Ref 1500133410 - Consolidation, rezoning, departures and Council’s approval

18 September 2026

18 September - 23 October 2026, Athlone

Notice is hereby given in terms of section 81 of the City of Cape Town Municipal Planning By-Law (MPBL), 2015 that the application below has been received and is open for inspection at the office of the District Manager, Ledger House, corner of Aden Avenue and George Street, Athlone - by appointment only. Alternatively, it can be viewed by clicking on the PDF attachment in the document downloads section below.

District office: Cape Flats District
Application number: 1500133410
Applicant/owner details: JZE Architects.
Description and physical address: 1 and 3 Thornton Road, Athlone.
Submission period: 18 September - 23 October 2026

It is proposed to constructure a new office block on the subject properties. In this regard the following applications in terms of the MPBL are required from:

• Rezoning of Erf 33967 from Single Residential Zone (SR1) to General Business Subzone (GB1). 
• Consolidation of Erven 33952 and 33967. 
• Application for the following departures:
  a. Item 60(e): To permit the building to be setback between 900 mm and 4,2 m in lieu of 4,5 m on Thornton Road.
  b. Item 60(e): To permit the building to be setback 3,16 m in lieu of 4,5 m on Klipfontein Road.
  c. Item 137: To permit 12 onsite parking bays in lieu of 40. 
• Council's approval in terms of Item 141(b) of the Development Management Scheme to permit the loading vehicles to leave the site in reverse gear on Klipfontein Road.

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