Ref 1500156715 - Removal of restrictive title deed conditions, amendment of a restrictive title deed condition, deletion and amendment of conditions related to a previous approval and departures

14 August 2026

14 August - 14 September 2026, Newlands

Erf 116843 Cape Town, 16 Governors Lane, Newlands

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: 1500156715
Applicant/owner details: Lloyd Gluckman / Grant Goodwin.
Description and physical address: 16 Governors Lane, Newlands.
Submission period: 14 August - 14 September 2026

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

• Removal of restrictive title deed conditions: C1 and C2 from title deed T4307/2025 relating to number of buildings and street boundary setback. 
• Amendment of restrictive title deed condition: C5 from title deed T4307/2025 relating to the common boundary setback. 
• Deletion of existing conditions of approval imposed in terms of the Townships Ordinance No 33 of 1934: C1 and C2 in title deed T4307/2025 relating to number of buildings and street boundary setback. 
• Amendment of existing conditions of approval imposed in terms of the Townships Ordinance No 33 of 1934: C5 in title deed T4307/2025 relating to the common boundary setback. 
• The Following Departures from the Development Management Scheme:
  Item 22(c)(ii): To permit the dwelling house beyond the first 12 m from the street and within 3 m of the south-eastern common boundary to be 4,245 m high in lieu of 4 m above existing ground level.
  Item 22(c)(ii): To permit the dwelling house beyond the first 12 m from the street and within 3 m of the south-western common boundary to be 4,24 m high in lieu of 4 m above existing ground level.
  Item 22(d): To permit the dwelling house to be setback 3,005 m in lieu of 3,5 m from Governors Lane.

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