Case Decision - 184090

The Heritage Officers Committee considered your application on 17 May 2023. The required Phase 2 Palaeontological Impact Assessment required was submitted. It indicated that the proposed development area is dominated by Karoo Dolerite which is an intrusive igneous rock and not fossiliferous. It further indicated that remaining lithologies may be fossiliferous but they are in a steep slope areas where construction is unlikely to take place.   As per the Heritage Impact Assessment undertaken by Gavin Anderson and Palaeontological Impact Assessment by Dr Alan Smith it was noted that there are existing heritage resources within the area of a proposed development and how the impact on such resources can be mitigated. Therefore, the committee have no objection to the proposed development within the stipulated mitigation measures as per the submitted HIA and PIA.   The developer is also required to adhere to the following standard conditions:STANDARD CONDITIONS 1. The KwaZulu-Natal Amafa and Research Institute should be contacted if any heritage objects are identified during earth-moving activities and all development should cease until further notice. 2. No structures older than sixty years or parts thereof are allowed to be demolished, altered, or extended without a permit from the KwaZulu-Natal Amafa and Research Institute. 3. Under no circumstances may any heritage material be destroyed, inundated, collected, or removed from the site unless under the direction of the KwaZulu-Natal and Amafa Research Institute and a heritage specialist. 4. Should any remain, that could potentially be human remains be found on-site, the South African Police Service (SAPS) should be contacted, and the KwaZulu-Natal Amafa and Research Institute must be notified immediately. No SAPS official may disturb or exhume such remains, without the necessary permission from the KwaZulu-Natal Amafa and Research Institute. 5. No activities are allowed within 50m of a site that contains rock art. 6. Sources of all-natural materials (including topsoil, sands, natural gravels, crushed stone, asphalt, etc.) must be obtained in a sustainable manner and in compliance with the heritage and environmental (NEMA) legislation.Failure to comply with the requirements of the National Heritage Resources Act and the KwaZulu-Natal Amafa and Research Institute Act could lead to legal action being constituted against the applicant.