Local area frameworks, policies and guidelines

Local area frameworks, policies and guidelines

We have developed Local Spatial Development Frameworks (LSDFs) for various designated local areas in Cape Town. For quick links to all local area frameworks, policies and guidelines please see individual planning districts below.

About

A Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) is a forward planning tool that:

guides development for a specified area;
formulates a spatial vision for the desired future of that area; and
provides stakeholders with policy statements and guidelines to inform decision-making and direct investment for that area.

Please note

LSDFs do not replace the existing legal requirements for land use planning and environmental regulations, and only become effective once approved by Council.

Other frameworks, plans, policies and guideline documents with various titles took on the role of a LSDF in the past. All of these documents aimed to guide spatial development, and provide further detail and contextualised guidance based off higher order spatial policies, including the relevant District Plan (DSDF) and the Municipal Spatial Development Framework (MSDF) in the same way as a LSDF.

Some of the areas listed below have an active LSDF development process underway and formal approval for the LSDF is still pending. These LSDFs will include “(In progress)” in the title.

Find your planning district.

Access the LSDFs, policies and guidelines for each planning district below.

Table Bay district

Blaauwberg district

Northern district

Tygerberg district

Helderberg district

Khayelitsha-Mitchell's Plain district

Cape Flats district

Southern district

You may want to:
Read the latest Spatial Trends Report See Cape Town's Municipal Spatial Development Framework See our district plans View the National Heritage Resources Act (NHRA) exemption areas

Document downloads

1. 2005 Athlone Belgravia Road land Use Management Policy
  01/01/2005, Policy,Framework - 6.4 MB
2. 2005 Athlone Kromboom Road Land Use Management Policy
  01/01/2005, Policy,Framework - 851.3 KB
3. 2005 Kenilworth Road Land Use Management Policy
  01/01/2005, Policy,Framework - 1.5 MB
4. Boston Beleidsplan Policy Plan 1998
  01/06/1997, Framework,Policy plan - 494.3 KB
5. Brighton Road (Kraaifontein) Urban Design Guidelines and Intergrated Landuse Plan
  01/01/2011, Framework,Land use plan - 11 MB
6. Company's Garden Policy Framework and Action Plan
  01/02/2002, Framework,Action plan - 3.6 MB
7. Constantia Triangle Local Structure Plan
  01/02/2003, Framework,Structure plan - 2.3 MB
8. Durbanville Urban Design Framework
  01/09/1999, Framework - 2.5 MB
9. Elsieskraal River Valley Development Framework
  01/08/1998, Framework - 4.9 MB
10. Harfield Area 1990 Action Plan
  01/01/1990, Framework,Action plan - 7.7 MB
11. Klein Dassenberg Smallholding Area Development Framework
  01/11/2002, Framework - 3.8 MB
12. Koeberg Road Manangement Strategy
  01/09/2000, Framework - 23.1 MB
13. Langa Spatial Development Framework 1999
  01/07/1999, Spatial Development Framework - 44 MB
14. Lavistown Local Area Spatial Development Framework 2013
  01/05/2013, Spatial Development Framework - 8.4 MB
15. Macassar Dunes 2005 Management Plan
  01/10/2004, Management plan - 4.5 MB
16. Macassar Dunes Management Plan Executive Summary
  01/09/2002, Framework - 113.2 KB
17. Macassar and Environs Volume 1 Spatial Development Plan
  01/09/2002, Framework - 548.9 KB
18. Macassar and Environs Volume 2 Spatial Development Plan
  01/09/2002, Framework - 648.9 KB
19. Milnerton South Paarden Eiland Local Area Spatial Development Framework
  01/12/2014, Framework - 36.3 MB
20. Mining Structure Plan
  01/09/2000, Framework,Structure plan - 18.2 MB
21. Noordhoek Valley and Sunnydale Draft Local Structure Plan
  01/11/1995, Framework,Structure plan - 18 MB
22. Observatory Policy Plan 1993
  01/01/1993, Framework,Policy plan - 18.4 MB
23. Panarama Medical Node 2013 Study Final Report
  01/01/1999, Study - 8.4 MB
24. Peninsula Urban Edge Study: Executive Summary
  01/01/2001, Study,Executive summary - 10.2 MB
25. Planning District Boundaries Map
  06/11/2023, Map - 883.6 KB
26. Scarborough to Misty Cliffs Structure Plan
  01/02/2000, Framework,Structure plan - 26.3 MB
27. Simon's Town Part 1 Structure Plan
  01/05/1996, Framework,Structure plan - 10.3 MB
28. Simon's Town Part 2 Structure Plan
  01/05/1996, Framework,Structure plan - 937.3 KB
29. Simon's Town Part 3 Structure Plan
  01/05/1996, Framework,Structure plan - 1.4 MB
30. Two Rivers Urban Park Contextual Framework Policy
  01/08/2003, Policy,Framework - 8.1 MB
31. Urban Design For Loxton Road Framework
  01/08/2002, Framework - 9.1 MB
32. Vasco Boulevard Local Level Policy Plan
  01/01/2002, Framework,Policy plan - 1.4 MB
33. Weltevreden Valley Smallholding Local Area Policy
  01/01/2013, Policy,Framework - 4.8 MB
34. Wingfield Place Triangle Policy Plan
  01/08/1992, Framework,Policy plan - 1.8 MB
35. Woodstock Salt River Revitalisation Development Framework
  01/01/2003, Framework - 2.6 MB

Document downloads

1. Macassar Dunes Management Plan, 2005
  
  27/08/2026 - 4.3 MB
2. Planning District Boundaries Map
  
  06/11/2023, Map - 862.9 KB
3. Milnerton South Paarden Eiland Local Area Spatial Development Framework
  
  01/12/2014, Framework - 34.7 MB
4. Lavistown Local Area Spatial Development Framework 2013
  
  01/05/2013, Spatial Development Framework - 8 MB
5. Weltevreden Valley Smallholding Local Area Policy
  
  01/01/2013, Policy,Framework - 4.6 MB
6. Brighton Road (Kraaifontein) Urban Design Guidelines and Intergrated Landuse Plan
  
  01/01/2011, Framework,Land use plan - 10.5 MB
7. 2005 Athlone Belgravia Road land Use Management Policy
  
  01/01/2005, Policy,Framework - 6.1 MB
8. 2005 Athlone Kromboom Road Land Use Management Policy
  
  01/01/2005, Policy,Framework - 831.3 KB
9. 2005 Kenilworth Road Land Use Management Policy
  
  01/01/2005, Policy,Framework - 1.5 MB
10. Two Rivers Urban Park Contextual Framework Policy
  
  01/08/2003, Policy,Framework - 7.7 MB
11. Constantia Triangle Local Structure Plan
  
  01/02/2003, Framework,Structure plan - 2.2 MB
12. Woodstock Salt River Revitalisation Development Framework
  
  01/01/2003, Framework - 2.5 MB
13. Klein Dassenberg Smallholding Area Development Framework
  
  01/11/2002, Framework - 3.6 MB
14. Macassar and Environs Volume 1 Spatial Development Plan
  
  01/09/2002, Framework - 536 KB
15. Macassar and Environs Volume 2 Spatial Development Plan
  
  01/09/2002, Framework - 633.7 KB
16. Macassar Dunes Management Plan Executive Summary
  
  01/09/2002, Framework - 110.6 KB
17. Urban Design For Loxton Road Framework
  
  01/08/2002, Framework - 8.7 MB
18. Company's Garden Policy Framework and Action Plan
  
  01/02/2002, Framework,Action plan - 3.4 MB
19. Vasco Boulevard Local Level Policy Plan
  
  01/01/2002, Framework,Policy plan - 1.3 MB
20. Peninsula Urban Edge Study: Executive Summary
  
  01/01/2001, Study,Executive summary - 9.8 MB
21. Koeberg Road Manangement Strategy
  
  01/09/2000, Framework - 22 MB
22. Mining Structure Plan
  
  01/09/2000, Framework,Structure plan - 17.3 MB
23. Scarborough to Misty Cliffs Structure Plan
  
  01/02/2000, Framework,Structure plan - 25 MB
24. Durbanville Urban Design Framework
  
  01/09/1999, Framework - 2.4 MB
25. Langa Spatial Development Framework 1999
  
  01/07/1999, Spatial Development Framework - 42 MB
26. Panarama Medical Node 2013 Study Final Report
  
  01/01/1999, Study - 8 MB
27. Elsieskraal River Valley Development Framework
  
  01/08/1998, Framework - 4.7 MB
28. Boston Beleidsplan Policy Plan 1998
  
  01/06/1997, Framework,Policy plan - 482.7 KB
29. Simon's Town Part 1 Structure Plan
  
  01/05/1996, Framework,Structure plan - 9.8 MB
30. Simon's Town Part 2 Structure Plan
  
  01/05/1996, Framework,Structure plan - 915.3 KB
31. Simon's Town Part 3 Structure Plan
  
  01/05/1996, Framework,Structure plan - 1.3 MB
32. Noordhoek Valley and Sunnydale Draft Local Structure Plan
  
  01/11/1995, Framework,Structure plan - 17.2 MB
33. Observatory Policy Plan 1993
  
  01/01/1993, Framework,Policy plan - 17.5 MB
34. Wingfield Place Triangle Policy Plan
  
  01/08/1992, Framework,Policy plan - 1.7 MB
35. Harfield Area 1990 Action Plan
  
  01/01/1990, Framework,Action plan - 7.3 MB

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