Ref 1500156348 - Rezoning and permanent departure

25 September 2026

25 September - 26 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: 1500156348
Applicant/owner details: Ebrahim Osman / A. Cupido.
Description and physical address: 9 Longdon Avenue, Athlone.
Submission period: 25 September - 26 October 2026

• The proposal entails the rezoning of a property from Open Space (OS2) to Residential Zoning (R1), to regularise the existing dwelling house on-site and to permit an addition to said dwelling house. To accommodate the proposal the following applications are required:
  Section 42(a) in terms of the MPBL to rezone the property from Open Space (OS2) to Residential Zoning (R1).
  Section 42(b) in terms of the MPBL for a departure from:
   - Item 22(d) of the Development Management Scheme to permit the building to be located 1,390 m in lieu of 3,5 m from the street building line along Longdon Avenue.

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