Ref 1500146055 - Rezoning, subdivision and a departure

21 August 2026

21 August - 21 September 2026, Constantia

Erf 10127 Constantia, 1 Klaasens Road

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, 3 Victoria Road, Plumstead - by appointment only. Alternatively, it can be viewed by clicking on the PDF attachment in the document downloads section below.

District office: Southern District
Application number: 1500146055
Applicant/owner details: Duncan Bates Professional Land Surveyor/Peter Donald.
Description and physical address: 1 Klaasens Road, Constantia.
Submission period: 21 August - 21 September 2026

​​​​​​​​​​Purpose of the application​​​​​​

• To rezone the property from Agricultural Zone to Single Residential Zone (SR1). 
• To subdivide the property into two portions (Portion 1: ±2 775 m² and Portion 2: 1 557 m²). 
• The following departure from the Development Management Scheme has been applied for:
  (i) Item 22(c)(ii): To permit the dwelling house on Portion 2 to be 7,3 m in height above existing ground level to the top of the roof in lieu of 4 m within 3 m of the northern common boundary with Portion 1.
  
  Note that this proposal is inconsistent with the Municipal Spatial Development Framework and Southern District Plan as the property is designated as "Area of Agricultural Significance".
  
  The proposal is further inconsistent with the Southern District Plan in that it is proposed to deviate from the hard surfacing requirement in the Southern District Plan.

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