AM043667
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NOTICE: SECTION 24G APPLICATION – CLEARANCE OF INDIGENOUS VEGETATION APPLICANT: MR BURGER VAN DER MERWE
ECO ELEMENTUM REF: 26-4362-AUTH
DATE OF PLACEMENT: 05/06/2026
NOTICE AND INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN A PRE-APPLICATION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS FOR SECTION 24G APPLICATION FOR THE DISTURBANCE OF
722 M INDIGENOUS VEGETATION ON PORTION 2 OF 15 OLYMPUS AH, 2126 AMBROSIA ROAD, OLYMPUS AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS, PRETORIA, GAUTENG
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN IN TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION:
•Notice is hereby given that Mr Burger van der Merwe (“the Applicant”) has commenced a listed activity without the required environmental authorisation, in contravention of section 24F (1) of NEMA, read with (GNR 983/984/985 of 4 September 2014), and is hereby applying for environmental authorisation in terms of section 24G of NEMA. PURPOSE OF THIS NOTIFICATION:
•Submission of a Section 24G Application to the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) to obtain environmental authorisation for the unlawful clearance of vegetation associated with the development of the Property as a residential site containing a single dwelling house with a final footprint of approximately 288 m. While the approved residential land use initially appeared to justify the development activities, additional disturbance was required to facilitate site access and construction activities. Consequently, approximately 722 m of the total 8 569 m property area will be disturbed during the construction phase to accommodate construction vehicle access and associated works.
•Location: Plot 15/2 Ambrosia Road, Olympus AH, Olympus, Pretoria Under City Of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.
TRIGGERED LISTED ACTIVITIES ARE: * Activity 12(c)(i) of R985 of 8 December 2014 as amended: “Clearance of 300 m or more of indigenous vegetation within any critically endangered or endangered ecosystem listed in terms of S52 of NEMBA.”
•Activity 12(c)(ii) of R985 of 8 December 2014 as amended: “The clearance of an area of 300 square meters or more of indigenous vegetation Within Critical Biodiversity Areas or Ecological Support Areas identified in the Gauteng Conservation Plan or bioregional plans”
To ensure that you are formally recognised and recorded as an interested and/or affected party, please submit your full name, contact details, and a brief description of your interest in the matter (
•Contact Person:
Cobus Gouws
Lloyd Vermeulen
•Email: cobus@ecoe.co.za
lloyd@ecoe.co.za
•Number: +27 12 807 0383
Reference Number: AM043667
