Ref 1500160806 - Rezoning, subdivision, amendment of land use approval conditions and a site development plan, City approval and departures

24 July 2026

24 July - 2 September 2026, Roggebaai

District office: Table Bay District
Application number: 1500160806
Applicant/owner details: Headland Town Planners / City of Cape Town.
Description and physical address: 7A Rua Bartholomeu Dia Road.
Submission period: 24 July - 2 September 2026

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

• Rezoning
  To rezone portion of Erf 270 from General Business Subzoning (GB6) to General Business Subzoning (GB7).
• Subdivision
  Subdivision to create leases for access and parking over portions of Remainder Erf 192 and Erf 270.
  
  Amendment of existing land use conditions
  
  Condition 2 from approval 1-11-2001:
  
  From: The maximum permissible Floor Area of the entire Subdivisional Area shall not exceed 399 00 Sq. m, in extent excluding the built Floor Are of 40 000 sq. m of the National Media Building on erf 62.
  Proposed: The expansion of any buildings in the Subdivisional Area shall be subject to Site Development Plan, Traffic Impact Assessment, wind study, urban design indicators and services capacity analysis.
  
  Condition 5.8 from approval 24-11-2005:
  
  Parking shall be provided on-site at a minimum ratio of at least:
  Office - 3 parking bays / 100 m² GLA
  Retail - 2 parking bays / 100 m² GLA
  Restaurant - 2 parking bays / 100 m² GLA
  Hotel - 0,4 parking bays / room
  Residential -
  - 1 parking bay / studio
  - 1 parking bays / one-bed flat
  - 2 parking bays / two-bed flat
  - 3 parking bays / +3 bedrooms/penthouse
  - plus 0,23 visitor bays / unit
  
  Any other land use would require approval from the Director: Transport for the parking ratio applicable.
  Motivation for shared parking may be submitted for consideration.
• Site development plan amendment
  Amendment of the 2015 CTICC2 site development plan to include the proposed building and associated landscaping.
• Departures
  Item 60(d)(i): To permit the maximum height of the building 113.75 m in lieu of 60 m from the 3,89 m Roggebaai height datum (DMS Item 187(2)(d)); with a mast detail of up to 126,25 m.
  Item 121(2): To permit the building to be setback 0 m in lieu of 5 m from a road of metropolitan significance (Heerengracht and FW de Klerk Boulevard).
• City approval
  Item 89: To permit the construction of new exit lanes, landscaping and revised parking area on a public street (Portion of Remainder Erf 192 in the proposed lease area).

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