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The rezoning of land zoned residential to business is a listed activity; therefore, it is necessary to apply for Environmental Clearance for the rezoning of Erven 14, 15, 16, and 17 from Residential to General Business, as there is a need to establish a retail business with possible flats on the consolidated site.

The ECC is for the rezoning of Erf 1423 from Single Residential to General Business. The proposed "General Business" zoning will permit a wide range of office and business land uses as primary right. In the long term, the existing buildings will be re-developed into an office/business building. In the immediate short term, the owner intend to convert the existing dwelling house into offices with the required on-site parking. No site development plan has been prepared to date.

The owner intends to obtain office/business rights to permit the redevelopment of the site into an office/business for the renting and hiring of cars (Sea Breeze Car Hire CC). The short-term intention is to use part of the current dwelling unit and ancillary outbuildings for office space, henceforth the application for consent for home-based business. The long-term intention is to convert the entire "existing dwelling" and outbuildings and develop a new office and business premises on the site once the rezoning application has been finalized.

Change of land use from residential to business. In the immediate short term, the owners intend to convert the existing flat building into offices with the required on-site parking. In the long term, the existing buildings will be demolished and a three-storey building could be developed with each floor potentially comprising the following land uses: Ground Floor: Offices and/or Retail/Shops; First Floor: Offices/Apartments; Third Floor: Apartments No site development plan has been prepared to date.

Renewal of ECC for the closure and rezoning of a 120m² portion of Erf 1464 Hentiesbaai Extension 4 from "Public Open Space" to "Local Authority" to permit the development of a new Erongo RED electrical substation. The previous ECC was issued on 12 April 2019 and has lapsed, hence application is made to renew this ECC. Only a 120m² portion of the erf will be closed, constituting 2.3% of the total Erf 1464 Hentiesbaai Ext 4 (5165 m²). The Remainder of Erf 1464 Hentiesbaai Ext 14 will remain open as a "Public Open Space".

The Environmental Clearance Certificate is for the permanent closure of Erf 9806 Swakopmund Extension 39 (2251m²) as Public Open Space and subsequent rezoning to General Business on condition that adjacent Erf 9793 Swakopmund Extension 39 (1835m²) be rezoned from General Residential 2 to Public Open Space to partially replace open space.

Previous Reference: APP-003574 (before online data loss). The proposed consolidation and rezoning of Erven 3109 and 3124 Walvis Bay from "Single Residential" with a density of 1 dwelling unit per 300m² to "Local Business" will permit the construction and operation of a double-storey retail showroom and offices with a related workshop and training centre for Radio Electronic (Pty) Ltd (the Proponent).

The purpose of this application is to renew the Environmental Clearance Certificate for the establishment and operation of the proposed Service Station on the Remainder of Erf 5433 Walvis Bay (Dunes Mall), Erongo Region. The ECC was issued on 07 September 2018 and will expire on 06 September 2021.

Title of Activity: Linear infrastructure development to support the proposed Namibia Rare Earth’s mining activities on Mining License (ML) 200. Nature of Activity: Establishment of a pipeline and powerline to support the Mining and concentration of base and rare metals, in particular rare earth elements at Farm Lofdal.

Application for the Renewal of Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for EPL 5046.

Renewal of Environmental Clearance Certificate ML-200.

The subdivision, closure and rezoning of a 360m² portion of Erf 5238 Walvis Bay Extension 14 (126,133m²) from "Public Open Space" to "Utility Services" to legalize and entrench the continued existence of an electrical switching station originally built in 1963. A "Utility Services" zoning permits the development of land for the provision of services (other than those provided by the Council) and includes communication towers and electrical substations and other similar facilities that are uninhabited. No construction is proposed – the existing switching station was built in 1963.

The construction of facilities for any process or activities which requires a licence, right or other form of authorisation, and the renewal of a licence, right or other form of authorisation, in terms of the Minerals (Prospecting and Mining Act), 1992. Other forms of mining or extraction of any natural resources whether regulated by law or not. Resource extraction, manipulation, conservation and related activities.

For the extraction of special additives to the manufacturing of cement namely, Special Silica Sand and Special Grade Limestone. Both from small areas within Ohorongo's EPL's which Ohorongo would like to merge under one mining licence from the Ministry of Mines and Energy.

An application for exemption from conducting an EIA and preparing an ECC because the rezoning of land from Institutional to Local Business is not a listed activity.

To consult the Environmental Commissioner to determine whether the sale and permanent closure of a railway reserve is a listed activity and whether this activity requires an ECC.

Rezoning of land from Residential to Commercial Use is a listed activity that may not be undertaken without Environmental Clearance Certificate as per Environmental Management Act No 7 of 2007 and it's Regulations.

Swakop Uranium has contracted Manica Group Namibia (Pty) Ltd (Manica) to transport the reagents and chemicals from the port, where it will be off-loaded from the ships, to their existing Manica Logistics Centre (MLC) Warehouse and Rennies Container Terminal for temporary storage, before being transported to the Husab Mine Site. The MLC warehouse and Rennies Container Terminal are both located inside the industrial area in Walvis Bay. Please refer to Appendix A for the local setting of Manica’s storage facilities within Walvis Bay.

The renewal of the environmental clearance certificate for the second (60 m) telecommunication tower on the Husab Mine. The Husab Mine required a second radio and cell-phone tower in order to meet communication requirements for the mining department and therefore constructed a 60 m lattice tower near the mining activities. The second telecommunication tower was erected in June 2017, upon acquiring approval in February 2017. Swakop Uranium continues to use the tower for communication. No further activities associated with the tower are planned.