The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Mr. Willie Aucamp, hereby invites the public to comment on the pre-approval application for the reclamation of land from coastal waters in terms of section 7C(4)(a) of the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008), (ICM Act). 

V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Ltd has submitted an application for pre-approval (in-principle approval) for the reclamation of land from the coastal waters of the Granger Bay area, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town (see locality map below). A copy of the application can also be obtained electronically upon request by email to reclamation@dffe.gov.za. A hard copy can also be obtained from the department's offices at the address indicated below by prior arrangement with the person indicated below for enquiries. 

Reclamation of land from the sea involves the creation of new land in the sea. The ICM Act defines it as "the process of artificially creating new land within coastal waters, and includes the creation of an island or peninsula, but excludes beach replenishment by sand pumping for maintenance purposes". The ICM Act contemplates a two-part approval process for reclamation, with the first part being a ministerial pre-approval. The Act requires that, as the responsible minister, I undertake a publication consultation process to obtain the public comments on the proposed reclamation. As part of that process, I am required to follow the public participation consultation and public participation process described in section 53 of the ICM Act. The second part of the process involves parliamentary ratification, where the Act requires that if I pre-approve the proposed reclamation, that pre-approval must be ratified by Parliament.

The reclamation application and approval process in the ICM Act does not remove the need for an environmental authorisation in terms of Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014 (EIA Regulations) as amended under National Environmental Management Act, 1988 (Act No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA). The pre-approval decision by the minister will be submitted to Parliament for ratification in accordance with section 7C(4)(b) of the ICM Act. The minister's pre-approval decision will become invalid should Parliament fail to ratify it. The legal effect of parliament failing to ratify pre-approval renders the reclamation process null and void. The same applies when the applicant's environmental authorisation is refused; the pre-approval and parliamentary pre-approval ratification become invalid. Where parliament ratifies the pre-approval process, the V&A Waterfront will be expected to submit the final reclamation application, environmental authorisation granted, ratified pre-approval decision for the Minister's final decision. The Minister's final reclamation decision will be further tabled in Parliament within 60 days of making the decision. 

The V&A Waterfront proposes to reclaim 3.81 hectares (ha) of land which is divided as 0.80ha planned for coastal protection infrastructure, that is, breakwaters and revetment; 1.47 ha planned for the open spaces and public amenities, and 1.54 ha for the mixed-use development. The proposed reclamation area is located north of the Granger Bay Point Precinct of the V&A Waterfront between the western dolos revetment and the Oceana Power Boat Club public launch site. 

- please download the gazette for more details - 

The public is invited to submit written representations on the pre-approval application within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Gazette or publication of a notification in the newspaper, whichever is the later date. Written representations received after 30 days may be disregarded.  

• Annexure D | Pre-approval applicantion: V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Ltd. [PDF - 7.5 mb]
• Annexure F2 | Reclamation: Newsletter. [PDF - 679.6 kb]
• Government notice:Application for pre-approval for the reclamation of land from coastal waters in terms of section 7c (3) of the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act no. 24 of 2008) and Regulations 2 and 4 of the Reclamation of Land from Coastal Waters Regulations, 2018: Granger Bay, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, Western Cape [G53895 - GoN 6970] [PDF - 4.3 mb]
• Ministerial Approval  [PDF - 55.7 kb]
• Link:  V&A Reclamation Application
  
  • A3 diagrams of the reclamation [PDF - 29.2 mb]
  • A4 Detailed layout Plans [PDF - 1.3 mb]
  • Compresssed summary Granger Bay Reclamation [PDF - 1.4 mb]
  • Conceptual Construction Schedule [PDF - 2 mb]
  • Governing Agreement between V&AW & Transnet [PDF - 9.6 mb]
  • Marine Mammals report [PDF -2.2 mb]
  • Marine Specialist Report [PDF - 5.3 mb]
  • Oceanographic Specialist Report [PDF - 3 mb]
  • Socio-Economic Study [PDF - 3.9 mb]
  • V&A CIPC Registration [PDF - 292.2 kb]
  • V&A s7C Pre-approval application form [PDF - 7.6 mb]
  • Wave Modelling Report [PDF - 14.5 mb]

By hand

The Deputy Director General
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Branch: Oceans and Coasts
Attention: Mr Ryan Peter
East Pier Building No. 1, East Pier Road
V&A Waterfront
Cape Town
8000

By email: reclamation@dffe.gov.za  or rpeter@dffe.gov.za

Enquiries in connection with this notice can be directed to:

Mr Ryan Peter
Mobile: 079 501  8709