Solole Redevelopment Info

Last updated May 8 2021.

Redevelopment Plans

Cape Town City Council has plans to add low cost housing for 409 houses in the old "Solole" / New Fire Station area in between Capri and De Oude Weg in Ward 69 on Wood Road. This will be supplemented by additional access roads into Masiphumele running through our area. A draft report was recently submitted to council with the proposals in late March / early April 2021. The new planned development additions are marked in grey below. New roads are marked in black. Green shows a new planned route to the mountain reserve from Masi.

Planned additions

The housing plans consist of: - 323 Community Residential Units (CRU) - aka Council Flats. - 86 Breaking New Ground (BNG) - aka starter housing. - Additional roads to link through the De Oude Weg Area through to Capri and Masi (in black above) Budgeted amounts are below; as well as additional detail

Budget allocation for housing in Solole
Solole Specific Plans
Solole Specific Plans

What can we do?

Comments on the SDF (Spatial Development Framework) plans can and should be made here - https://www.capetown.gov.za/City-Connect/Have-your-say/Issues-open-for-public-comment/district-spatial-development-framework-review or https://www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay Alternately send an email to: [email protected] Use the subject line - "Comments on Masiphumelele and Environs LSDF Draft March 2021" (If you click the email link above, it should automagically add that in your email software.) Comments on the Masiphumelele and Environs LSDF Draft 2201 must be in with the city by the 31st May 2021. Remember to include your full name and address, and contact number (and ERF number if you know it offhand) with the submission comments. The proposed additions will have a number of implications for our area. Some suggested concerns to use in comments on the SDF are below -

Who else can I contact about this?

https://www.facebook.com/felicity.purchase Our Councillor for Ward 69 is Felicity Purchase.

https://www.sunnydaleratepayers.co.za The Sunnydale Ratepayers association (our area contacts with Council).

https://www.capriwatch.co.za Capri Neighbourhood Watch Given both our area's will be affected, I suggest that we co-ordinate with Capri to pose a united front against this proposed development.

https://www.neag.org.za Noordhoek Environmental Action Group. So far they have been successful in holding back development efforts on Hoemoed Road. While not strictly related, their assistance would be useful.

Other contacts

ERF numbers for easy reference

The PDF document references a number of area's that will be upgraded. A scan of the ERF numbers for our area is below for reference purposes.

ERF Numbers

Council Spatial Development Plan PDF

You can read the Council Plans PDF for further info here - https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/City%20strategies,%20plans%20and%20frameworks/HYS_Masiphumelele_DraftLSDF_Draft.pdf

A backup copy of the councils LSDF (Local Spacial Development Plan) for Masi has also been made here -

Council Plans for Masi extension

SRA 5th May 2021 Briefing PDF

The SRA (Sunnydale Ratepayers Association) held a zoom meeting for affected residents on the 5th May 2021 to go over the Masiphumelele LSDF proposal, and alderman Felicity Purchase (our Ward Councillor) was present to answer questions. The PDF of the SRA presentation is attached below; and details the SRA objections to the LSDF plan.

Contact details for the SRA - www.sunnydaleratepayers.co.za https://www.facebook.com/SunnydaleRatepayersResidenceAssociationsra/ It is well worth joining the SRA in order to be kept in touch with updates in our communities. Membership is quite reasonable, and paid yearly.

SRA Zoom Meeting 5th May 2021

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