The owners of Karel Kalenga Private School, hereinafter referred to as the proponent, have purchased a portion of Erf 1134 measuring 12,119m² from the Oniipa Town Council (OTC) for the establishment and operation of a private school. The property in question is already developed with an institutional building, but it is still part of the entire property (Erf 1134) which is still zoned "Public Open Space". Hence, the need to apply town planning procedures for the subdivision, permanent closure and subsequent rezoning from "Public Open Space" (POS) to "Institutional" to enable the operation of the intended private school in line with the Urban and Regional Planning Act, 2018 and the Oniipa Town Planning Scheme. In terms of the Environmental Management Act of 2007 (Schedule 5.1) and its regulations (GN No. 30 of 2012), the rezoning of a land zoned "Public Open Space" to any other land use cannot be undertaken without an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) being conducted and Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) being obtained.