Case Decision - 183747

The committee further reconsidered asking for a Phase II Heritage Impact Assessment in support of the recommendation made in the Phase I assessment. The Heritage Officers Committee meeting resolved not to object to the overall proposed development within the stipulated mitigation measures, subject to the below standard conditions:
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 site unless under direction of the KwaZulu-Natal Amafa Research Institute and a heritage specialist. 4. Should any remains, 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 which 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 instituted against the applicant.