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APPENDIX 10: VEGETATION LETTER

6 Pin Oak Avenue, Hilton 3201. PO Box 794, Hilton 3245 South Africa Tel: +27 33 343 6789 Fax: +27 33 343 6788 e-mail: [email protected]

Directors: Paul Anthony Olivier, Jan Clare Norris, Mark Schapers, Simon Vincent Johnson

Your ref: 13 March 2019 Our ref: 41748/2019/MVR/mvr

TERRATEST (PTY) LTD PO BOX 794 HILTON 3245 Submitted via email: [email protected] ATTENTION: Riona Patak Dear Riona, RE: ASSESSMENT OF THE VEGETATION ON ERF 61 OF LINCOLN MEADE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED LINCOLN MEADE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN PIETERMARITZBURG, KWAZULU-NATAL This letter serves as confirmation that based on the assessment of the vegetation on the development site associated with the proposed Lincoln Meade Residential Development on Erf 61, it is my opinion as a Vegetation Specialist that the vegetation on the site is highly transformed by anthropogenic impacts. These impacts have allowed the encroachment of a large number of alien invasive plant species which has decreased the biodiversity value of the vegetation. The anthropogenic impacts that has allowed the heavy alien infestation is substantiation of this specialist’s opinion that the amount of indigenous vegetation that will be cleared during the establishment of the development will not exceed 300m2. If you need any further clarity regarding our quotation, please feel free to contact me

directly.

Yours sincerely,

Magnus van Rooyen (for TERRATEST (Pty) Ltd)

mailto:[email protected]


6 Pin Oak Avenue, Hilton 3201. PO Box 794, Hilton 3245 South Africa Tel: +27 33 343 6789 Fax: +27 33 343 6788 e-mail: [email protected]

Directors: Paul Anthony Olivier, Jan Clare Norris, Mark Schapers, Simon Vincent Johnson

Your ref: 13 September 2018 Our ref: 41748/2018/MVR/mv

TERRATEST (PTY) LTD

PO BOX 794

HILTON

3245

Submitted via email: [email protected]

ATTENTION: Riona Patak

Dear Riona,

RE: ASSESSMENT OF THE VEGETATION ON ERF 61 OF LINCOLN MEADE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LINCOLN MEADE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN PIETERMARITZBURG, KWAZULU-NATAL

Please find below the high level assessment of the vegetation on Erf 61 of Lincoln Meade associated with the Lincoln Meade Residential Development in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.

BACKGROUND

It is understood that the proposed development site is located within the urban area of Pietermaritzburg with access off Grimthorpe Road in the Lincoln Meade Residential area.

The residential development will make provision for the establishment of 23 residential units and associated services infrastructure (water, sewer, electricity and access roads). The layout of the proposed development is provided in the figure below.

The development layout makes provision for the location of the residential units and associated infrastructure outside of the delineated wetland area that occurs on the development property.



Lincoln Meade Residential Development

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Figure 1: Layout of the proposed development



VEGETATION ASSESSMENT

The assessment of the vegetation that will be affected by the proposed development has as goal to determine the level of indigenous vegetation that is present on the site. To this end a site visit was conducted on 20 June 2018 to evaluate the vegetation species composition in the area that will be transformed for the establishment of the residential units and associated infrastructure.

The vegetation on the site is dominated by alien invasive species typical to the larger area. The species that were identified during the site visit are contained in the table below:

Table 1: Alien vegetation species on the development site

Scientific name Common name CARA status

Solanum mauritianum Bug Weed Category 1

Lantana camara Common Lantana Category 1

Chromolaena odorata Triffid Weed Category 1

Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian Pepper Tree Category 1

Cardiospermum grandiflorum Balloon Vine Category 1

Ageratum conyzoides Ageratum Category 1

Ricinus communis Castor-oil Plant Category 2

Macfadyena unguis-cati Cat’s Claw Creeper Category 1

Arundo donax Giant Reed Category 1

Psidium guajava Guava Category 2

Montanoa hibiscifolia Tree Daisy Category 1

Melia azedarach Syringa Category 3

Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda Category 3

Plate 1: View of the Cardiospermum grandiflorum (Balloon Vine) on the site



Plate 2: View of the Lantana camara (Common Lantana) on the site

Plate 3: View of the Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian Pepper Tree) on the site



Plate 4: View of the Solanum mauritianum (Bug Weed) on the site



Plate 5: View of the alien vegetation on the site

Lantana camara

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Solanum mauritianum

Chromolaena odorata

Psidium guajava




Jacaranda mimosifolia

Solanum mauritianum

Schinus terebinthifolius

Psidium guajava




Arundo donax

Solanum mauritianum

Schinus terebinthifolius



The woody indigenous plant species that occur on the property is dominated by several small to medium size Acacia sieberiana (Paper Bark Thorn) and a single Acacia nilotica (Scented Thorn).

Plate 8: View of one of the Acacia sieberiana (Paper Bark Thorn) on the site

Plate 9: View of the Acacia nilotica (Scented Thorn) on the site



It is clear that the vegetation on the property that will be affected by the implementation of the proposed development is dominated by a heavy infestation of alien invasive species. The number of indigenous plant species within this area is very limited. CONCLUSION

Considering the Listed Activities contained in the National Environmental Management Act (Act No. 107 of 1998): Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations of 2014, as amended that relates to the removal of indigenous vegetation, the following Listed Activities are potentially applicable to this proposed development.

Table 2: Potential Listed Activities triggered by the proposed development

Government Notice

Listed Activity

Description

GN R.327 Listing Notice 1

27 The clearance of an area of 1 hectares or more, but less than 20 hectares of indigenous vegetation except where such clearance of indigenous vegetation is required for – (i) the undertaking of a linear activity; or (ii) maintenance purposes undertaken in accordance with a maintenance management plan.

Based on the findings of the assessment of the vegetation contained on the development footprint, it is considered that the amount of indigenous vegetation that will require clearing from the area will be less than 10 000m2 (1 ha).

This being the case, the Listed Activity provided above will not require an Environmental Authorisation before the development can commence.

If you require any additional information in this regard, please feel free to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Magnus van Rooyen (for TERRATEST (Pty) Ltd)

DECLARATION OF INTEREST BY SPECIALIST

Department of Economic Development, Tourism & Environmental Affairs, KwaZulu-Natal

Details of the Specialist and Declaration of Interest

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(For official use only)

Provincial Reference Number:

NEAS Reference Number: KZN / EIA /

Waste Management Licence Number (if applicable):

Date Received by Department:

DETAILS OF SPECIALIST AND DECLARATION OF INTEREST Submitted in terms of section 24(2) of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) or for a waste management licence in terms of section 20(b) of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008).

KINDLY NOTE:

1. This form is current as of October 2019. It is the responsibility of the Applicant / Environmental Assessment Practitioner (“EAP”) to ascertain whether subsequent versions of the form have been released by the Department.

PROJECT TITLE

Proposed construction of a housing development and associated infrastructure on Erf 61, Pietermaritzburg, Msunduzi Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal

DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

Umgungundlovu District Municipality

1. SPECIALIST INFORMATION

Specialist name: Magnus van Rooyen

Contact person: Magnus van Rooyen

Postal address: PO Box 794

Postal code: 3245 Cell: 084 249 2365

Telephone: 033 343 6789 Fax: 033 343 6788

E-mail: [email protected]

Professional affiliation(s) (if any)

IAIAsa, SACNASP


DECLARATION OF INTEREST BY SPECIALIST

Department of Economic Development, Tourism & Environmental Affairs, KwaZulu-Natal

Details of the Specialist and Declaration of Interest

Oct 2019 V1

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``Attainment of a Radically Transformed, Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth for KwaZulu-Natal''

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Project Consultant / EAP: Terratest (Pty) Ltd

Contact person: Riona Patak

Postal address: PO Box 794, Hilton

Postal code: 3202 Cell: 028 459 2009

Telephone: 033 343 6789 Fax: 033 343 36701

E-mail: [email protected]

2. DECLARATION BY THE SPECIALIST

I, ,, declare that -- General declaration:

• I act as the independent specialist in this application;

• do not have and will not have any vested interest (either business, financial, personal or other) in the undertaking of the proposed activity, other than remuneration for work performed in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014;

• I will perform the work relating to the application in an objective manner, even if this results in views and findings that are not favourable to the applicant;

• I declare that there are no circumstances that may compromise my objectivity in performing such work;

• I have expertise in conducting the specialist report relevant to this application, including knowledge of the Act, regulations and any guidelines that have relevance to the proposed activity;

• I will comply with the Act, regulations and all other applicable legislation;

• I have no, and will not engage in, conflicting interests in the undertaking of the activity;

• I undertake to disclose to the applicant and the competent authority all material information in my possession that reasonably has or may have the potential of influencing - any decision to be taken with respect to the application by the competent authority; and - the objectivity of any report, plan or document to be prepared by myself for submission to the competent authority;

• all the particulars furnished by me in this form are true and correct; and

• I am aware that a person is guilty of an offence in terms of Regulation 48 (1) of the EIA Regulations, 2014, if that person provides incorrect or misleading information. A person who is convicted of an offence in terms of sub-regulation 48(1) (a)-(e) is liable to the penalties as contemplated in section 49B(1) of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998).

Signature of the specialist: Terratest (Pty) Ltd

Name of company: 24/01/2020

Date: _______________________________

Magnus van Rooyen

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