RECOMMENDED EXEMPTION FROM FURTHER ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND PALAEONTOLOGICAL STUDIES, PROPOSED DE KUILEN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ON PORTION 2 OF THE FARM DE KUILEN NO. 451 NEAR KAMIESKROON, KAMIESBERG MUNICIPALITY, NORTHERN CAPE

The proposal entails the development of a wedding and conference facility, accommodation, and associated infrastructure on Portion 2 of the Farm De Kuilen No. 451 near Kamieskroon (Kamiesberg Municipality) in the Northern Cape Province.

The proposed De Kuilen Resort development is a low-density development, comprising between five and seven chalets/log houses and a conference centre/wedding facility, with a combined footprint area of ± 2.2ha (Figure 3). A restaurant/café, caravan/camping site may also be developed. The proposed chalets/caravan/camping site will be located in old/disused ploughed fields of Rooibos Tea and dryland wheat, while the conference centre/wedding facility/restaurant will be located in disturbed land alongside the farmhouse/werf, at the entrance to the property. Potable water for the project will be supplied via three boreholes on the property. The abstracted water is pumped into Jo Jo storage tanks from where it is distributed over the property. Each chalet will be provided with their own storage tank. Septic tanks and/or soak aways systems for wastewater will also be built. Existing access roads will be used, and no new roads will need to be constructed. The proposed development will have a low environmental impact
Province(s): Northern Cape