Patricia De Lille denied that she had delayed the Bo Kaap heritage plan.
A new development, nicknamed the Monster Building and being opposed by Bo Kaap residents, is mooted to be built just the other side of this block on Rose Street. It is set to be 18 storeys high and would loom over the area pictured.A proposal to declare the Bo Kaap a heritage site sat on former mayor Patricia de Lille’s desk for three years, during which time four big developments were approved, according to the Bo Kaap Civic and Ratepayers' Association .
Ward councillor Brandon Golding said former ward 77 councillor Dave Bryant had applied to the city council in 2013 to have the Bo Kaap put under a heritage protection overlay zone. There was a public participation process and the heritage report was ready to go at the end of 2015, said Golding. But while the report sat on the mayor’s desk, at least four major developments in the Bo Kaap were approved, two of which have sparked heated protest by residents. a townhouse complex at the top of Longmarket Street, in the vicinity of the noon gun;the"Monster Building", an 18-storey building on 100 Buitengracht Street, which is being opposed; andHowever, De Lille denied that she had delayed the plan.
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