Submitted by Cecilene Muller on
Postal Address:
Postnet Suite 25, Private Bag X 26 Tokai
Postal Code:
7 966
Contact Person:
Nicolette Schmidt
Contact No.:
082 494 5508
Email:
info@parkscape.org.za
Statement on Main Aims of Organisation:
Parkscape represents a substantial community with a particular concern for the interface between the City of Cape Town and the Table Mountain National Park.
Our Vision is 'to create community-focussed safe, biodiverse, open and shaded parkscape in the buffer zones of Table Mountain National Park where Park meets urban edge'.
Official studies have identified sections of these buffer zones as important cultural landscapes that form part of the national estate, as identified by Section 3(2) of the National Heritage Resources Act (NHRA) (Act 25 of 1999).
Section 3(2), for example, includes historical settlements, townscapes, landscapes and natural features of cultural significance as part of the national estate, requiring protection in terms of the Act.
Examples include the Constantia-Tokai Valley, which has been described as 'an irreplaceable national asset of great historic, cultural, productive and aesthetic significance' (Constantia-Tokai Valley - Local Area Growth Management Development Plan, Final Report, MLH Architects and Planners et al, July 1992).
Parkscape therefore wishes to register as a conservation body with an interest in both geographical areas and categories of heritage resources in terms of Section 25(1)(b)(i) and (ii).
Categories of Heritage:
Parkscape has an interest in geographical areas where the City and the Table Mountain National Park meet, with a particular interest in the Constantia-Tokai Valley, Kirstenbosch, the Newlands Forest, and the Groote Schuur Estate on the slopes of Devil's Peak.
The Constantia-Tokai Valley includes the Cecilia Forest and what remains of the Tokai plantations, in addition to wine farms, watercourses, green belts, historic complexes and scenic routes, set against the Constantiaberg and surrounding mountains.
We also have an interest in areas within the TMNP enjoyed by Capetonians and visitors to the City, notably the Silvermine Nature Reserve, among others.
Parkscape has a deep interest in preserving the essential character of the valley and other cultural landscapes that reflect the essence of 'Capeness', and that provide crucial amenities for all citizens and visitors in line with our vision.
We are interested in all categories of heritage resources that form part of the national estate, as identified by Section 3 of the NHRA.
