Ref 1500152486 - Rezoning and permanent departures

18 September 2026

18 September - 19 October 2026, Milnerton

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, 87 Pienaar Road, Milnerton - by appointment only. Alternatively, it can be viewed by clicking on the PDF attachment in the document downloads section below.

District office: Blaauwberg District
Application number: 1500152486
Applicant/owner details: Gerhard Loots / Javier Borja.
Description and physical address: 2 Peddie Road, Milnerton.
Submission period: 18 September - 19 October 2026

• Section 42(a) of the City of Cape Town MPBL (amended 2025) for the rezoning of erf 594, Milnerton from Residential: Conventional Housing (R1) to General Residential (GR2) in order to use the property as a guest house. 
• Section 42(b) of the MPBL (amended 2025): Item 138 of the Development Management Scheme (DMS): Permanent departures pertaining to on-site parking provision. 
• Section 42(b) of the MPBL (amended 2025): Item 41 of the DMS: Permanent departures pertaining to building lines and building parameters.
• Section 42(b) of the MPBL (amended 2025): Item 136.b of the DMS: Permanent departure pertaining to the boundary wall permeability. 
• Section 42(b) of the MPBL (amended 2025): Item 121.2. of the DMS: To allow for buildings closer to 5,0 m of a Metropolitan Road.

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