Plans afoot for Strandfontein Pavilion development

CAPE TOWN - The City has begun planning for the potential development of the Strandfontein Pavilion.

Communities have complained about the poor state of the area for a long time.

The City said on Thursday that it had appointed a team to investigate the development options for the area. This team would also be responsible for determining the water and sewage capacity in the area and would conduct a traffic study along and at the intersection of Baden Powell Drive and Old Strandfontein Road.

“Once these investigations and assessments of the area have been done, the appointed consultants will guide our urban planning and coastal management professionals on what is financially viable. Next we will develop a plan that includes development parameters. This plan will be put out to the open market, similar to the process that was followed for the Big Bay beachfront, where developers had to complete their work within the framework determined by the City of Cape Town,” said mayoral committee (Mayco) member for spatial planning and environment, Eddie Andrews.

The development parameters that will be considered in the initial design plan will include factors such as the minimum and maximum development capacity, land use rules for the area, and the amount of space that can be used for residential and commercial development.

Apart from the City’s identification of the Strandfontein coastal resort area as a future coastal urban node in its planning policies, the municipality said other planning work included:

• The assessment of, and plans for the rehabilitation of the Fisherman’s Lane area and Strandfontein Pavilion area.

• The assessment of the functionality (and integrity) of existing infrastructure at the Strandfontein resort.

The next communication update on this project, the City said, would be provided after it had received feedback from the appointed team.

Cape Times