The Brass Bell in Kalk Bay started construction on the baby beach this week without the necessary approvals, prompting the City of Cape Town to intervene. The owner wants to build 'an area to sunbathe without getting covered in sea sand'.
After photos circulated that construction was taking place at the Kalk Bay Tidal Pools that surround the landmark Brass Bell restaurant, the City of Cape Town and the National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment made a site visit on Wednesday.
PRASA owns the land which is leased to the Brass Bell. The construction took place within 100 metres of the high water mark, which requires environmental authorisation in terms of theThe City said that “although the work is within 100m of the high water mark, a determination also has to be made as to whether it is a pre-disturbed footprint or not.”
He said he had no idea that approval by PRASA was required. “I now know this to be the case and will not proceed with the deck unless I have formal approval,” said White. The Brass Bell expanding has been an issue for years according to Faez Poggenpoel, a fifth-generation fisherman in Kalk Bay and representative of the small-scale fishing community. He said the “unrestricted” access is actually the “thin slippery wall of the tidal pools in order to get to the other side.”Steve Herbert, a resident, said the community has over the years tried to stop or restrict expansion of the Brass Bell.
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