extensive sugarcane fields, timber plantations and coastal holiday resorts, with interspersed secondary Aristida grasslands, thickets and patches of coastal thornveld. Vegetation on site has been disturbed as the site consists of buildings, platform structures, paved areas and a railway line. Areas planted with grass are present on the site. Figure 8: A view of the site Hydrology The site is not affected by surface water bodies. Cultural and social features According to the National Heritage Resources Act, 1999 (Act No. 25 of 1999) provisions are made to protect national heritage and this forms an integral part of the environmental assessment process. The site has been fully developed and no sites of cultural heritage significance were identified within the development boundary; therefore no specific mitigation measures are needed for the development. Care should however be taken when the construction phase of the project commences. If any historical site features or artefacts are discovered, a qualified archaeologist will be commissioned to investigate and SAHRA or Amafa aKwaZulu-Natali will be informed. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT The impact of the related project activities have been determined by identifying the environmental aspects and then undertaking an environmental risk assessment to determine the significance of the environmental impacts during the construction and operational phases of the proposed development. Due to the nature of the development it is anticipated that the infrastructure will be permanent, thus not requiring decommissioning or rehabilitation. Methodology
extensive sugarcane fields, timber plantations and coastal holiday resorts, with interspersed secondary Aristida grasslands, thickets and patches of coastal thornveld. Vegetation on site has been disturbed as the site consists of buildings, platform structures, paved areas and a railway line. Areas planted with grass are present on the site. Figure 8: A view of the site Hydrology The site is not affected by surface water bodies. Cultural and social features According to the National Heritage Resources Act, 1999 (Act No. 25 of 1999) provisions are made to protect national heritage and this forms an integral part of the environmental assessment process. The site has been fully developed and no sites of cultural heritage significance were identified within the development boundary; therefore no specific mitigation measures are needed for the development. Care should however be taken when the construction phase of the project commences. If any historical site features or artefacts are discovered, a qualified archaeologist will be commissioned to investigate and SAHRA or Amafa aKwaZulu-Natali will be informed. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT The impact of the related project activities have been determined by identifying the environmental aspects and then undertaking an environmental risk assessment to determine the significance of the environmental impacts during the construction and operational phases of the proposed development. Due to the nature of the development it is anticipated that the infrastructure will be permanent, thus not requiring decommissioning or rehabilitation. Methodology
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