Brackenridge’s first Environmental Management Committee was only established by the Board of Trustees in November 2023. This committee served until 31 July 2025 when it was disbanded by the Board of Trustees, without prior consultation. The Board also decided to remove all references to “eco estate” from the estate website.

As a consequence of this decision Brackenridge Estate is currently without an EMC. Attention is drawn to the “Record of Decision” of 22 June 2000 in which the then Department of the Environment, Culture and Sports stipulated the following Condition 11 for the development and operation of the estate:

“An Environmental Monitoring Committee (EMC) must be established and meet on a regular basis in order to detect any deviations from the relevant approvals and the EMP. Such an EMC must have a representative from the Developer, Council, this Department as well as the ECO and at least 2 representatives from recognized N.G.O. groups.”

(ROD: Environmental Exemption – Record of Decision dated 22.06.2000, Ref. No. SNO25/4/284 [3117])

Furthermore, in August 2025 the Board of Trustees also decided to remove all links from Brackenridge’s official website as well as from the (resident only) GloVent App pointing to https://thegreenridge.co.za, thus effectively cutting ties with the group of residents who had become actively engaged in maintaining and enhancing the estate’s natural environment.