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Departmental Guidelines

The Department has developed a set of guidelines that applicants must take into account while compiling their application and undertaking the Basic Assessment or Scoping/EIA. All previous process guidelines that have been developed by the Department will not be valid from 1 July 2006.

• Provincial Urban Edge Guidelines
• Guidelines for Resort Developments in the Western Cape
• Guidelines for Golf Courses, Golf Estates, Polo Fields and Polo Estates in the Western Cape
• Western Cape Provincial Spatial Development Framework
• A Guide for Reporting and Estimating Emissions for the Integrated Pollutant and Waste Information System

The Department has developed policy guidelines around specialist involvement in EIA processes. The guidelines aim to improve the quality of specialist input and facilitate informed decision-making. They clarify the roles and responsibilities of all role players with regard to specialist input in the EIA process. This will help practitioners draft appropriate terms of reference for specialist input and assist role players to evaluate the appropriateness of specialist input in individual cases.

• Guideline for Determining the Scope of Specialist Involvement in EIA Processes
• Guideline for the Review of Specialist Input into the EIA Process
• Guideline for Involving Biodiversity Specialists in EIA Processes
• Guideline for Involving Heritage Specialists in EIA Processes
• Guideline for Involving Visual and Aesthetic Specialists in EIA Processes
• Guideline for Involving Economists in EIA Processes
• Guideline for Involving Hydrogeologists in EIA Processes
• Guideline for Environmental Management Plans