The City of Cape Town’s district plans in support of the long-term development vision in the Cape Town Spatial Development Framework are now open for a final round of public comment until Thursday 30 June.

In August 2009 the City invited the public to comment on draft district plans. Based on this public input the City has revised these plans and is now providing a final opportunity for public comment.

The final eight draft District Plans are available at all City libraries, subcouncil offices, the district planning offices (see list of offices below), or they may be downloaded from these pages here on this website - Blaauwberg, Cape Flats, Helderberg, Khayelitsha Mitchells Plain, Northern, Southern, Table Bay, Tygerberg.

“The eight plans consist of an integrated Environmental Management Framework and Spatial Development Plan. These provide guidelines for the development of housing opportunities, industrial growth, infrastructure development, as well as conservation guidelines,” says Alderman Brian Watkyns, chairperson of the City’s Planning and Environment Portfolio Committee (PEPCO).

These District Plans when finalised will be approved by Council as Structure Plans in terms of section 4(10) of the Land Use Planning Ordinance no 15 of 1985. The Environmental Management Frameworks will be submitted to the Provincial Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in terms of Regulation 5 of the Environmental Management Framework Regulations, 2010, for consideration and adoption, in concurrence with the National Government. The Provincial Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning is therefore also inviting comment on the Environmental Management Frameworks.

A significant improvement to these draft plans is a new section which provides stronger guidance for decision-making through updated development guidelines at the district and sub-district scales. The plans also provide spatial guidance to the capital investment plans of the City and other government departments.

The City of Cape Town has been divided into eight planning districts, namely Blaauwberg, Cape Flats, Helderberg, Khayelitsha/Mitchells Plain, Northern, Southern, Table Bay and Tygerberg.

“Each of these districts has distinct features which offers specific development opportunities and challenges to each region. The City envisages open days in all the districts where the revised and draft proposals of the district plans will be presented and discussed. The dates of these public forums are being announced in the local press,” he says.

Comments can be posted to Spatial Planning & Urban Design Department, City of Cape Town, PO Box 4511, Cape Town 8000, faxed to 021 425 6495 or e-mailed to futurecapetown@capetown.gov.za

For more information on how to comment please click here.

District Planning Offices:
District 1: Media City building, c/o Heerengracht and Vasco da Gama Boulevard, Cape Town
District 2: Milpark building, Koeberg Road, Milnerton
District 3: Civic Centre, Brighton Road, Kraaifontein
District 4: Civic Centre, Voortrekker Road, Parow
District 5: Municipal offices, c/o Victoria & Andries Pretorius Street, Somerset West
District 6: Stocks & Stocks Building, Ntlakhohlaza Street, Town 2, Village 1, Khayelitsha
District 7: Ledger House, c/o Aden & George Street, Athlone
District 8: Plumstead offices, 3 Victoria Road, cnr Main Road, Plumstead