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LOCATION AND AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT
The proposed wind turbines would be located on the farms Schuitjes Klip, Honing Klip, Zandfontein,
Kliprug and Holvlei which are located near Vredenburg in the Western Cape. The total area under
consideration is approximately 6 000 ha and has previously been disturbed by agricultural activities
(Refer to the Table below for more detail).
Farm
Reference
on Map
Landowner
Details
Farm/Portion Number Location in
Relation to
Vredenburg
The major landuse in the larger area consists primarily of industrial, residential and agriculture activities.
Agricultural activities on the five farms comprise mainly of cattle and sheep farming, while crops such as
wheat and lupins are also farmed.
The Langebaan Airforce Base is situated approximately 25 km south-east of the five farms and the Mittal
Saldanha Steel Smelter is located approximately 10 km south of the farms. Jacobsbaai is situated to the
west of Farms 1 and 2. Trekoskraal is directly adjacent to the southern border of Farm 3, while St Helena
Bay is situated north-east of Farm 5 and Paternoster to the west. The Cape Columbine Nature Reserve is
situated north-west of Farm 3 and south of Farm 5 in Paternoster.
The landscape across all five farms is relatively homogenous. The five farms lie within four vegetation
types namely; Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Limestone Strandveld, Saldanha Granite
Strandveld and Saldanha Flats Strandveld 1 . These vegetation types are all considered to be Endangered
except for the Langebaan Dune Strandveld which has a conservation status of Vulnerable. The farms
have however been heavily transformed by agricultural activities. The topography of the larger area is
relatively flat with undulating fields and granite outcrops scattered across the landscape. A substantive
granite outcrop, Klipheuwel with indigenous vegetation occurs on Farm 4.
1 Mucina, L. and Rutherford, M.C.(eds). 2006. The Vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19
3
Size(Ha)
1 Mr Klaas Loubser Remainder of Portion 1 (Holvlei West) of the
Farm Holvlei 120
5km west 563.4056
2 Mr Reon van der
Merwe
Remainder of Farm Kliprug No. 282 5km southwest 441.2586
3
Portion 4 (portion of Portion 1) of the Farm
Zandfontein No. 105
933.8326
Portion 6 (Hartzenberg) of Farm Besters Kraal No. 38 428.2746
5
4
Mr Tommy Bester
Mr Klaas van Zyl
Portion 5 (Noodhulp) of Farm Besters Kraal No. 38 547.4695
Portion 8 of Farm Besters Kraal No. 38 60.0598
Remainder of Portion 7 (portion of Portion 2)
(Morkels Dam)
of Farm Davids Fontyn No 18
Portion 9 (portion of Portion 7)
(Annex Kaffer Skuitje) of Farm Davids Fontyn No 18
5km
northwest/10km
north
427.8549
85.6404
Portion 1 of Farm Schuitjies Klip No 22 860.8147
Farm No 1076
Remainder of Portion 2 (Willems Fontein )
of Farm Honing Klip No. 101
Portion 19 (portion of Portion 1)(Driehoek)
of Farm Honing Klip No. 101
2km east
1474.2558
30.3226
70.2356