proposed Land Use ........................................................................................................................................ 45 6.1.3 Surrounding Land Uses .................................................................................................................................. 46 6.2 ACCESS ..................................................................................................................................................................