Pearl Valley second phase
2005-03-10
AN additional section of land north of the Pearl Valley golf course, known as Pearl Valley II, will soon be rezoned to become the site of a second Jack Nicklaus signature course, a "Bear's Best". There will also be 950 new homes around the course.
The new course will be the first of its kind outside the USA and only the third ever to be built.
Pearl Valley has also signed an exclusivity deal with the Nicklaus Organisation to ensure that it will be the only Bear's Best within South Africa.
A Bear's Best course is a composite of the best and most famous 18 holes from Jack Nicklaus courses around the world.
A total of 341 hectares is to be rezoned for this new development, comprising sections of the farm Kliprug, Kunnenburgh, De Hoop, Titus Kloof and Riverside east of the Berg River.
Most of the area is sandy wasteland which is unsuitable for farming and will require considerable rehabilitation.
The development entails an investment of R594 million by Novelway and proposes the construction of 200 resort lodges, 750 homes, a hotel, conference centre, health spa, golf academy and polo field with horse trails.
A site visit for interested and affected parties will be held on Wednesday at 10:30. For more information, phone environmental consultant Anneke de Kock on 866-1524 or dekockae@ mweb.co.za.
The project is a joint initiative by Novelway, the Malaysian developers of Pearl Valley, and the Nicklaus Organisation.
Representatives from each organisation will travel to the various Jack Nicklaus courses around the world to select the 18 holes that would be the most appropriate to replicate for the new development.
There are only two other such courses in the world in Las Vegas and in Atlanta.
The new course will be surrounded by residential plots effectively creating an estate with numerous fairways facing homes and two 18 hole signature golf courses, making Pearl Valley a golfing mecca.
* An additional residential development on 210 hectares north of Pearl Valley II, called "Dans la Vigne", is also currently being planned by Gatekeeper Private Equity of Pretoria.
According to PJ le Roux of planning consultants Jan Hanekom Partnership, the security development on 230 hectares will consist of 549 housing units including a retirement village, private school, polo field and equestrian centre.
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