NEWS
RELEASE
28 September 2001
CITY OF
CAPE TOWN APPROVES APPLICATION FOR RETIREMENT VILLAGE IN DURBANVILLE
The
City of Cape Town has approved an application for the rezoning of land in
Durbanville to allow for the construction of a retirement village and frail care
centre.
In
terms of the approval, 3,2 hectares of vacant land in the Southwest corner of
the D’Urbanvale development can be used for the retirement village provided
the density does not exceed 27 units per hectare.
Motivation
for the application is that there is a demand for retirement villages in
Durbanville.
Two
objections were received on the grounds of excessive density. However, the one
objection was submitted too late and the other objection was subsequently
withdrawn.
The
Council’s Planning Department assessed the proposal as desirable for a number
of reasons:
·
The D’Urbanvale development makes provision for
higher density housing.
·
The proposal is acceptable to all Council
Directorates.
·
There is a lack of retirement facilities in the
northern suburbs.
·
It is compatible with the draft North Spatial
Development Framework, which provides planning policies and guidelines for the
future development of Durbanville.
·
A retirement village will not necessarily cause
increased traffic congestion.
Councillor
Brian Watkyns, Chairperson of the City of Cape Town’s Planning and Environment
Portfolio Committee, said there was clearly a need for retirement facilities in
the area and no planning guidelines would be contravened by the development.
“We
will continue to support orderly developments that comply with planning
regulations, but we are taking a zero tolerance attitude towards developers who
flout the laws and press ahead without Council approval,” he said.
“One of the essential requirements is that developments are in line with guidelines set out in both the Metropolitan Spatial Development Framework (MSDF) and the local spatial development framework.”
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