Vacant Land Agricultural for sale in Jeffreys Bay
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Property Description
This farm is without doubt one of the prettiest I've encountered in the Eastern Cape. All property descriptions will boast about stunning views, but I assure you it's difficult to top the incredible vistas one enjoys from almost the whole extent of this piece of land. One has 180 degree sea views of everything from Blue Horizon bay through to Cape St Francis to the South, and an unparalleled picture of the Baviaans and Tsitsikamma mountains to the North. A small finger of the property extends down the escarpment and into the Gamtoos (boundary is centre of river) allowing one private access to the river. There is also 4.8ha of irrigable land adjacent to the Gamtoos with 81 000 Cu M of water rights out of the irrigation scheme. The top plateau is a series of three flat thorn savannah areas separated by spectacular, well wooded gorges, the former of which has the distinction of having deep red soils as opposed to the shallow gravel one normally encounters on mountain tops in this area.
This farm has an incredible variety of flora and diverse habitat types. As described, the flat plateaus are dominated by the perennial Pannicums, Themedia Triandra and Cynodon Dactylon. While the latter grass species can be of marginal value in harder areas, by virtue of the fertile soils and high rainfall enjoyed here, it is a superb grazing grass and is well used right through the year. The southern slopes of the gorges and valleys are dense, pristine valley bushveld. All the associated tree species are present including the normally coastal Candlewoods as well as large milkwoods and wild olive. The northern slopes are less dense with good under canopy grass cover as well as a surprisingly well established and healthy stand of spekboom. A smaller section on one of the western slopes has a large diversity of fynbos plants including Pincushions (leucospermum) and the protea varieties eximia and lepidocarpodendron amongst others. I am told there are also significant numbers of the cycad longifolia although I have not yet been to see them. I cannot overemphasize the value and quality of the available browse. The farm already has large Populations of Nyala, Bushbuck and blue duiker, but could happily sustain considerable numbers of the larger browsers like eland, kudu, giraffe and most probably 3 or 4 black rhino.
The farm falls in a transition summer / winter rainfall area with an annual average of 700mm.
Game species that are currently on the property include:
Waterbuck 50
Nyala 40
Mountain Reedbuck 50
Impala +-300
Blesbuck 45
Bushbuck
Zebra 17
Blue duiker
Common Duiker
Caracal >=7
Leopard >=2
In the past there were 78 blue wildebeest that were removed because of the provincial "snotsiekte” scare. A landmark ruling recently however has again made it possible to run these animals in proximity to cattle. I would therefore recommend the reintroduction of blues as well as giraffe, eland, kudu, red Hartebeest and with some more research, the black rhino.
590 Ha of the total is fully enclosed with a new, very high spec game fence. There is an enormous, modern design 4 bedroom house on the property which is currently rented out so I was unable to view. There is an implement/Lucerne shed as well as old dairy and associated outbuildings. In addition to the treated water quota (described below) the canal irrigation quota and 3 boreholes deliver a staggering 1.8 million litres of water/24hrs.
The current owner entered into a partnership agreement with the view to developing a 780 unit golf estate. The town planning and E.I.A etc has been done and is in hand. A water servitude for the main P.E. treated water line is registered beneath the property to a large subterranean reservoir from where it gravitated to P.E. An allocation of treated water for 560 units from this line has been approved by PE water. The power allocation for 780 units has also apparently been approved by Eskom. (I have not seen this document). For various reasons the partnership has dissolved and the final stages of the permissions process were never pursued.
Personally I do not feel that another golf course is necessarily the right course of action here, but would lean more towards an up market wildlife eco estate with associated lodge, conference and wedding venue. The latter market is still under traded in this area. If correctly placed to optimize the incredible views, and taking into account the sundowner cruise, photo potential of the river, I’m convinced that a well designed lodge and wedding venue would corner the lion’s share of this lucrative market. Add to this 3 clusters of 40 - 60, up market residential stands and the math’s becomes exciting.
All reports, permissions, documentation etc will be made available to the successful buyer.
It is seldom that I have the opportunity to present a property that can more than justify its purchase price. Most ask for extraordinary vision, resourcefulness and resources on behalf of the developer to unlock any potential. I can stumble on for hours about the views, ideal locality, species diversity, beneficial infrastructure etc but it is really a place that one has too see for yourself. So confident am I that I would be happy to refund the travel costs of any serious developer who disagrees.
ID4890
The Susan Deacon Property Group
Property Features
| Property Type |
Vacant Land Agricultural |
| Stand Size |
-- m2 |
Property Costs