Case Decision - 192992

Final Comment
After careful consideration of the provided documentation, the SAHRA Archaeology, Palaeontology and Meteorites (APM) Unit has no objections to the proposed development and supports the recommendations of the heritage specialists. The recommendations provided by the heritage specialists and the following conditions must be included in the EMPr:

Once the final layout of the development is finalised, a walk-down of the layout must be conducted by a qualified archaeologist. A report detailing the results of the walk-down must be submitted to SAHRA for comment and review. No construction may occur without comments from SAHRA;
Should any heritage resources be identified within the proposed development footprint and the layout of the development cannot be changed to avoid impacting the heritage resources, the heritage resources will need to be mitigated. A permit as per section 35 of the National Heritage Resources Act, Act 25 of 1999 (NHRA) and Chapter II and IV of the NHRA Regulations must be applied for this purpose. It must be noted that the permit can only be applied for if the Environmental Authorisation has been granted to the project;
The Final BAR and appendices must be submitted to the SAHRIS Case application for record purposes;
If any evidence of archaeological sites or remains (e.g. remnants of stone-made structures, indigenous ceramics, bones, stone artefacts, ostrich eggshell fragments, charcoal and ash concentrations), fossils or other categories of heritage resources are found during the proposed development, SAHRA APM Unit (Natasha Higgitt/Phillip Hine 021 462 5402) must be alerted. If unmarked human burials are uncovered, the SAHRA Burial Grounds and Graves (BGG) Unit (Thingahangwi Tshivhase/Mimi Seetelo 012 320 8490), must be alerted immediately. A professional archaeologist or palaeontologist, depending on the nature of the finds, must be contracted as soon as possible to inspect the findings. If the newly discovered heritage resources prove to be of archaeological or palaeontological significance, a Phase 2 rescue operation may be required subject to permits issued by SAHRA.
Should the project be granted Environmental Authorisation, SAHRA must be notified and all relevant documents submitted to the case file.