Epangelo General Dealer cc hereinafter referred to as the proponent has been approved by the Okahao Town Council to purchase a portion of Erf 2446 located in Okahao Extension 9. Approval is subject to conditions that the proponent follow town planning procedures by applying for the subdivision of Erf 2446, Okahao Extension 9 into seven portions (A-G) and remainder and subsequent Closure and Rezoning of the resulting portions from "Public Open Space" to "Single residential" for the development of houses. In terms of the Environmental Management Act (Act No.07 of 2007), the rezoning of land zoned "Public Open Space" to any other land use cannot be undertaken without any EIA being undertaken. Green Gain Consultants cc was appointed as an independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to conduct the required Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) study and apply for the ECC for the proposed activities.