In 2017, the City of Cape Town declared its intention to develop six social housing sites in Woodstock. Four of them are in a 250m radius around Earl Street. Despite not being consulted at the time, the community, its civic and stakeholders have supported five of the six social housing projects:
- The land has been released for (1) New Market Street and (2) St James is in the approval stages.
- (3) Pine Road and (4) Dillon Lane have been approved and are waiting to break ground by the allocated social housing institution, SOHCO.
- (5) Heritage Western Cape (Heritage WC) has given the go-ahead for the former Woodstock Hospital to be developed into social housing…