Appendix G3 Heritage Specialist Study

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Initial heritage implications of the proposed Languedoc Rd enhancements and outcome of Notice of Intent to Develop.

Prepared for RHDV (Ms Zeenat Bell)

May 2018 Updated June 2020

Prepared by Tim Hart

ACO Associates 8 Jacobs Ladder St James Cape Town 7945

Phone (021) 706 4104 Fax (086) 603 7195 Email: [email protected]

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Details of the specialist

This study has been undertaken by Tim Hart BA Hons, MA (ASAPA, APHP) of ACO Associates CC, archaeologists and heritage consultants.

Unit D17, Prime Park, Mocke Road, Diep River, Cape Town, 7800

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 021 7064104

Fax: 086 6037195

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Timothy James Graham Hart Profession: Archaeologist Date of Birth: 29/07/60 Parent Firm: ACO Associates Position in Firm: Director Years with Firm: 10 Years experience: 31 years Nationality: South African HDI Status: n/a

Education: Matriculated Rondebosch Boys High, awarded degrees BA (UCT) BA Hons (UCT) MA (UCT). Professional Qualifications: Principal Investigator ASAPA, member of Association of Heritage Professionals (APHP) Languages: Fully literate in English, good writing skills. Conversation in Afrikaans, mediocre writing skills, good reading skills. Some knowledge of Latin.

PROPOSED POSITION ON TEAM: Overall project co-director, task leader on field projects.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS  Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology and Psychology  BA Honours in archaeology  MA in Archaeology  Recipient of Frank Schweitzer Memorial Prize (UCT) for student excellence  Professional member (no 50) Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA)  Principal Investigator, cultural resources management section (ASAPA)  Professional member in specialist and generalist categories Association of Heritage Professionals (APHP)  Committee Member Heritage Western Cape, Committee Member SAHRA  Awarded Department of Arts and Culture and Sport award for best heritage study in 2014

Relevant recent Project Experience with respect to large projects:  Specialist consultant – Eskom’s Kudu Integration project (identifying transmission line routes across Namaqualand)  Specialist consultant – Eskom’s Atlantis Open Cycle Gas Turbine project, upgrade and power lines  Specialist consultant – Eskom’s Mossel Bay Open Cycle Gas Turbine project, substations and power lines  Specialist consultant – Eskom’s proposed Omega sub-station  Specialist consultant – Eskom’s Nuclear 1 programme  Specialist consultant – Eskom’s PBMR programme  Specialist consultant – Department of Water Affairs raising of Clanwilliam Dam project  Specialist consultant to De Beers Namaqualand Mines (multiple projects since 1995)  Specialist consultant – Saldanha Ore Handling Facility phase 2 upgrade  Three years of involvement in Late Stone Age projects in the Central Great Karoo  Wind Energy systems: Koekenaap, Hopefield, Darling, Vredendal, Bedford, Sutherland, Caledon  Bantamsklip Nuclear 1 TX lines  Koeberg Nuclear 1 TX lines  Karoo uranium prospecting - various sites  HIA Houses of Parliament  Proposed Ibhubesi gas project, West Coast of South Africa.

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Experience After graduating from UCT with my honours degree I joined the Southern Methodist University (SMU Dallas Texas, USA) team undertaking Stone Age research in the Great Karoo. After working in the field for a year I registered for a Masters degree in pre-colonial archaeology at UCT with support from SMU. On completion of this degree in 1987 I commenced working for the ACO when it was based at UCT. This was the first unit of its kind in RSA.

In 1991 I took over management of the unit with David Halkett. We nursed the office through new legislation and were involved in setting up the professional association and assisting SAHRA with compiling regulations. The office developed a reputation for excellence in field skills with the result that ACO was contracted to provide field services for a number of research organisations, both local and international. Since 1987 in professional practise I have been involved in a wide range of heritage related projects ranging from excavation of fossil and Stone Age sites to the conservation of historic buildings, places and industrial structures. To date ACO Associates cc (of which I am co- director) has completed more than 1500 projects throughout the country ranging from minor assessments to participating as a specialist in a number of substantial EIA’s as well as international research projects. Some of these projects are of more than 4 years duration

Together with my colleague Dave Halkett I have been involved in heritage policy development, development of the CRM profession, the establishment of 2 professional bodies and development of professional practice standards. Notable projects I have been involved with are the development of a heritage management plan and ongoing annual mitigation for the De Beers Namaqualand Mines Division, heritage management for Namakwa Sands and other west coast and Northern Cape mining firms. Locally, I was responsible for the discovery of the “Battery Chavonnes” at the V&A Waterfront (now a conserved as a museum), the discovery of a massive paupers burial ground in Green Point (now with museum and memorial), the fossil deposit which is now the subject of a public display at the West Coast Fossil Park National Heritage Site as well as participating in the development of the Robben Island Museum World Heritage Site. I have teaching experience within a university setting and have given many public lectures on archaeology and general heritage related matters. I am presently running a NLF funded project to research the historic burial grounds of Green Point.

Academic Publications

Hart, T.J.G. 1987. Porterville survey. In Parkington, J. & Hall, M.J. eds. Papers in the Prehistory of the Western Cape, South Africa. Oxford: BAR International Series 332.

Sampson, C.G., Hart, T.J.G., Wallsmith, D.L. & Blagg, J.D. 1988. The Ceramic sequence in the upper Sea Cow Valley: Problems and implications. South African Archaeological Bulletin 149: 3-16.

Plug, I., Bollong, C.A., Hart, T.J.G. & Sampson, C.G. 1994. Context and direct dating of pre- European livestock in the Upper Seacow River Valley. Annals of the South African Museum, Cape Town.

Hart, T. & Halkett, D. 1994. The end of a legend? Crossmend, HARG. University of Cape Town.

Hart, T. 2000. The Chavonnes Battery. Aquapolis. Quarterly of the International Center for Cities on Water. 3-4 2000.

Hine, P., Sealy, J., Halkett, D. & Hart, T. 2010. Antiquity of stone walled fish traps on the Cape Coast of South Africa. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. Vol. 65, No. 191 (JUNE 2010), pp. 35-44.

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Klein, R.G., Avery, G., Cruz-Uribe, K., Halkett, D., Hart, T., Milo, R.G., Volman, T.P. 1999. Duinefontein 2: An Acheulean Site in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Journal of Human Evolution 37, 153-190.

Klein, R.G., Cruz-Uribe, K., Halkett, D., Hart, T., Parkington, J.E. 1999. Paleoenvironmental and human behavioral implications of the Boegoeberg 1 late Pleistocene hyena den, Northern Cape province, South Africa. Quaternary Research 52, 393-403.

Smith, A., Halkett, D., Hart, T. & Mütti, B. 2001. Spatial patterning, cultural identity and site integrity on open sites: evidence from Bloeddrift 23, a pre-colonial herder camp in the Richtersveld, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. South African Archaeological Bulletin 56 (173&174): 23-33.

Halkett, D., Hart, T., Yates, R., Volman, T.P., Parkington, J.E., Klein, R.J., Cruz-Uribe, K. & Avery, G. 2003. First excavation of intact Middle Stone Age layers at Ysterfontein, Western Cape province, South Africa: implications for Middle Stone Age ecology. Journal of Archaeological Science.

Cruz-Uribe, K., Klein, R.G., Avery, G., Avery, D.M., Halkett, D., Hart, T., Milo, R.G., Sampson, C.G. & Volman, T.P. 2003. Excavation of buried late Acheulean (mid-quaternary) land surfaces at Duinefontein 2, Western Cape province, South Africa. Journal of Archaeological Science 30.

Parkington, J.E., Poggenpoel, C., Halkett, D. & Hart, T. 2004. Initial observations from the Middle Stone Age coastal settlement in the Western Cape. In Conard, N. Ed. Settlement dynamics of the Middle Paleolithic and Middle Stone Age. Tubingen: Kerns Verlag.

Orton, J., Hart, T. & Halkett, D. 2005. Shell middens in Namaqualand: two later Stone Age sites at Rooiwalbaai, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. South African Archaeological Bulletin. Volume 60 No 181.

Dewar, G., Halkett, D., Hart, T., Orton, J. & J. Sealy 2006. Implications of a mass kill site of springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) in South Africa: hunting practices, gender relations, and sharing in the Later Stone Age. Journal of Archaeological Science 33 (9), 1266-127.

Finnegan, E., Hart, T. and Halkett, D. 2011. The informal burial ground at Prestwich Street, Cape Town: Cultural and chronological indicators for the informal Cape underclass. The South African Archaeological Bulletin Vol. 66, No. 194 (DECEMBER 2011), pp. 136-148.

Malan, A. Halkett, D, Hart, T. and Schietecatte, L. 2017. Grave Encounters. Cape Town: ACO.

Hart, T. In press. The heritage of the infirm: Robben Island. Paper prepared for International Conference on Heritage of Disability, Leuven, Belgium.

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Declaration of independence

PROJECT: Languedoc Road Upgrade

I, Tim Hart, as the appointed independent specialist hereby declare that I acted as the independent specialist in this application; and that I

• regard the information contained in this report as it relates to my specialist input/study to be true and correct, and

• do not have and will not have any financial interest in the undertaking of the activity, other than remuneration for work performed in terms of the NEMA, the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014 and any specific environmental management Act;

• have and will not have no vested interest in the proposed activity proceeding;

• have disclosed, to the applicant, EAP and competent authority, any material information that have or may have the potential to influence the decision of the competent authority or the objectivity of any report, plan or document required in terms of the NEMA, the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010 and any specific environmental management Act;

• am fully aware of and meet the responsibilities in terms of NEMA, the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010 (specifically in terms of regulation 17 of GN No. R. 543) and any specific environmental management Act, and that failure to comply with these requirements may constitute and result in disqualification;

• have ensured that information containing all relevant facts in respect of the specialist input/study was distributed or made available to interested and affected parties and the public and that participation by interested and affected parties was facilitated in such a manner that all interested and affected parties were provided with a reasonable opportunity to participate and to provide comments on the specialist input/study;

• have ensured that the comments of all interested and affected parties on the specialist input/study were considered, recorded and submitted to the competent authority in respect of the application;

• have ensured that the names of all interested and affected parties that participated in terms of the specialist input/study were recorded in the register of interested and affected parties who participated in the public participation process;

• have provided the competent authority with access to all information at my disposal regarding the application, whether such information is favourable to the applicant or not; and

• am aware that a false declaration is an offence in terms of regulation 71 of GN No. R. 543.

Note: The terms of reference must be attached.

Signature of the specialist:

Name of company: ACO Associates cc

Date: 06 April 2018

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GLOSSARY

Archaeology: Remains resulting from human activity which are in a state of disuse and are in or on land and which are older than 100 years, including artefacts, human and hominid remains and artificial features and structures.

Cultural landscape: The combined works of people and natural processes as manifested in the form of a landscape

Heritage: That which is inherited and forms part of the National Estate (Historical places, objects, fossils as defined by the National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999.

National Estate: The collective heritage assets of the Nation

SAHRA: South African Heritage Resources Agency – the compliance authority which protects national heritage.

Structure (historic:) Any building, works, device or other facility made by people and which is fixed to land, and includes any fixtures, fittings and equipment associated therewith. Protected structures are those which are over 60 years old.

Acronyms

DEAT Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism ESA Early Stone Age GPS Global Positioning System HIA Heritage Impact Assessment HWC Heritage Western Cape LSA Late Stone Age MSA Middle Stone Age NHRA National Heritage Resources Act SAHRA South African Heritage Resources Agency

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Contents

1 Introduction ...... 9 1.1 2018 concept proposal ...... 9 2 Method ...... 9 3 Background ...... 10 3.1 Historical background ...... 10 4 Heritage concerns ...... 11 4.1 The general area ...... 11 4.2 Avenue and bridge ...... 11 4.3 Road through Languedoc ...... 12 4.4 Continuing a road to Kylemore ...... 12 4.5 Other sensitive areas ...... 12 5 Conclusion ...... 13 6 References ...... 13 7 Appendix A NID ...... 14 8 Appendix B HWC MID Response ...... 23

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1 Introduction

ACO Associates CC (archaeologists and heritage practitioners) were initially appointed by Royal HaskoningDHV in 2018 on behalf of the Stellenbosch Municipality to particpate in a viability study for the augmentation of vehicular access in ther Languedoc area within the Dwars River Valley, Stellenbosch. It must be emphasised that this was an intial study to determine:

 Potential fatal flaws and general controls.  Indicate what the main constraints and/or opportunities are for the various options.  Consult with the relevant competent authorities.  Indicate the required process going forward.

By 2019 the development proposal had been refined to include the development of the Languedoc Bridge and the construction of a stormwater drain if some 280 m in length just upslope of the Languedoc access.

 A notification of intent to develop (NID) for the construction of a new bridge was submitted to HWC for consideration which was approved by them indicating no further need for a Heritage Impact Assessment (included as appendix A)

 The proposed storm water drain is less than 300 meters in length therefore it does not trigger any heritage requirements in terms of section 38 of the National Heritage Resources Act.

1.1 2018 concept proposal

The Cape Winelands District Municipality, specifically the Stellenbosch Local Municipality, intends to implement a road upgrade project within the Pniel valley area. The intent is to upgrade and do extensive maintenance on the roads linking Pniel and Lanquedoc, and, potentially develop a new road linking Lanquedoc and Kylemore. The intent of the greater project is to ensure effective access to Lanquedoc and to allow for the enhancement of development around the existing housing development. The upgrades aim to include the standardisation of road widths; maintenance on road verges; reconstruction or maintenance of stormwater channels; and, (depending on the viability) the maintenance, widening, re-alignment and re-construction of both the main Lanquedoc road bridge and the single lane bridge at the lower end of the Lanquedoc wastewater treatment works across the Dwars / Banghoek River. If the new road linking Lanquedoc and Kylemore is actioned this would include the development of new bridges over tributaries of the Dwars / Banghoek, across the upper portion of a large wetland (unnamed) to the south of Lanquedoc, and, potentially with a portion of the road running along the banks of the main tributary. In addition, the site is associated with threatened vegetation types with the entire area falling within either a Critically Endangered or Vulnerable vegetation type. The project thus involves the potential for:

 Widening of the road by more than 4 m in total width;  Construction of a new road of more than 1 km in length;  Maintenance and construction activities within 32 m of a watercourse;  Maintenance and construction activities within 500 m of a wetland;  Activities (especially construction) within a Critically Endangered vegetation type;  Activities within an important heritage are

2 Method

This study is based on a site visit and a desktop appraisal of the project area. The process has been restricted by the very poor quality of information contained on SAHRIS regrading proposed grade 1 areas in the Pniel Valley which has a bearing on this project. This resulted in ACO having to

Heritage Western Cape Section 38 Application Form _ January 2019 Page 10 of 23 undertake a lengthy exercise to plot out the proposed farms to be protected from deeds related material. Inconsistencies in information were encountered which means that the included diagram is a first stab of obtaining a sense of what was envisaged by the heritage authorities at the time. Consultation has taken place with Dr Antonia Malan, Chairperson of Heritage Western Cape and an author of the recently completed Stellenbosch Municipality Heritage survey.

3 Background

The project area lies within an area that is heritage terms is known as the Cape Winelands Cultural Landscape – an area which there is a long history of viticulture, use of slave labour and a common architectural theme (Cape Dutch) set within very high quality scenic contexts. Under the old National Monuments Act the Heritage Authority had no power to protect landscapes and places but was confined to buildings and a small range of archaeological heritage. The late 1980’s saw the proliferation of lifestyle estates within this landscape which were significantly eroding its historical and scenic values. These were developments that the legislation of the time was powerless to prevent or regulate. The new National Heritage Resources Act of 1999 does allow for the identification and protection of heritage areas. HWC and SAHRA immediately took up the initiative in identifying areas within the Winelands that were considered to have special qualities and proposed Grade 2 and Grade 1 status. The process even went as far as formulating and achieving a tentative listing as a UNESCO world heritage site. Unfortunately with increasing work-loads and high staff mobility the process of declaration has never been completed. The Founders Estate at Pniel was fully proclaimed as a National Heritage Site while a number of farms including the Boschendal Estate (with Bethlehem) are formally protected as Provincial Heritage Sites. Much of the Pniel Valley is a proposed Grade 1 Cultural landscape but has never been formally proclaimed. Although as yet not proclaimed, the proposed Grade 1 area has considerable heritage status and is considered very conservatively by the heritage bodies. The newly completed heritage survey of the Stellenbosch Area has revisited the issue of the Pniel Valley and reviewed the landscape grading of the area. This survey, which is the latest and most comprehensive work to date is the main reference work for this report. It is accepted by the Heritage Authorities and endorsed by heritage organisations and affected individuals.

3.1 Historical background

The reason why this area has received the attention of the heritage authorities is its high frequency of very old cape farms set within an idyllic mountain context. The first farms here were granted in the late 1600’s. Many of these are preserved today along with their exceptional landscape qualities and form a cultural landscape of note together with the highly sensitive Franschoek area. In the 1700’s the area was subject to a Dutch East India mining operation in a quest to seek “Cape” silver. This enterprise which involved extensive tunnelling into the lower slopes of the Simonsberg, a stamp mill and processing plant, “employed” a significant amount of slave labour. In reality very little silver was found and the head mining (Muller) was convicted of fraud and banished from the Cape. Indications are that he propagated the myth of “Cape Silver” in the interests of fostering a relationship with a lady of interest on a nearby farm. The mine exists today – parts of it are within the Founders Estate while the shaft complex lies on conservation land outside the estate. Part of the legacy of this mining operation is the town of Pniel, a mission station for emancipated slaves - descendants of slaves who worked the mine and surrounding lands. In the late 19th century – 20th century much of the Dwars River Valley was owned and operated by Rhodes Fruit Farms. Languedoc was established in part as staff accommodation for workers on the Rhodes properties (Lucas 2004, Hart 2005). Of note is the fact that Languedoc Main Street and houses were designed in the tradition of Sir Herbert Baker, possibly by Baker himself. Each small homestead was accompanied with an allotment of land on which to grow vegetables and graze a cow or two. Hence Languedoc has associational significance.

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4 Heritage concerns

The heritage inventory and management plan for tangible resources (Cape Winelands Professional Practises in Association 2017) is the latest inventory and guide to the management of heritage resources in the project area (Figure 1).

Figure 1 The project area within the context of graded landscapes within the Stellenbosch Municipality.

4.1 The general area

The sensitivity map replicated in part above (Figure1) refers to the cultural landscape sensitivity of the Stellenbosch division including the project area. Much of the Pniel Valley has been identified as either a grade 1 site (Founders Estate) or as an area of very high sensitivity which would be equivalent to Grade 2 heritage status. Interestingly though, the stretch of landscape which encompasses the road from the single lane steel bridge through Languedoc, the sewerage works and including Kyliemore has been exempt from a heritage grading. The surrounding landscape and the Dwars River banks is indicated as being of very high sensitivity.

The implication of this is that there is opportunity to enhance the road through from the bridge as far as Languedoc through the Heritage Western Cape managed process. It is also conceivable that a road could be extended from Languedoc through the ungraded corridor past the sewerage works and on to Kylemore. Building a new road to the south west higher up slope will encroach on the Grade 2 high sensitivity areas which carries a risk of non-authorisation.

4.2 Avenue and bridge

The single lane steel bridge and avenue from Pniel over the Dwars River lies adjacent to the Boschendal Grade 1 area. Although the bridge is arguably less than 60 years old, changing it may invoke a heritage process that will need input from both HWC and SAHRA. The likely impact will be construed as being a change to the sense of country and place. The merits of expanding the existing bridge to accommodate an additional lane of traffic will need to be weighed against the

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 Full heritage application process required from NID to HIA  Maintenance and enhancement encouraged – consideration can be made for foot paths, cycle track and removal of dangerous branches and or diseased trees.  Application can be made for a second bridge, but this is likely to be a long heritage process.  Maintenance of sense of country is important.

4.3 Road through Languedoc

The road is lined with trees on the one side and a leiwater on the other. The streetscape of Languedoc consists of an avenue of historic cottages (greater than 60 years of age) which are themselves an interpretation of cape vernacular architecture originally conceptualised by Sir Herbert Baker along with the village church area. These and the streetscape are certainly worth a Grade 3 A rating (high local significance).

Once again a highly cautious approach must be adopted here towards change to the Languedoc Road and sidewalks. The Likelihood is that HWC will limit the degree of change and possibly not allow widening of the road is they will consider it important to maintain the Herbert Baker streetscape as is. Maintenance and remedial work will be allowed while felling of dangerous branches will be permitted without thinning of the trees along the avenue.

 Full heritage application process required from NID to HIA  Maintain and enhance, principal of minimum change encouraged.  Cycle and walking trail encouraged, but these need to work with the existing landscape and not against it.  Felling of diseased or dangerous tress will be allowed.  Maintenance of sense of country is important.

4.4 Continuing a road to Kylemore

Indications are that there is an ungraded landscape corridor between Languedoc and Kylemore that could be used as a linkage corridor. This however lies on a similar alignment of the Languedoc Main Road, past the sewerage works, south of the farm Bethlehem (Grade 2) and parallel to the Dwars River to Kylemore. A route upslope to the south east is not encouraged as the landscape here has a very high heritage grading. In terms of process, the normal heritage application process is applicable. This will involve completion of an NID, and almost certainly followed up with a heritage/archaeological impact assessment within a NEMA process.

 Create a scenic road with a sense of rural-ness  Cycle and walking paths encouraged

4.5 Other sensitive areas

The Dwars River Valley along with the town of Pniel itself is classified as being highly sensitive (grade 2) which means that major interventions should be avoided. Development is not precluded, however heritage issues are significant and a well-considered heritage process will be necessary. The second bridge could be considered but the impacts of widening the link road through Pniel will have to be assessed with respect to the Pniel built environments and streetscape.

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5 Conclusion

The study of 2018 determined that there is a corridor of un-graded sensitivity from the south eastern side of the Dwars River Bridge through to Kylemore, however within this are sensitive areas – in particular Languedoc Main Road and the tree lined entrance to the town.

In all instances HWC will be the compliance agency however reports will also need to be uploaded to SAHRA for comment where activities are close to Grade 1 areas such as the Boschendal. The main concern of the heritage authority is that change should be kept to a minimum, over-engineering must be avoided and the every effort must be put in place to maintain the sense of country or rural- ness.

The 2020 proposal to construct a new bridge a little down stream and repurpose the old bridge was submitted to HWC in 2020. The proposal was approved without any requirements for further work.

The proposed storm water drain is a linear structure of less than 300 meters and therefore does not trigger a study in terms of section 38 of the National Heritage Resources Act.

6 References

Cape Winelands Professional Practise in Association. Stellenbosch Heritage Survey. Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation.

Lucas, G.2004. An Archaeology of Colonial Identity. Power and Material Culture in the Dwars Valley, South Africa. London: Kluwer Academic.

Hart, T and Schietecatte, L 2005. An archaeological sensitivity study of Founder Estate prepared Bauman and Winter, Heritage consultants.

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7 Appendix A NID

APPLICATION FORM NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO DEVELOP SECTION 38 (1) AND SECTION 38 (8) Heritage Western Cape Reference No: To be completed by applicant

Completion of this form is required by Heritage Western Cape for the initiation of all impact assessment processes under Section 38 (1) & (8) of the National Heritage Resources Act (NHRA).

Whilst it is not a requirement, it may expedite processes and in particular avoid calls for additional information if certain of the information required in this form is provided by a heritage specialist/s with the necessary qualifications, skills and experience.

A. APPLICABILITY OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT (NEMA)

DEADP/ DMR Reference Number: DEADP: To be supplied once received, DMR: Not Applicable This application is made in terms of Section 38(8) of the NHRA and an application under NEMA has been made to the following authority:

This development will not require a NEMA application.

Making an incorrect statement or providing incorrect information in this part of the NOTE: form may result in all or part of the application having to be reconsidered by HWC in the future, or submission of a new application.

B. BASIC DETAILS

PROPERTY DETAILS: Name of property: Languedoc Bridge upgrade

Street address or location (eg: off R44): Languedoc Bridge, Banghoek/Dwars Rivier, Pniel Valley Coordinates: Lat: -33.888757°S | Erf or farm number/s: Farm 1730, Dwars River Lon: 18.968933°E Valley (A logical centre point. Format based on WGS84.)

Town or District: Stellenbosch Municipality: Stellenbosch Extent of property: 40 linear m Current use: Road Bridge Predominant land use/s of surrounding properties: Agricultural, Rural

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REGISTERED OWNER OF PROPERTY: Name and Surname: Address

E-mail Telephone Cell

APPLICANT/ AUTHORISED AGENT: Name and Surname:

Address:

E-mail Telephone Cell

By the submission of this form and all material submitted in support of this notification (ie: ‘the material’), all applicant parties acknowledge that they are aware that the material and/or parts thereof will be put to the following uses and consent to such use being made: filing as a public record; presentations to committees, etc; inclusion in databases; inclusion on and downloading from websites; distribution to committee members and other stakeholders and any other use required in terms of powers, functions, duties and responsibilities allocated to Heritage Western Cape under the terms of the National Heritage Resources Act. Should restrictions on such use apply or if it is not possible to copy or lift information from any part of the digital version of the material, the material will be returned unprocessed.

I confirm that I enclose with this form two hardcopies of all material submitted together with a CD/ USB containing digital versions of all of the same.

Signature of Owner: Date:

Signature of Applicant/ Authorised Agent: Date:

(Applicants/ agents must attach copy of power of attorney to this form.)

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C. DEVELOPMENT DETAILS:

Please indicate below which of the following Sections of the National Heritage Resources Act, or other legislation has triggered the need for notification of intent to develop. S38(1)(a) Construction of a road, wall, powerline, pipeline, canal or other similar S38(1)(c) Any development or activity that

form of linear development or barrier over will change the character of a site - 300m in length. S38(1)(b) Construction of a bridge or (i) exceeding 5 000m2 in extent; similar structure exceeding 50m in length. S38(1)(d) Rezoning of a site exceeding (ii) involving three or more existing

10 000m2 in extent. erven or subdivisions thereof; (iii) involving three or more erven or divisions thereof which have been

consolidated within the past five years. Other triggers, eg: in terms of other legislation, (ie: National Environment If you have checked any of the three Management Act, etc.) Please set out boxes above, describe how the proposed details: development will change the character of Consultation is taking place to DEADP to the site: establish what kind of EIA process is The character of the site will remain as a necessary and whether the site is with or vehicular and pedestrian river crossing. outside the urban edge. If the site is The intent is to make the crossing safer deemed to be inside the urban area / (separation of NMT and pedestrians from edge, and the indigenous vegetation vehicular, increased lane width to allow 2 removed / modified is less than 300 m is movement of vehicles safely including fire extent, the scenario may exist that no engines, ambulances, waste vehicles, legal triggers remain requiring an EIA. school buses), more aesthetically A water use licence will also be required. appropriate to the area. This is however noted to potentially be The bridges will also be hydrologically more limited to a General Authorisation. appropriate and thus ensure that the Negotiations and discussions in this regard Lanquedoc community has access out of are in process with the Department of their valley area. Water & Sanitation. Railing and top structure of the bridges will be appropriate to the nature of the area being a heritage site of national and provincial concern. If an impact assessment process has also been / will be initiated in terms of other legislation please provide the following information: Authority / government department (ie: consenting authority) to which information has been /will be submitted for final decision:  Environment: Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning (DEADP) – to be submitted in parallel to this document  Water: Department of Water & Sanitation (DWS) – in process of being registered Present phase at which the process with that authority stands: Pre-application phases with both DEADP and DWS

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Provide a full description of the nature and extent of the proposed development or activity including its potential impacts: The project entails upgrading of Lanquedoc Dwars-Banghoek River Bridge. A new proposed bridge is intended for construction within adjacent and related proximity to the existing river bridge crossing which shall be refurbished and integrated into the upgrade, in providing an expanded access use service in the context of dual Non-motorised transport (NMT). The existing bridge is a narrow single lane steel structure that can only be used in a single direction at a time. Its narrow breadth is proving to be a risk as it is unable to accommodate anything but light vehicles. This is a concern for fire and emergency vehicles, trucks and buses and places pedestrians on the bridge at risk. The proposal is to retain the old narrow bridge as a two lane cycling bridge and pedestrian crossing area, and construct a new double lane bridge immediately next to it for vehicular traffic. Consideration is being paid to upgrading the top-structure of the existing steel bridge which has crude steel balustrades to column balustrades that are more transparent and visually appealing, as well as being significantly safer for users. It must be noted that the length of the bridge with approaches is unlikely to exceed 50 m however its context is associated with grade 1 landscape.

Heritage Western Cape Section 38 Application Form _ January 2019 Page 18 of 23

Images of existing bridge

D. ANTICIPATED IMPACTS ON HERITAGE RESOURCES

Section 3 of the National Heritage Resources Act sets out the following categories of heritage resource as forming part of the national estate. Please indicate the known presence of any of these by checking the box alongside and then providing a description of each occurrence, including nature, location, size, type Failure to provide sufficient detail or to anticipate the likely presence of heritage resources on the site may lead to a request for more detailed specialist information. (The assistance of relevant heritage professionals is particularly relevant in completing this section.)

Provide a short history of the site and its environs (Include sources where available): The site is located in the Pniel Valley in a public road on the edge of Boschendal, one of the early VOC grants that later became part Rhodes Fruit farms. Pniel is associated with descendants of slaves who worked for the VOC Silvermine, and later as paid workers for Rhodes Fruit farms. There is no tangible heritage associated with the immediate environs of the Pniel bridge which is estimated to have been built in the 1960s. Please indicate which heritage resources exist on the site and in its environs, describe them and indicate the nature of any impact upon them:

Places, buildings, structures and equipment of cultural significance Description of resource: