Case Decision - 194377

Interim Comment
The SAHRA Archaeology, Palaeontology and Meteorites (APM) Unit notes that the development area contains numerous sites of archaeological significance (burial and graves sites, colonial feature, along with Middle Stone Age and Iron Age Sites) which have been recorded. The APM unit therefore requests that a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) be conducted, by a suitably qualified archaeologist, in terms of section 38(3) and 38(8) of the National Heritage Resources Act (NHRA), Act 25 of 1999 as part of the integrated EA process. 
No palaeontological studies are required as the development area is of low and insignificant palaeontological significance according to the SAHRIS PalaeoMap.
The draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) must be submitted with its appendices in order to make an informed decision. Further comments will be made when the requested documents have been attached to the case for review.