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Cape Town Central Business District (CBD) Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF)

Cape Town Central Business District (CBD) Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF)

About the Cape Town CBD​​​​​​​ LSDF

The LSDF includes the development guidelines, based on a detailed understanding of contextual opportunities and constraints.

The CBD LSDF aims to:

  • facilitate transition planning that will ensure the CBD’s economic success
  • protect and maintain existing investments, while creating new opportunities to transform the area into a more liveable, inclusive and resilient space
  • support economic recovery improve accessibility, and
  • address future challenges.

It focuses on:

  • enhancing precinct/character area development,
  • boosting mixed-use development,
  • providing residential opportunities across the affordability categories, and
  • improving public spaces and infrastructure.

Access the Cape Town CBD Local Spatial Development Framework:

Volume 1: Contextual Analysis
Volume 2: Spatial ideas, concepts and development guidelines

Supporting documents

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