Development planned on Southern Right Farm

Writer: De Waal Steyn.

A pre-application basic assessment (BAR) public participation process is underway for a proposed mixed-use development on portions of the Southern Right Farm in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley.

The proposed development includes farm dwellings, tourism and accommodation facilities, the reestablishment of productive agriculture on the farm, and the development of associated infrastructure.

According to the documentation, Legacy Environmental Management Consulting (Pty) Ltd has been appointed by Midnight Storm Investments 295 (Pty) Ltd to undertake the basic assessment process. The proposed development falls within the consent uses for agriculturally zoned land in terms of the Municipal Planning By-law.

“The development proposal includes 7 dwellings per cadastral unit (28 dwelling units in total) ranging in size from 250 m² to 500 m². The tourism and accommodation facilities include a farmers’ market, coffee shop, picnic area, a 60-seater restaurant, a 16-room boutique hotel, tourism accommodation (10 cabins), and a micro-brewery. Associated infrastructure includes a helipad, parking areas, 2 or 4 package sewage treatment plants, a reservoir(s), access roads, pipelines (sewer, water and stormwater), and a perimeter fence,” states the report.

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