Ref 1500152260 - Rezoning, departures, subdivision, consolidation, consent in terms of restrictive title deed conditions, Council’s approval, deletion of title deed restrictions and deletion, amendment and addition of conditions in respect of existing approvals

25 September 2026

25 September - 26 October 2026, Hout Bay

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: 1500152260
Applicant/owner details: MLH Architects And Planners Cape Pty Ltd / Apollon Property Fund Proprietary Ltd.
Description and physical address: 148 Empire Avenue, Hout Bay.
Submission period: 25 September - 26 October 2026

To permit flats and a coffee shop on the property. The following applications are required:

• The subdivision of Erf 8640 Hout Bay into two portions to create a separate erf for the existing electrical substation. 
• The consolidation of Remainder Erf 8640 and Erf 3781. 
• The rezoning of Portion 1 of Erf 8640 from General Business Subzone (GB1) to Utility Zone for the electrical substation. 
• Removal of restrictive title deed condition E.4(e) relating to a reciprocal drainage servitude. 
• The amendment, deletion and addition of conditions of existing approvals, for Erven 5527 and 4285 relating to a drainage servitude, building materials, and a site development plan, and conditions for Erf 3781 relating to the use for parking, surfacing materials, and landscaping. 
• Consent from the controlling authority relating to subdivision. 
• Consent from the controlling authority relating to the establishment of new stores or places of business. 
• Council’s approval to permit parking at ground floor level to be closer than 10 m from the street boundaries along Victoria Rd and Empire Ave. 
• A departure to permit a portion of the building to be setback 0 m in lieu of 5 m from Victoria Rd.

Submit your comments and representations by email.

All submissions need to include the following:

• ​The application reference number.
• The details of the person submitting the comment, including the full name, interest in the application, address, contact details and the method by which they can be contacted.
• The reason for the comment, including the effect that the application will have on a person/area and any aspect of the application that you consider inconsistent with policy, and how.

​Submissions in writing need to be made to the specified district office on or before the closing date.

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• A comment or representation that does not meet the requirements above may be disregarded.
• Late comments will not be considered unless the City Manager has agreed in writing.
• If you are unable to write, you may come to the specified district office during office hours where you will be assisted with transcribing your comment and associated reasons.​