Heritage Cases

The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality has identified a need for the urgent provision of affordable and lower income housing and related community facilities and amenities in the Mabopane / Ga-Rankuwa area. The objective of the application and the project is for the establishment and development of a predominantly residential development on approximately 110 hectares of the total 160 hectare site, to supply residential stands for all the housing categories and typologies in demand in the Mabopane area. The project envisages the provision of a predominantly residential development with associated community and commercial facilities, including all roads and internal and bulk service infrastructure. New schools, a taxi rank, a convenience shop, public open spaces and churches are also proposed on the site. A combination of low-cost (RDP) housing, apartment type buildings as well as affordable bonded housing (similar to Odinburg Gardens suburb) are envisaged on the site. More than 1500 residential stands and flats are proposed. The Mabopane Residential Housing development will be located immediately to the West of the Mabopane Unit V (Botshabelo), west and South of Odinburg Gardens and East of Mabopane Unit T, in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality within the Gauteng Province, South Africa. The proposed Mabopane Residential Housing Development will be situated on the Remainder of Portion 47 of the Farm Nooitgedacht 256 JR.