The Stellenbosch Ratepayers Association comments on many building applications, but many cases of illegal building activities has also come to the committee’s attention. We encourage you to describe the cases you are aware of here.

Some owners are experiencing up to 230% increases in their property values. This is due to the valuations being based on the sale of homes that have been prepared for selling, but many homes require substantial,expensive maintenance to become sales ready. Isn’t it time that the municipality explores more revenue sources and trim personnel and Read More

To date Stellenbosch has no security camera policies, like this one adopted by the City of Cape Town: Link to PDF file This is of concern to the SRA as the proper implementation and use of such cameras should provide for the protection of people’s privacy, plus sound implementation and operational practices. For example the Read More

A far reaching judgment concerning the manner of approval of building plans by a local authority was handed down by the Constitutional Court on 13 June 2008, which Durban attorney David Warmback says, has great importance in the town planning and development environment throughout the country.

Nakoming van administratiewe voorskrifte en nie voldoening aan Nasionale Bouregulasies en die Wet op boustandaarde.

Stellenboschers should be made aware of an assessment of our town and environment’s cultural and historic heritage currently being undertaken by consultants to the municipality to comply with the requirements of the National Heritage Resources Act (No. 25 of 1999). A public consultation process is in process and residents in our municipal jurisdiction have until Read More

Besides the visual impact on the environment and uncertainty with regards to actual health effects from the use of cellphones and cellphone towers, there is no transparency with regards to the placement of existing as well as the positions of new applications for towers and building mounted cell phone infrastructure despite numerous requests. Certainly the Read More

Land use zoning affects everyone and should be considered for its impact on existing owners and the potential for developments that may have future impact on the town’s character and people’s quality of life. Find Zoning details as part of the new By Law promulgated under the new SPLUMA act. Find details here http://www.stellenbosch.gov.za/planning/by-law