Interim Comment The SAHRA Development Application Unit (DAU) notes the submitted HIA, however, it does not contain a tracklog. The HIA must be amended to include the tracklog of the completed survey.
The proposed development area is located mostly within an area of moderate sensitivity in terms of palaeontological resources as per the SAHRIS PalaeoSensitivity map. As such, a desktop Palaeontological Impact Assessment (PIA) must be undertaken by a qualified palaeontologist (See https://www.palaeosa.org/heritage-practitioners.html for a list of qualified palaeontologists). The report must comply with the 2012 Minimum Standards: Palaeontological Components of Heritage Impact Assessments.Further comments will be issued upon submission of the amended HIA and the PIA along with the Draft EIA and its appendices.
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