EIA APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BASE STATION WITH A TELECOMMUNICATION MAST OF 36M, SITUATED AT ERF 85, PORTION 933, 2 DAWNVIEW ROAD, SILVERGLEN, CHATSWORTH WITHIN ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY
Khweza Environmental Consulting has been appointed by Ilanga Technologies Pty Ltd to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (Basic Assessment) for the proposed development.
The applicant proposes to construct a new base station with a telecommunication mast of 36m in height situated at ERF 85, Portion 933, 2 Dawnview Road, Silverglen, Chatsworth located within eThekwini Municipality. The site falls within approximately 0.58km of the Silverglen Nature reserve and so potentially triggers an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) listed activity.
This document aims to provide you, as an Interested and/or Affected Party (I&AP), with information regarding the EIA application process being undertaken for the above-mentioned project. Any person, company, authority, or other entity that might be directly or indirectly affected by the proposed activity is invited to register as an I&AP. This includes, but not limited to landowners, tenants, municipal & provincial authorities, interest groups, non-government organisations, & conservation groups.
The site is situated at ERF 85, Portion 933, 2 Dawnview Road, Silverglen, Chatsworth, Kwa Zulu Natal with GPS coordinates 29° 55′ 40.36″S and 30° 54′ 7.87″E.
The plot of land in which the development will take place is situated in the Chatsworth area, near the Silverglen Nature Reserve. The physical address of the site is “2 Dawnview Road, Silverglen, Chatsworth, Kwa Zulu Natal”.
The land is classified as “urban” and zoned is residential. The surrounding land uses are mainly residential with a mosque adjacent to the property. The development footprint will be approximately 50m2 requiring minimal land clearance and impact on the receiving environment.
The development site falls within the Durban Metropolitan North Coast Grassland, however, the site has been transformed from its natural condition as there are existing residential buildings on the property with no biodiversity concerns.
Ilanga Technologies proposed the development of a telecommunication mast of 36 meters at a property in in Silverglen, Chatsworth.. The development footprint will be approximately 50m2 requiring minimal land clearance and impact on the receiving environment. The mast will be designed as a palm tree mast, with lightning spikes and aviation lights.
The Basic Assessment Report will identify potential environmental impacts of the development and propose mitigation measures to ensure best environmental practice. In terms of the National Environmental Management Act (No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA) and associated EIA Regulations, 2014 (as amended) there are listed activities which may not commence without environmental authorisation from the competent authority. The Department is of the opinion that the above-mentioned project constitutes a listed activity which is identified in terms of section 24 of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA), Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, 2014 as amended and therefore an environmental authorisation will be required.
The listed activity potentially triggered by the development is Activity 3 of LN3:
The development of masts or towers of any material or type used for telecommunication broadcasting or radio transmission purposes where the mast or tower—
(a) is to be placed on a site not previously used for this purpose; and
(b) will exceed 15 metres in height—
but excluding attachments to existing buildings and masts on rooftops.
d. KwaZulu-Nata xiii. Inside urban areas:
(dd) Areas within 1 kilometre from
terrestrial protected areas identified
in terms of NEMPAA.
If you consider yourself an I&AP for the development, we encourage you to make use of the opportunities created by the Public Participation Process to become involved and raise any issues or concerns which affect and/or interest you.
By completing and submitting the accompanying registration form, we will ensure that you are registered as an I&AP for the project, and that your concerns or queries regarding the project will be noted. We will also ensure that you are provided with future information pertaining to the project as well as the availability of Environmental Impact Report for review and comment purposes. Please direct all comments, queries or issues as per details below.
CONTACT DETAILS
Name: Mr. Nazeer Jamal
Position: Environment Assessment Practitioner
Email: info@khweza.net
Telephone: 076 151 3334
Figure 1: Properties and landmarks within 1km of the proposed development.