1218 Spitz Land Mixed Land Use Development

The proposed project is located on the remaining extent of portion 14 of the farm Roodepoort 237 IQ, situated south west of the Roodepoort Central Business District, directly west of the Durban Roodepoort Deep Gold Mine, within the City of Johannesburg Municipality covering an extent of approximately 300 hectares. The proposed development will include a residential component of varying market and density ranges including educational, commercial and social land uses.
The previously submitted reports were rejected by the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) on 24 November 2015 on the basis that it lacked information necessary to make an informed decision. On 31 March 2016, a request for extension was granted by GDARD to re-submit the revised report on 31 September 2016. In August 2016, the applicant approached GSW to oversee and compile the revised report. Post review of the report, GSW submitted a further extension application to GDARD which was subsequently approved.
In March 2017 GDARD refused the EA based on the failure of the applicant to submit a final report. This decision was appealed successfully, and a letter was received by the MEC in November 2017. As such, a revised EIA document was compiled which represents the EIR and EMPR reports amended with consideration of comments provided by GDARD.