DAVEL HIA

The Msukaligwa Local Municipality is proposing the formalization of the Davel township on an extent area of 35.87 hectares which will also include the provision of bulk infrastructures for the Davel township. The proposed development is situated on a portion of farm Davelfontein 267-IS in Mpumalanga Province. The proposed formalization of the existing township in Davel will include the following:
• 600 x Residential 1 – residential
• 2 x Business 1 – business
• 1 x Education – crèche
• 1 x Community services – community facility
• 2 x Public Open Space – park
• Special zone – servitude
• Streets
It can also be accessed through the N17 highway in the south-west province between the larger towns of Bethal and Ermelo. The Davel area has a problem of illegal occupation of land; therefore, the municipality intends to address the issue and formalize the area as much as it can.
The proposed development site is currently occupied by illegal occupants. This resulted in the clearance of indigenous vegetation and erection of infrastructures which falls under listed activities in terms of NEMA EIA Regulations (2014).