Case Decision - 355013

Final Decision

No further assessment of the impact to heritage resources is required as per section 38(2)a of the NHRA.

The applicant is advised of the following:

• The dolerite koppie must be avoided with a buffer of 20m.
• 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 Development Applications Unit (DAU) (Boitshepo Motsodisa [email protected] ) must be alerted as per section 35(3) of the NHRA. Non-compliance with section of the NHRA is an offense in terms of section 51(1)e of the NHRA and item 5 of the Schedule;
• If unmarked human burials are uncovered, the SAHRA DAU (Natasha Higgitt 021 202 8600) must be alerted immediately as per section 36(6) of the NHRA. Non-compliance with section of the NHRA is an offence in terms of section 51(1)e of the NHRA and item 5 of the Schedule;
• See section 51(1) of the NHRA regarding offences;
• If heritage resources are uncovered during the course of the development, a professional archaeologist or palaeontologist, depending on the nature of the finds, must be contracted as soon as possible to inspect the heritage resource. 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.