Phelamanga are assisting Confluence with the Public Participation aspect of the Royal Shaka Property Group proposed Lakeside Industrial development on Farm Blythdale 17461, south-east of KwaDukuza town centre.
Sugarcane is currently farmed on the farm. The preferred site will be rezoned from Agriculture to “General Industry”. This zone permits manufacturing; light and more intensive manufacturing that is compatible with sensitive land uses such as those found in residential and environmental services zones. The proposed zone permits warehousing of non-hazardous materials. Environmental Authorisation is required for industrial developments on land used for agriculture on or after 01 April 1998 (Activity 28 of Listing Notice 1 of the NEMA Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2014, as amended).
Please note that Environmental Authorisation has been granted for the “Development of Lakeside Industrial and Associated Services on Agricultural Land Resulting in Development of Infrastructure within 32m of Watercourses and the Infilling / Excavation of Material within Watercourses”.
A copy of the Environmental Authorisation is available here: Lakeside_Industrial_EA_Compressed.pdf (2.1 MB)
An appeal may be lodged in terms of the National Appeal Regulations (2014) as amended within 20 days of this notification (i.e. 06th March 2023).
Appeal regulations are available here: National_Appeal_Regs_2014.pdf (508 KB)
Please refer to Regulation 4 of the National Appeal Regulations attached. An appellant must submit an appeal in writing, on the form obtainable from the Appeal Administrator by post, fax, e-mail or hand delivery to the following address:
The Appeal Administrator,
Office of the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism & Environmental Affairs
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The image below shows Portion 9 (Site 2 – Preferred) and Portion 3 (Site 1 – Alternative).
Please contact the Phelamanga office rose@phelamanga.co.za if you have any difficulty accessing any of the documents.