As such, SAHRA is unable to provide a comment on the proposed development based on the submitted information.SAHRA therefore requires more information in the form of a Heritage Impact Assessment that satisfies SAHRAs minimum standards and Section 38(3) of the NHRA before being able to comment further.
The Heritage Impact Assessment must include an assessment of impacts to archaeological resources that will identify the archaeological sites and assess their significance and make recommendations (as indicated in section 38) about the process to be followed. A Palaeontological study must be undertaken to assess whether or not the development will impact upon palaeontological resources.
Any other heritage resources that may be impacted such as built structures over 60 years old, sites of cultural significance associated with oral histories, burial grounds and graves, graves of victims of conflict, and cultural landscapes or viewscapes must also be described in detail and assessed in this report.In addition, the preferred alternative for the proposed development must be mapped on the SAHRIS system using the LocationInfo tool.
SAHRA looks forward to receiving these studies and will provide comment on them before the project can commence.
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