With the production of the National Spatial Development Framework, it is essential to propose policy interventions, plans and programs that are environmentally sustainable and it is in this report that the impact of all developmental interventions that will have been proposed will be assessed. This methodology ensures that environmental considerations are given an equal weight to economic and social factors to minimize harm to the environment. This is an environmental decision making process that guarantees that whatever guidance the NSDF has offered, it does not bring-about bitter environmental repercussions.