PlanningGazette notice
Gazette Notice No. 1897 of 2025
The National Environment Management Authority invites public comments on The Lionston Real Estate Limited's proposed serviced apartments development in Westlands.
Official PDF · 7.9 MB
Whole issue, from Kenya Law. This notice starts on printed page 495.
AI-extractedAgreement between models, not verified accuracy.
What the notice says
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L.R. No. 1870/V1/147
Link- Parcel
- L.R. No. 1870/V1/147
- Issuing authority
- National Environment Management Authority, Director-General, National Environment Management Authority (Receives oral or written comments; report available for inspection during working hours.)
- Proponent
- The Lionston Real Estate Limited
- Place
- Rhapta Road, Westlands, Nairobi City County, NHIF Building (Report inspection address.), Community (Report inspection address.), Nairobi (Report inspection addresses.), Popo Road (Report inspection address.), Mombasa Road (Report inspection address.)
- Body
- NCA (Excavation methodology required by NCA.), Ministry of Environment and Forestry (Report available for inspection.)
- Inspection office
- Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry (Report available for inspection during working hours.), County Director of Environment, Nairobi City County (Report available for inspection during working hours.)
- Comments
- 30 days, as printed
- Comment period start
- from the date of publication of this notice
- Project description
- a 16floors serviced apartments comprising of 2No. basement and ground floor levels parking lots, 5No. offices 1st to 16th floor comprising of 255No. mixed apartment (68No. studio units, 85No. one bedroom units and 102No. two bedroom units) and a rooftop
- Report
- Environmental Impact Assessment Study Report
- Comment method
- oral or written comments
Schedule 10 rows
| Impacts | Proposed Mitigation Measures |
|---|---|
| Soil erosion | • Control earthworks. • Install drainage structures to control flow of storm water. • Ensure and management of excavation activities. |
| Loss of vegetation | • Only area earmarked for development should be cleared. • Plant trees, shrubs and flowers on remaining open spaces. |
| Changes in hydrology/ impended drainage/deep excavations | • Proper installation of drainage structures. • Install cascades to break the impact of water flowing in the drains. • Ensure efficiency of drainage structures through proper design and maintenance. • Provide gratings to the drainage channels. • A geotechnical survey shall be conducted and the recommendations thereof followed. There shall be no blasting during excavation. • A methodology for excavation shall be generated as required by NCA. |
| Air pollution | • Stockpiles of earth should be sprayed with water or covered during dry seasons. • Provide dust masks for personnel in dusty areas. • Sensitize construction workers on pollution control measures. • Cover all trucks hauling soil, sand and other loose materials. |
| Noise pollution | • Install suitable barriers to shield compressors and other small stationary equipment where necessary. • Display signs to indicate construction activities. • Maintain all equipment. • The working hours should be in line with NEMA licensing conditions. • Adhere to provisions of Noise Prevention and Control Rules 2005, Legal Notice No. 24 regarding noise limits at the workplace as well as EMCA (Noise Excessive Vibration Pollution Control Regulations), 2009. |
| Public health, occupational health and safety | • Train staff/workers on occupational health and safety. • Provide full protective gear and workmen’s compensation cover in addition to the right tools and operational instructions and manuals during construction. • Design of sewerage system should be as provided in the plans and should be constructed to approved size and design, standard and of approved materials. • Ensure use of standard construction materials and to the specifications. Avoid undesirable, substandard, hazardous or unauthorized materials during construction and maintenance. • Sensitized staff on social/health issues such as drugs. |
| Road traffic disruption | • No overloading of trucks and good driving practices to be practiced. • Suitable junction/access point to be provided. • Use of appropriate and legible signage. • Employment of formal flagmen/ women to ensure the public safety. |
| Insecurity and social impacts | • Provision of security guards, CCTV cameras, security lights and other security apparatus during the entire project cycle. • Construction work timings shall only in line with the NEMA licensing conditions. |
| Increased water usage | • An alternative water source shall be provided. The proponent shall drill a borehole at the proposed site. • Management of water usage. Avoid unnecessary wastage. • Recycling of water at the construction phase where possible. • Make use of roof catchments to provide water i.e. for general purpose. |
| Increased generation of waste | • Adopt waste minimization at source. • Monitoring the fate of disposed wastes to ensure they are legally land filled at a recognized controlled site. • Adhering to waste management regulations of 2006. |
Everyone named
| Signed by | Mamo B. Mamo, Director-General, National Environment Management Authority |
|---|---|
| Places 8 | Rhapta Road · Westlands · Nairobi City County · NHIF Building · Community · Nairobi · Popo Road · Mombasa Road |
| Bodies 2 | NCA · Ministry of Environment and Forestry |
| Inspection offices 2 | Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry · County Director of Environment, Nairobi City County |
| Issuing authority | National Environment Management Authority |
| Proponent | The Lionston Real Estate Limited |
| Parcel | L.R. No. 1870/V1/147 |
| Law | Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act |
Pages for private people, including the deceased and petitioners, are public, but we ask search engines not to list them.
Corrections 0
- Corrected by
- No corrigendum in the issues we hold.
- Cites
- Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act, Legal Notice No. 24 of 2005 (no page yet), EMCA (Noise Excessive Vibration Pollution Control Regulations), 2009, waste management regulations of 2006
Cite
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1897 of 2025, Vol. CXXVII No. 31, 14 February 2025, p. 495.Permalink funua.com/notices/2025/1897/.
About this data
- Source
- Official PDF of Vol. CXXVII No. 31, from Kenya Law
- Extracted by
- AI models
- Model audit
- An independent model agreed with 98 to 99% of compared values for land and succession notices, 97% overall. Agreement between models, not verified accuracy.
- Review flag
- None on this notice
Filed under: Planning, 2025 · February 2025 · Vol. CXXVII No. 31