Vaalbosch Vlakte construction of 5 poultry houses.

Eagles Pride Hatchery is proposing the construction of 5 breeder houses with the capacity to hold up to 7 400 birds per house (total site capacity = 37 000) on Portion 3 of the farm Vaalbosch Vlakte 554 IN, situated in Stella District within Naledi Local Municipality area.
The activity will entail the construction of 5 environmentally controlled poultry houses (110 m x 20 m each). Each house will have the capacity for 7 400 chickens. The new houses on site will be able to house up to 37 000 birds.
The project will entail the following:
• The clearance of 4.53 ha of indigenous vegetation, of which 3.25 ha is classified as Terrestrial Critical Biodiversity Area 2 (TCBA2). This is assessed as Activity 1 in Section 8 below.
• Earthworks on 4.53 ha to prepare for 5 poultry houses (Assessed as Activity 2 in Section 8 below.)
• Construction of 5 semi - environmentally controlled poultry houses (110 m x 20 m) with capacity for 7 400 birds per house, totalling 37 000 birds (Assessed as Activity 3 in Section 8 below).
• A silo and water tank will be erected next to each house.
• Powerlines will be connected to each house from a new Eskom point.
• Pipelines will be connected to each house from a new borehole.
• The site will be fenced off with a 2.4m high electric fence.

Province(s): North West