Botanical Assessment of Portion 18, Farm 238 Stormsvlei, Western Cape
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PO Box 148 Gansbaai 7220 Ph: 028 3848048 Fax: 028 3848100 cell: 082 4111008 email: [email protected] BOTANICAL ASSESSMENT OF PORTION 18, FARM 238 STORMSVLEI, WESTERN CAPE. Client: Mr Paul Slabbert PHS Consulting, Hermanus Version 4 02 April 2019 2 1. Declaration of Independence I, Sean David John Privett, declare myself to be independent in the specialist botanical assessment for this application and that all opinions and recommendations expressed are my own. Sean Privett Abridged CV Surname: Privett First Names: Sean David John Privett Date of Birth: 19 November 1970 Formal Qualifications: MSc – Botany (UCT). Conservation Director at Grootbos Nature Reserve (www.grootbos.com) from 1997 to present, Director of Grootbos Foundation, Trustee of Flower Valley Conservation Trust, Trustee Overberg Lowlands Conservation Trust, Chairman Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy (www.fynbos.co.za) and Cape conservation specialist for Fauna and Flora International. A range of conservation and social development projects with a focus on fynbos conservation. Owner of Fynbos Ecoscapes cc since 1995, which focuses on botanical assessments, conservation management planning, fynbos landscaping, restoration and an indigenous plant nursery. Author of various scientific and popular publications including Field guide to Grootbos Nature Reserve and the Walker Bay region (2010). Botanical Consultancies. 2018 Botanical report for proposed extension to sand mine on Sand Down 220/3, Gansbaai, Western Cape. 2018 Botanical report for infrastructure development on portion 3 of Farm 215, Baardskeedersbos, Western Cape. 2018 Rehabilitation plan for Buffeljachs abalone farm. 2016 Botanical assessment of proposed sand mine on Farm 733/2, Klipheuwel, Western Cape. 2016 Botanical assessment of proposed calcrete mine on Farm 1043 (REM), Saldanha, Western Cape. 2016 Rapid botanical assessment of Erf 321, Stanford, Western Cape. Duncan Heard Environmental Consulting, Hermanus. 2016 Botanical assessment of five proposed new dwelling sites on Farm 215/1, Baardskeedersbos, Western Cape. 2016 Botanical assessment of proposed extension area for Stanford Stone quarry, on Erf 1070, Stanford, Western Cape. Fynbos Ecoscapes report for Site Plan Consulting, Strand. 2015 Botanical assessment for the proposed housing development on the farm Fransche Kraal 708/29, Gansbaai, Western Cape. 2015 Botanical assessment for proposed further sand mining and rehabilitation on Brakke Fontein 32 portion 8 (remainder), Atlantis, Western Cape. 2015 Botanical assessment of Moddergat Sand Mine rehabilitation. On farm 499/8 Remainder, Worcester District, Western Cape. 2015 Search and Rescue Philippi sand mine, farm 9216, Philippi, City of Cape Town Municipality. 2014 Botanical assessment of stone mine on remainder farm 312, Bredasdorp, Western Cape. 2014 Botanical assessment for proposed sand mine on Farm 30 Remainder and Farm 31 Remainder, Atlantis, Western Cape. 2010 Baseline botanical assessment for Wydgelegen and Cupidoskraal, Swellendam Municipality 2010 Conservation management plan and botanical report for Wildekrans Estate, Farm 820, Botriver, W. Cape. 2009 Construction of dam on farm Kleine Ezeljacht 53 (Genadendal, Caledon district): impact on vegetation. 2 3 2009 Botanical assessment for proposed Erin Estate development on portion 3 of the farm 781, Botriver, W.Cape. 2009 Botanical assessment of Uilenvlei Private Nature Reserve, Uilenkraalsmond. 2009 Desktop botanical summary for proposed Abagold Seaweed Farm development. 2008 Botanical assessment for proposed development of a portion of the farm 654/18, Stanford, Western Cape. 2008 Botanical assessment for Birkenhead smallholdings, Danger Point Peninsula, Gansbaai. 2008 Fire management plan for Romansbaai, portions 2, 17 & 18 of the farm Klipfontein, Gansbaai. 2008 Desktop botanical summary for proposed Hawston storm drainage pipeline. 2007 Botanical assessment and restoration plan of proposed new north bank expansion of Witfontein quarry, George, Western Cape Province. 2007 Botanical study of proposed development of the van Dyksbaai allotment area, comprising 8 erven numbered 1222 to 1229, subdivisions of erf 1214, Kleinbaai, Western Cape 2007 Botanical assessment of proposed Kleinberg residential development, (Erf 459), Riviersonderend, W. Cape 2007 Botanical assessment of proposed tourism development on Jubileeskraal, (246), Swellendam, W. Cape 2006 Baseline sensitivity study of proposed borrow pit sites for the resurfacing of the r1521, Stilbaai, W. Cape. 2006 Livelihoods out of the ashes – an opportunities analysis following the 2006 Overberg fires. Report for Fauna and Flora International, Cambridge. 2006 Vegetation survey and preliminary conservation management plan for remaining natural vegetation at Robert Stanford Estate (farm 646), Stanford, Western Cape. 2006 Baseline sensitivity study of proposed sand mine on portion 3 of farm sand down estate no 220, Bredasdorp. 2006 Botanical assessment of proposed development at Compagnes Drift, Botriver, Western Cape 2006 Botanical sensitivity study of proposed construction sites for in stream dams on the farm Paardenberg river no. 663, Caledon, Western Cape. 2006 Vegetation study of area proposed for cultivation of virgin soil on farm 223/2 & 227/1, Pearly Beach, W. Cape. 2005 Botanical assessment of Middelberg Farm, Stanford. 2005 Botanical assessment of Uilkraals River Sanctuary, Uilenkraalsmond. 2005 Botanical assessment of the farm Heidehof, Pearly Beach. 2002 Vegetation survey of the proposed site for the family camp and associated facilities at Wortelgat. 2001 Botanical Survey of Erven 34, 515 and Arniston Downs 260, Waenhuiskrans, Bredasdorp District. 2000 Privett, S.D.J. Botanical survey of a portion of the farm Blue Horizons in the Uilenkraalsmond district. 1999 Privett, S.D.J. Botanical survey of a portion of the farm Springfontein in the Uilenkraalsmond district. 1997 Privett, S.D.J. Impact assessment and rehabilitation plan for the proposed film set on Geelbekskraal, Grabouw. Relevant Publications 2010 Privett, S.D.J. and Lutzeyer H.H.M. (2010). Field Guide to the Flora of Grootbos Nature Reserve and the Walker Bay region.Grootbos Nature Reserve Gansbaai. 2010 Gaertner, M. Richardson, D. M. and Privett S.D.J. Alteration of ecosystem processes by invasive plants: implications for restoration of fynbos in the Agulhas Plain, South Africa. Applied Soil Ecology. 3 4 2009 Cowling R.M., Knight A.T., Privett S.D.J and Sharma G. Invest in opportunity, not inventory in Hotspots. Conservation Biology. 2009 Joubert, L., Esler, K.J., and Privett, S.D.J. The effect of ploughing and augmenting natural vegetation with commercial fynbos species on the biodiversity of Overberg Sandstone fynbos on the Agulhas Plain, South Africa. S. Afr. J. Bot. 75(3):526-531. 2009 Thuiller W., Slingsby J., Privett S.D.J., Cowling R.M. Stochastic Species Turnover and Stable Coexistence in a Species-Rich, Fire-Prone Plant Community. PLoS ONE 2(9): e938.doc 0.1371/journal.ponk.000938. 2008 Mergili, M. and Privett, S.D.J. Vegetation and vegetation-environment relationships at Grootbos Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 38,1: 89 – 102. 2008 Privett S.D.J, & Cowling R.M. Sustainable livelihoods from fynbos. In press Fynbos management book. Fynbos Forum. 2004 Green Futures – building sustainable, nature-based livelihoods. Urban Green File 9(4), pp 4. 2004 Anonymous. An introduction to sustainable harvesting of some commercially utilised indigenous plant species in the Cape Floristic region. Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. (contributor) 2003 Privett, S.D.J. The fynbos Garden of Eden. Veld and Flora. 89(2), 53 – 55. 2003 Privett, S.D.J., Cowling, R.M. and Juritz, J.. Biological and rarity attributes of extinction prone species in species rich, fire prone fynbos vegetation. Journal of Vegetation Science. 2003 Privett, S.D.J. Flower Valley, a good news conservation story. Kew magazine. 2003 Privett, S.D.J. A preliminary study on the status of sustainable harvesting of fynbos flowers on the Flower Valley supply network, Agulhas Plain, South Africa. unpublished report, Fauna and Flora International, Cambridge. 2002 Privett, S.D.J. A Cape flora specialist at Eden. Eden Friends magazine Winter 2002 2002 Privett, S.D.J., Heydenrych, B.J. and Cowling, R.M. Putting biodiversity to business on the Agulhas Plain, a case of collaborative conservation management on the Agulhas Plain. In: Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development. (Ed. Shirley Cowling). 101 – 116. The World Bank Environment department. 2002 Privett, S.D.J. Putting Biodiversity to business on the Agulhas Plain. Veld and Flora article. 2001 Privett, S.D.J., Cowling, R.M. and Taylor, H.C. (2001). Thirty years of change in the fynbos vegetation of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, South Africa. Bothalia 31, 99-115. 1998 Privett, S.D.J. Determinants of Pattern in Fynbos. M.Sc. thesis. Botany Department, University of Cape Town. 4 5 2. INTRODUCTION AND STUDY AREA This specialist botanical assessment was commissioned to assist in the decision making process for the proposed development and extensions to the chicken rearing plant on portion 18 of Farm 238 Stormsvlei, Western Cape. The proposal relates to expanding and developing the existing chicken rearing facilities on the property. The proposal involves the construction of two new rearing pens of 1280 m2 each, the extension of three existing rearing pens by 21 m each, the extension of four double laying pens by 21 m each, the construction of one new laying pen of 2560 m2 and the construction