The City of Cape Town (CoCT) invites residents to draft a local neighbourhood plan for Maitland.
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‘Maitland as an existing node plays a significant role in providing regional access to job opportunities. Due to its inherent mixed-use township layout, the node presents many opportunities for development that can support public transport – for example, mixed-use development,’ says deputy mayor and Mayco member for spatial planning and environment, Alderman Eddie Andrews. ‘This will benefit all stakeholders and communities within Maitland and surrounds.’
A local spatial development framework, or LSDF, determines the development vision for an area on a local level. The City uses an LSDF as a guide to make decisions about development applications and land uses – ultimately determining what a neighbourhood will look and feel like.
The LSDF for Maitland forms part of the City’s integrated development plan vision, aka ‘A City of Hope’. The aim of this includes:
- To give further effect at a local area level of the Table Bay District Plan as approved earlier this year,
- To provide land use management guidelines that represent an appropriate nature form and scale for Maitland’s existing and future needs,
- To contribute to spatial coordination by guiding investment and planning of the City’s municipal departments,
- To implement key infrastructure requirements to enable the development of Maitland,
- To prioritise areas where public and private development should be prioritised and facilitated, and
- To prioritise areas where strategic intervention is required to enable desired changes or land use or urban reform.
The City will represent the LSDF initiative, its intention and its purposes to residents at two public engagement sessions where attendees will also be able to ask any questions. The public’s contributions will be used to finalise the draft LSDF, after which it will be advertised for public comment and further refinement.
These are the dates for the meetings:
- Date: Saturday, 23 September 2023
- Time: venue and date: 10:00 to 14:00
- Location: Maitland Townhall, 268 Ferndale Dr, Maitland
‘The local residents, land owners and businesses have a wealth of knowledge and experience that will be extremely useful as we draft this plan. I encourage all to attend the upcoming meeting, and to give us your comments on the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities in Maitland, and other ideas you may want to see included in the draft LSDF. Officials will also be present to answer questions about the process going forward,’ says Andrews.
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