Construction of a piggery with capacity for 1100 sows & 26 000 pigs (including weaners).

Langskuur Trust is proposing the construction of a piggery with construction of a piggery with capacity for 1100 sows & 26 000 pigs (including weaners) in total on Portion 7 of the farm Doornpoort 262 IP, situated in Ottosdal District within Tswaing Local Municipality area. The need for a Basic Assessment is triggered by Listing 1; (ACTIVITY NO. 4) The development and related operation of facilities or infrastructure for the concentration of animals in densities that exceed (ii) 8 square meters per small stock unit and; b) more than 250 pigs per facility excluding piglets that are not yet weaned. (ACTIVITY NO. 27) The clearance of an area of 1 hectare or more, but less than 20 hectares of indigenous vegetation, Listing 3: (ACTIVITY NO. 12) The clearance of an area of 300 square meters or more of indigenous vegetation except where such clearance of indigenous vegetation is required for maintenance purposes undertaken in accordance with a maintenance management plan. Bucandi Environmental Solutions (Bucandi) was requested by Langskuur Trust to conduct a Basic Assessment as part of the application for environmental authorisation.