Have your say on local spatial plan for CBD
03 October 2024
The City of Cape Town encourages residents and interest groups to attend the second and last public information day about the local spatial development framework (LSDF) for the CBD on Thursday, 10 October 2024, from 10:00 to 18:00, at the Central Library in Parade Street.
The information day is the ideal opportunity to learn more about the LSDF that was published on 2 September 2024 for public comment. The intention of the LSDF is to strategically shape the area's future growth and development, and officials will be present at the last public information day to answer any questions residents and stakeholders may have.
Upcoming public information day:
- Thursday, 10 October 2024, from 10:00 to 18:00, at the Central Library in Parade Street
- There will be three focus sessions
09:00 to 13:00 – officials will be receiving input from groups who booked slots to present their proposals, send an email to CBDTransition.LSDF@capetown.gov.za to book a slot
14:00 to 17:00 – open day and exhibition of the proposals in the draft LSDF
17:00 to 18:00 – an in-person presentation about the high level proposals in the documentation
'I encourage residents and stakeholders to collaborate with the City as we are refining the draft LSDF for the CBD. Once approved, the LSDF will guide decisions about land use and development, density, transportation and urban design. It will also inform public investment in infrastructure to ensure that the CBD transitions into a more sustainable, equitable, inclusive, liveable and resilient space to the benefit of current and future generations of Capetonians. Thus, there should be no doubt about the importance of the LSDF in guiding us towards the CBD of the future, and therefore, the more input we receive from our residents, the better,' said the City's Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, Alderman Eddie Andrews.
The draft LSDF addresses the core economic area of the CBD, and proposes development guidelines for each of the eight precincts in terms of its urban form, approach towards height management, and character assessment. The eight precincts are: De Waterkant, Convention District, Mid-City, Company Gardens, East Foreshore, Cape Town Station, East City, and Lower Gardens.
The draft LSDF (and a background information document) is available on the City's website at: www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay
How to comment:
'The CBD is key to Cape Town's future resilience and economic health. The draft LSDF proposes how we can fully optimise the CBD's existing characteristics, such as its unique sense of place with the Atlantic ocean and Table Mountain, its diverse cultural heritage, and vibrancy.
'The intention of this spatial vision is to transform the CBD into an environment that is more people-centred, with urban design interventions to improve mobility and access for pedestrians, efforts to optimise heritage areas, a public land programme to inform land release in support of affordable housing opportunities, and an appropriately scaled urban form and interface to encourage mixed use intensification. With mixed use, we mean development that accommodates multiple uses such as business, retail, and residential opportunities for existing and new buildings.
'Thus, in short, we need the CBD to be accessible to all Capetonians and visitors, safe, attractive, and inclusive. The LSDF must guide development decisions to accommodate the growth in the property market, facilitate mixed-use and residential intensification, while leveraging the character and traditional urban fabric opportunities,' said Alderman Andrews.
All of the public comments will be assessed and taken into account in finalising the LSDF once the public participation process has been concluded.
Captions: The intention of the draft local spatial development framework (LSDF) is to transform the CBD into an environment that is more people-centred with urban design interventions to improve mobility and access for pedestrians. Also, the LSDF makes proposals on how to improve access to and from the CBD-area. Alderman Eddie Andrews, the City's Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, recently visited the study area to see what the LSDF proposes for each precinct.
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City of Cape Town, Media Office
