Description

Location: At 3888 N2 ROAD, STELLENBOSCH FARMS / Erf 918 Portion 35. (East of Onverwacht Rd, West of Pinkster (Pentecostal) Park (Erf 918/36), North of the current N2(T2)). Property Description: • Portion 35 of the Farm Gustrouw No 918, situate in the division of Stellenbosch. • Vacant Land (previously zoned Agricultural) currently held under Deed of Transfer No. T34248/84. • Size: 12,0534ha (120 534m2) composed as follows: 12,8514ha (128 514m2), • Excluding portion sold to Eskom in 2006 for Electricity Substation (approx. 3946m2). Approved Development Rights: • rezoning of Portion 35 of Farm 918, Gustrouw, from Agriculture to Subdivisional Overlay Zone Area for Single Residential, Local Business, Open Space, Utility and Transport purposes, • subdivision of Portion 35 of Farm 918 into 2 Local Business Zone 2 erven, 104 Single Residential Zone 1 erven (102 units, I road portion, 1 open space portion), 2 Transport Zone 2 erven, 2 Utility Zone erven (Eskom substation and a detention pond) and 1 Open Space Zone 3 erf, as indicated on Subdivision Plan No 6 dd 22/02/2021, • a regulation departure from the DMS for Local Business Zone 2 Portions 1 and 2 to permit 15m high buildings in lieu of 12m, • a regulation departure from the DMS for proposed Single Residential Zone I erven 3 - 104 to permit the relaxation of the 1,5m common building lines to 1m for windows, • The Phasing Plan no 7 dd 22/02/2021 for a mixed-use development on Portion 35 of Farm 918, Gustrouw. Farm 918/35 Opportunities and Phasing: • Total = 432 flats <100m² • SR1 = 102 units, approx 215m² in size each • GLA = 2640m² Phase 1A: - 96 sectional title units (i.e. flats) with a max. GLA of 660m². Phase 1B: - 96 sectional title units (i.e. flats) with a max. GLA of 660m². Phase 2A: - 96 sectional title units (i.e. flats) with a max. GLA of 1320m². Phase 2B: - 72 sectional title units (i.e. flats). Phase 2C: - 72 sectional title units (i.e. flats). Phase 3A: - 57 single title units (i.e. townhouses). Phase 3B: - 45 single title units (i.e. townhouses). Phase 4: - Private open space (i.e. wetland). Phase 5: - Existing Eskom site. Phase 6: - CoCT’s regional detention pond. Rights Currently Not Approved: The Municipal Planning Tribunal (MPT) on 23 March 2021 in terms of section 98 of the City of Cape Town Municipal Planning By-Law, 2015 (MPBL), refused the application for approval of The Site Development Plan No SK.10.01 Rev 12 dd 7 July 2020 for a mixed-use development on Portion 35 of Farm 918, Gustrouw for the following stated reasons: • The SDP does not adequately comply with the urban design policy. • The urban design footprint is parking led, monotonous and has too little variation with respect to built form. • Insufficient open space is provided for in the higher density area. • Consideration is not given to the linking of the proposed restored wetland with the stormwater detention pond by a means other than a culvert. • Adequate setbacks are not provided for on the southern eastern edge to enable retention of the existing eucalyptus trees. Supporting Documents Available on request.