Heritage Cases

The study area is located in Cato Ridge near the western boundary of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KZN and is situated North of the N3 highway. Cato Ridge is located approximately 51km west of Durban and 29km south-east of Pietermaritzburg. The R103 and a railway line bisects the study area. The land in Cato Ridge and Camperdown was originally owned by the Dutch Voortrekkers, “Uitkomst” and “Riet Vallei” were owned by Potgieter, who bequeathed the land (approx. 1840) to George Cato “in consideration for his sufferings and indignities to which he had been subjected by the Boers”. The farm became “Cato’s Ridge” later known as “Cato Ridge”. Further North-West was the farm “Camperdown” which was bequeathed by the Republic of Natalia to a British settler, John Vanderplank in 1838 after he helped the Boers fight the Zulus under Chief Parate at Camperdown. He went into farming Wattle for use in the tanning industry and later for pulp and paper. The first phase of construction for the release of land for development, for the installation of services and infrastructure will require the removal of remains and clearing of parts of the development area. Although the development is defined by 3 Phases, the development of sites will be located anywhere across the 3 Phases, based on end user requirements. The release and development may take place over a period of 20-25years. The proposed property boundaries of parcels for future tenants/ owners will be surveyed, based on end user requirements. Types of developments and buildings will only be determined once the specific end user requirements are defined.