Ref 1500164353 - Removal of restrictive title deed conditions, deletion of a condition of an existing approval, subdivision, departures, consent and the City’s approval

25 September 2026

25 September - 26 October 2026, Bishopscourt

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: 1500164353
Applicant/owner details: Black Square Town Planning (Pty) Ltd / The Norwich Trust.
Description and physical address: 20 Norwich Drive, Bishopscourt.
Submission period: 25 September - 26 October 2026

• Removal of restrictive title deed conditions G.(4)(d) and H. (8) from Title Deed T58227/1995 relating to setbacks and the establishment of electric generating plans, windmill, or wind operated machinery. 
• Deletion of a condition of an existing approval relating to setbacks. 
• Subdivision of the subject property to register a private services servitude. 
• Consent in terms of Item 108(c): To permit a ground-mounted energy system on the property. 
• Council’s consent in terms of Item 136A(1): To permit an outbuilding (residential service plant) on the property before the erection of the building to which it is an outbuilding. 
• City’s approval in terms of Item 126(b): To permit a retaining wall to be at a maximum height of 2,44 m in lieu of 2 m above existing ground level. 
• The following departures from the Development Management Scheme:
  Item 109(b): To permit the ground-mounted energy system to be setback at a minimum of 0 m in lieu of 6 m from the street boundary.
  Item 136B(a): To permit the height of the street boundary wall to be 2,4 m high in lieu of 2,1 m above existing ground level along Norwich Drive.
  Item 136B(g)(aa): To permit the street boundary wall along Norwich Drive to be 0% visually permeable in lieu of 60%.

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