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Urgent: Calling for objections to proposed development near Village Green DEADLINE: 17 MARCH 202
CNdV Africa have made an application to the City of Cape Town’s Development Management office for planning departures to enable a large-scale apartment building construction at 22 Collingwood Road, Observatory (corner of Collingwood and Blake, near the Village Green and the New Apostolic Church). The proposed plan would entail the demolition of the building currently…
Amazon Part of Mega Development Given Go-Ahead at Two Rivers Urban Park
The River Club, currently a nine-hole golf course, is to be rezoned and will house new headquarters for giant multi-national company Amazon, following a decision by the City’s Municipal Planning Tribunal on Friday. Photo: Steve Kretzmann Developer says Amazon will be anchor tenant. By Steve Kretzmann NEWS | Sep 23, 2020 | Steve Kretzmann The…
City of Cape Town approves River Club redevelopment
NEWS | 22ND SEPTEMBER 2020 | BY: SIMONE LIEDTKE The rezoning application for the River Club redevelopment in Observatory, Cape Town, has been approved by the Municipal Planning Tribunal. After considering submissions from the applicant, interested and affected parties, as well as officials representing the City of Cape Town, the tribunal recommended the approval. The city…
SERI Protecting housing and home in South Africa
SA housing policy fails to support delivery
Housing policy has tended to stand apart from economic objectives and disciplines, sometimes by design and sometimes by default. As a result, it has often hindered rather than helped to improve the prosperity of people and places. In this article by IVAN TUROK looks to backyard dwelling as a more vibrant and viable option in…
Affordable Housing in Observatory
In July 2018, a group of 24 students from North Eastern University in Boston conducted a survey in Observatory as part of their study abroad program focused on the “right to the city” in South Africa. In partnership with the OCA, they surveyed businesses and residents in the area to explore the understanding of what…
August 2019 LDG Sub-group report
Please download our minutes from the August meeting here.
LDG Status of developments as at end July 2019
Brief updates on large developments: The large apartment block on William St (also Rawson) had strict conditions imposed on its approval so it will only be 5 stories in height. The developers of the River Club have pended their application for rezoning so as to allow the Environmental Impact Assessment to be considered. Any Obs…
One success story! (heaven knows, we need a few more…)
From Leslie London Rawson Properties approached the city to develop a large apartment building in William St Observatory. The objection process for this development started in September 2016. After long and tenacious engagement, in which the OCA (particularly Marc Turok) supported local residents, the Municipal Planning Tribunal rules that the development could go ahead but only…
LDG Status of developments as at end May 2019
from Leslie London – In general, it seems most of the Large Developments in Observatory developments are on hold. Our last Erf Watch found that most of these developments have not submitted further plans. This may be the result of a glut of accommodation in Observatory coupled with the depressed real estate market. Some of…