Battle intensifies over plan to develop mini-Century City on Observatory site

NEWS / 18 DECEMBER 2019, 2:15PM / DOMINIC ADRIAANSE – IOL The land is the site of a 100-year-old floodplain where two rivers converge below Observatory, and where the River Club Golf Course lies. File picture: David Ritchie/African News Agency (ANA) Cape Town – As the provisional protection of the Two Rivers Urban Park (TRUP) precinct is nearing its…

OCA Chair – Leslie London’s Submission to the HIA LSDF

Dear Ms Postlethwayt Draft Phase 1 Heritage Impact Assessment for the Site ‘Two Rivers’ (formerly Two Rivers Urban Park) I write as Chair of the Observatory Civic Association to lodge my comments as an Interested and Affected Party with respect to the Draft Phase 1 Heritage Impact Assessment for the Site ‘Two Rivers’ (formerly Two…

Why is the Observatory Civic Association supporting this application to Heritage Western Cape?

The OCA is a civic that represents the interests of residents and businesses in Observatory. We pride ourselves in working towards an inclusive and responsive community. One of the principles of our Civic’s vision is to value the history of the area, actively recognizing the range of diverse heritages, including the forgotten and silenced histories…

Urgent Press Conference: First Nations, Civics and other Civil Society Organisations call for heritage grading of the Two Rivers Urban Park (TRUP)

Venue: South African Astronomical Observatory Auditorium Date and Time: Tues 17 Dec 2019 at 10 AM. Members of the media are invited to join an urgent press conference about the controversial R4 billion development proposal by Liesbeek Leisure Property Trust (LLPT) at the River Club in Observatory, Cape Town, on sacred Khoi and San ground,…

LSDF – Why is it important to comment?

This is a last call for you to weigh in on matters to do with Large Developments in Obs before Christmas holidays arrive. As previously indicated, the City has published a Local Spatial Development Framework specifically for the Two Rivers Urban Park ( see HERE for the Two Rivers LSDF ). It has held three…