The recent history of the River Club is instructive Our last post referred to an observation made by Heritage Western about the River Club HIA, where it referred to the River Club’s “origins in the 1920s.” HWC was critical of this emphasis on recent history. But let’s examine the recent history of the site over…
Category: Liesbeek Action Campaign
a Word from our Chair
Dear OCA members We are deeply dismayed by two recent developments that you will have heard about. Firstly, on the 20th August the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEADP), issued an Environmental Authorisation to the owners of the River Club property, LLPT, for their massive mixed-use development on a sacred piece of land and…
OCA statement read out at the MPT appeal hearing last Friday
Thank you. I present the views of the OCA on this application, views that are widely shared by a coalition of more than 60 first nation groups, civic associations and non-governmental organisations and by more than 18000 people who have signed a petition objecting to this development. We believe the MPT is being rushed into…
Recent correspondence with our Ward Councilor
From: Patrick Chapple Sent: Sunday, 20 September 2020 07:18 To: Leslie London Subject: RE: Interview additions: special meeting 18 Sept Dear Leslie, Noted. Regards Paddy Chapple Ward 57 Ithemba Constituency Community Services Portfolio Sub Council 16 021 447 9630 From: Leslie London Sent: Saturday, 19 September 2020 10:24 To: Patrick Chapple Subject: RE: Interview additions: special meeting 18 Sept Paddy Firstly, you know as…
Proforma letters for IAPs to support the appeals with
Below are proforma letters for IAPs to support the appeals by Goringhaicona, HWC, OCA, TRUPA and City Environmental Management. Please find the letters below Generic proforma Goringhaicona Heritage Western Cape OCA TRUPA City Environmental Management When IAPs comment, can you please send your comments to [email protected] For each organization you are commenting on, please send a…
City appeals against provincial authorisation of R4 billion River Club development
Environment department cites several concerns, particularly the risk of flooding NEWS | 17 September 2020 | By Steve Kretzmann City of Cape Town environment department and Heritage Western Cape are appealing against the provincial authorisation given to the R4 billion River Club development. Among several objections, the Department raises concerns over building on the flood plain.The environmental…
How can you support the OCA’s appeal against the DEADP decision regarding the River Club?
The law entitles any I&AP in an Environmental Authorisation to comment on an appeal within 20 days of receiving the appeal. That means that if you received the appeal on the 9th of September, you can comment before the 29th of September. Who can comment on an appeal? Only persons who are registered as IAPs can comment…
OCA Appeal against DEADP decision regarding the River Club
Dear registered Interested and Affected Parties, relevant government authorities, and other stakeholders The Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape recently granted an Environmental Authorisation for the proposed redevelopment of the River Club in Observatory in terms of the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998, and the Environmental Impact Assessment…
OCA Letter to our city councillors
Dear Paddy and Matthew As registered I&APs in the River Club BAR, you would have received our Appeal against the Environmental Authorisation issued on the 20th August to the LLPT for their development at the River Club. For completeness, I attach it again. I am writing to remind you that the law entitles any I&AP…
TRUPA’s Appeal of EA on River Club Site by DEADP
Two Rivers Urban Park Association represents a multitude of Interested Party Stakeholders, associated either as individuals or organisations under the TRUPA Constitution, some involved for over 22 years of stakeholder participation since before T R U Park was set up in 2003. TRUP and TRUPA are guided by the TRUP Contextual Framework (LSDF) and the Environmental Management…