CULTMATRIX CC TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................. 3 PART 1: DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW......................................................................................................... 6 1.1 BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................................ 6 1.1.1 General .................................................................................................................................................. 6 1.1.2 Terms of reference.................................................................................................................................. 7 FIGURE 1: Map indicating general location of the proposed development area. North is at the top. .......... 7 1.2 STUDY APPROACH .......................................................................................................................................... 8 1.2.1 Definitions and assumptions .................................................................................................................. 8 1.2.2 Limiting/Restricting factors ................................................................................................................... 8 1.2.3 Field work .............................................................................................................................................. 9 1.2.4 Desktop study ......................................................................................................................................... 9 1.3 LEGAL CONTEXT OF THE HIA......................................................................................................................... 9 1.3.1 Section 38 of the NHRA.......................................................................................................................... 9 1.3.2 Section 35 of the NHRA.........................................................................................................................10 1.3.3 Section 36 of the NHRA.........................................................................................................................10 1.3.4 Section 34 of the NHRA.........................................................................................................................10 1.4 DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA IN TERMS OF SECTION 38(1)..................................................................................10 1.5 PROPERTY OWNERSHIP..................................................................................................................................10 1.6 DEVELOPER...................................................................................................................................................11 1.7 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST .......................................................................................................................11 1.8 HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT SPECIALISTS ...............................................................................................11 1.9 PROPERTY DETAILS .......................................................................................................................................11 1.10 DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................11 1.11 LEGAL REQUIREMENTS ...............................................................................................................................12 PART 2: HERITAGE ASPECTS OF THE AFFECTED AREA.....................................................................14 2.1 GENERAL ISSUES OF SITE AND CONTEXT .......................................................................................................14 2.1.1 Context ..................................................................................................................................................14 2.1.2 Property features and characteristics ...................................................................................................14 2.1.3 Heritage resources on the property.......................................................................................................15 2.1.4 Property history and associations.........................................................................................................15 2.2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE AFFECTED AREA...........................................................................................15 FIGURE 2: Landscape between Birchleigh North and Tembisa (routes 1 and 4).........................................16 FIGURE 3: Northern boundary of Mooifontein Cemetery (routes 1 and 4)..................................................16 FIGURE 4: Existing power lines between Norkem Park and Birch Acres (route 1) .....................................17 FIGURE 5: Small pan and wetland between Norkem Park and Birch Acres (route 1) .................................17 FIGURE 6: Chloorkop substation..................................................................................................................18 FIGURE 7: Open land and existing power lines (route 4) between Chloorkop and North Rand substations .......................................................................................................................................................................18 FIGURE 8: Existing power lines (route 3) between North Rand substation and Esther Park ......................19 FIGURE 9: Esther Park area (route 3) .........................................................................................................19 FIGURE 10: Existing power lines south of Edleen (route 3).........................................................................20 2.3 CHRONOLOGY OF THE DEVELOPMENT AREA .................................................................................................20 FIGURE 11: Portion of oldest 2628 AA map (1944) indicating a large portion of the study area ...............21 PART 3: FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.......................................................................................22 3.1 IDENTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT HERITAGE FEATURES .................................................................................22 3.1.1 General .................................................................................................................................................22 FIGURE 12: Google Earth image indicating the location of significant heritage resources ........................22 FIGURE 13: Map indicating the study area and the five power line route options (Courtesy BKS).............23 FIGURE 14: Map indicating the three possible North rand-Chloorkop lines. Note that Route 1 has been changed to Route 4A, Route 2 to Route 4B and Route 3 to Route 4C. ...........................................................24 3.1.2 Mapping, description and assessment of individual heritage resources...............................................24 3.2 SUMMARY OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROPERTY OR ANY PART THEREOF (SECTION 3(3)).............24 3.2.1 Description of the site ...........................................................................................................................24 3.2.2 Criteria of heritage value......................................................................................................................25 3.2.3 Statement of significance.......................................................................................................................25 3.3 IMPACT ASSESSMENT ....................................................................................................................................25 FIGURE 15: Table with impact ratings for Esselen Park – North Rand corridors/routes............................26 FIGURE 16: Table with impact ratings for North Rand – Chloorkop corridors/routes................................27 3.4 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS.................................................................................................................27 ESSELEN-NORTH RAND-CHLOORKOP STRENGTHENING FINAL HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT 1 REPORT NOVEMBER 2008 CULTMATRIX CC 3.5 CONSULTATION WITH AFFECTED COMMUNITIES............................................................................................27 3.6 IDENTIFICATION OF RISK SOURCES ................................................................................................................27 3.7 KEY MITIGATION AND ENHANCEMENT MEASURES BEFORE CONSTRUCTION ..................................................27 3.8 KEY MITIGATION MEASURES DURING CONSTRUCTION...................................................................................27 3.9 KEY MITIGATION MEASURES AFTER CONSTRUCTION.....................................................................................28 3.10 CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................................................28 3.11 FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS.........................................................................................................................28 PART 4: INFORMATION SOURCES USED IN THIS REPORT .................................................................30 4.1 DATABASES ..................................................................................................................................................30