Housing Development C01
1429
Address
Off Old Polkadraai Road
Date Built
Suggested Grading
UNGRADED / NCW
Property Number
1429
Present NHRA protection
Older than 60 years - at time of survey
Description
A new, gated housing development of innapropriate scale, density, colour and architectural language (suburban typology).
Details
Valley
Eerste River Valley (C01-C30)
Area
Eerste River Stellenbosch Farms Area (C01-C08)
Landscape Unit
C01
Townscape
Landscape Unit Grade
Ungraded
Architect / Builder
Current Use
Housing development - under construction
Original Use
Agriculture
General Evaluation
Interior Description
History
Grouping with other sites
Evidence of Demolition
Contextual Design
Invasive Elements
Entire development is invasive, being in the view one if the historic werf spaces, and of innapropriate
scale, density, colour and architectural language.
Heritage Vulnerability
Highly intrusive development that greatly errodes the heritage significance of the sub-valley.
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Latitude/Longitude
-33.9576833333 / 18.74099
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Additional Information
Additional Documents
Survey
2016
Circa
Admin Area
Allotment
Zoning
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Date of survey
2016
Linked to erf/erven
Linked Address
Environment
Valley PDF
AREA PDF
Landscape Unit PDF
Townscape PDF
2016 Survey Document - Site PDF
OTHER DOCUMENTS
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NHRA Significance
Age
Archaeology
Architectural
Associational
Intangible
* SCALE USED: High / Medium / Low / None
Rarity
Representivity
Scientific
Symbolic
Statement of Significance
The housing development detracts from and errodes the heritage significance of the sub-valley.
Landscape Significance
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Additional Photos
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