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THERO / INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE COMPLIANCE

Every approval.
One connected
delivery strategy.

No missed permits. No impractical conditions. No approvals left behind to disrupt your programme.

From investment readiness to financial close, construction and operations — one coordinated approvals strategy.

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THE THERO MODEL

Compliance is not a checklist.
It is an integrated delivery system.

Explore the permits, plans and evidence that can shape your project’s critical path.

01

Environmental & natural resources

Environmental approvals, water and ecological constraints.

View permits & plans
  • Environmental authorisation / listed-activity assessmentWhere NEMA triggers apply
  • Water-use authorisation / registrationWhere water-use triggers apply
  • Waste management licence / registrationFor prescribed waste activities
  • Atmospheric emission licenceWhere relevant listed activities apply
  • Environmental management programme / planImplementation and monitoring commitments
  • Heritage, biodiversity and specialist assessmentsSite- and project-dependent
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02

Construction health & safety

Client duties, safe design and site readiness.

View permits & plans
  • Construction Work PermitWhere Construction Regulations 2014 thresholds apply
  • Construction work notificationWhere notification triggers apply
  • Baseline risk assessment and H&S specificationClient / design-stage deliverables
  • Principal contractor H&S plan and safety fileApproval, implementation and monitoring
  • Excavation, demolition, lifting and traffic management plansActivity-dependent site controls
  • Competent-person appointments, inspections and auditsRegulatory and risk-based assurance
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03

Social, sustainability & ESG

Community commitments and lender safeguards.

View permits & plans
  • Social impact assessment / management planProportionate to project social risks
  • Stakeholder engagement plan and disclosure registerMeaningful consultation and follow-up
  • Resettlement action plan / livelihood restoration planWhere physical or economic displacement occurs
  • Community health, labour and GBV/SEAH controlsRisk-appropriate safeguards
  • Environmental and social due diligenceWhere financier requirements apply
  • Grievance mechanism and monitoring reportsOngoing community engagement
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04

Land, buildings & municipal

Planning rights, structures and access.

View permits & plans
  • Land-use rights / rezoning / consent useAs required by municipal planning controls
  • Servitudes, rights-of-way and wayleavesFor land, access and infrastructure interfaces
  • Building plan approvals and occupancy requirementsFor applicable structures
  • Demolition and road-opening permissionsAuthority- and activity-specific
  • Fire safety and emergency plansFor relevant facilities and occupations
  • Landowner and affected-party agreementsWhere relevant to access and development
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05

Sector licences & interfaces

Energy, water, rail, roads, mines and ports.

View permits & plans
  • Electricity generation / trading licences or exemptionsAs applicable under operative energy rules
  • Grid-connection and utility interface approvalsNetwork operator requirements
  • Rail safety permits and crossing approvalsWhere railway activities or interfaces apply
  • Road corridor consents and access permitsAs required by road authorities
  • Mining right / environmental and mine works plansActivity and licensing route dependent
  • Dam safety, port, coastal and pipeline permissionsAsset- and authority-specific
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06

Operations & handover assurance

Conditions, evidence and licence-to-operate readiness.

View permits & plans
  • Permit condition register and evidence trackerAccountable owners and due dates
  • Environmental / social monitoring and audit plansDuring construction and operation
  • Commissioning approvals and statutory certificatesWhere required for assets and equipment
  • Operational H&S and emergency response plansRisk-based operational readiness
  • Licence renewals, inspections and reportingMaintain ongoing compliance
  • Close-out dossier and management-system handoverAuditable operational evidence
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CONCEPT → COMMISSIONING

Five gates. No blind spots.

Select a stage to explore the evidence and decisions that keep approvals on schedule.

GATE 01 / CONCEPT SCREENING

Find the constraints before the capital goes in.

Overlay land, resource, environmental, community and authority information before finalising the location or scope.

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THERO DELIVERS
  • Geo-referenced red-flag register
  • Initial approval trigger matrix
  • No-go, redesign and viable-site recommendations
INTERACTIVE AUTHORISATIONS LIBRARY

Find the right approvals.
Build a live compliance register.

Search by permit or activity. Filter by infrastructure sector, discipline and project stage. Save candidate requirements and export a preliminary register for your team.

Applicability first. Not every listed item is a statutory permit or required on every project. This is an illustrative South African screening library. THERO verifies legal triggers, competent authority, location, scope and current notices before issuing a project-specific register.
—matching requirements

Use “Add to scope” on a requirement to include it in your preliminary export and project enquiry. External legislation links open official or primary regulator information.

SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMPLIANCE ROUTES

Different infrastructure.
Different critical paths.

Choose an infrastructure environment to reveal typical interfaces that need to be coordinated—not a substitute for the asset's detailed legal assessment.

ENERGY / TRANSMISSION & GENERATION

From a feasible site to a lawful, grid-ready asset.

Align land and environmental constraints with a realistic connection point, licence route and construction programme.

KEY INTERFACES
    THERO'S FOCUS

    WHAT THERO ACTUALLY DELIVERS

    From approval risk
    to financeable, buildable evidence.

    Clear obligations, accountable owners, documented evidence.

    01 / SCREEN

    Compliance feasibility

    Legal trigger review, geospatial constraints, regulators, fatal flaws and permitting budget.

    →
    02 / STRUCTURE

    Approval critical path

    Lead times, integrated authority schedule, dependencies, evidence owners and contingencies.

    →
    03 / EXECUTE

    Applications & assurance

    Studies, submissions, stakeholder engagement, construction monitoring and audits.

    →
    04 / HAND OVER

    Licence-to-operate dossier

    Permit condition tracking, certificates, close-out records and operational management systems.

    PRIMARY REFERENCE POINTS

    Evidence-backed advice.
    Regulator-specific decisions.

    These are starting points for further assessment—not a warranty that a particular approval applies to an individual project.

    NEMA application process / listing notices↗National Water Act — authorisation routes↗SAHRA development applications / heritage↗Construction Regulations 2014↗IFC Performance Standards↗Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act↗National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act↗SANEDI Energy Performance Certificates↗Electricity Regulation Amendment Act 38 of 2024↗Railway Safety Act 30 of 2024↗DWS Dam Safety Office↗Mine Health and Safety Act↗

    South African regulatory framework shown. Other African jurisdictions require a separate country-specific legal and permitting assessment. Regulatory instruments and competent-authority procedures can change; project advice should use the latest operative gazettes and applicable notices.

    START WITH AN INTEGRATED COMPLIANCE SCREEN

    Know what you need.
    Know when you need it.
    Know what it unlocks.

    Send THERO your project location, asset type and stage. We can help assemble the register, authorities, evidence requirements and compliance critical path.

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