Case Decision - 184085

The Heritage Officers Committee meeting considered your application on 19 April 2023. It was noted that a palaeontological significant is high, however, it will not be impacted by a proposed development because they are in deep depressions and steep slopes where construction is unlikely. Therefore, the are no heritage sites that will be impacted within the Wind Power 2 area, the heritage sites that can be impacted occur in the Wind power 1 area.The committee resolved not to object project to the proposed development. The developer is also required to adhere to the following standard conditions:STANDARD CONDITIONS1. 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.