Over the past few months the Property Management Department has compiled a Disposal Programme of Council-owned property that is superfluous to the City’s needs. As one of the single largest property owners in the Western Cape, the City of Cape Town had to carefully analyse and assess which properties would be ideal for disposal taking into consideration current and future needs of the City.

Criteria used to prioritise properties for disposal were:

1. Properties which are ready for disposal
These are properties that have most of their development rights in place, such as zoning, subdivision, environmental authorisation, services availability, etc.

2. Properties in high demand
Over the years the City has received numerous enquiries from the public for the purchase of Council-owned land. Having taken cognisance of this demand, a database was developed that recorded these enquiries and the Disposal Programme compiled included most of those in demand by the public.

3. Properties with high economic and/or social impact
One of the department's objectives is to create an enabling environment for the economy to grow. Economic growth is facilitated by making land available, which is one of the building blocks of economic and social development through the establishment of business and employment opportunities.

4. A balance between properties located within high income and low income sectors
Facilitating development throughout the City of Cape Town will have a range of economic and social spin-offs that are beneficial to the immediate community as well as the surrounding communities. Creating development opportunities in high and low income sectors will contribute to the social and economic growth of the City.

5. A balance between properties that are ready for immediate disposal and those that will require substantial preparation before development
The City’s portfolio of properties consists of a range of properties, some of which are ready for development and have all the rights in place, i.e. single residential erven and those that will require substantial preparations, such as rezoning, removal of title conditions and subdivisions before being ready for development.

6. Market trends
The property market has gone through a series of fluctuations over the past few years, with some property sectors performing better than others. It has therefore become necessary to closely analyse the development needs of the City in order to decide on the appropriate use of the City’s land, such as the need for the use of land for residential, industrial or business purposes within specific areas in order to ensure social and economic growth of the City.

7. Internal capacity
The department has limited human resources to give effect to the disposal programme, which is why it has been developed in such a way to ensure achievements of the set targets. 

Dates and times of when properties will be put out to public competition (tender) are in the process of being determined and will be displayed on this site.

For further information, contact the Disposal Division within the Property Management Department: 

• Michael Davis – 021 400 2721 
  
• Marsha Heldsinger – 021 400 3903 
  
• Yusra Ebrahiem – 021 400 4981