Proposed redevelopment of the Strand Street Quarry, Cape Town

The City of Cape Town proposes to implement a redevelopment vision for the Stand Street Quarry site, a historic quarry and National Heritage Site located on a portion of the remainder of Erf 367, erf 617, and a portion of unregistered State Land in Cape Town. The City of Cape Town proposes to redevelop the site into a multi-use facility focused on sports, economic, tourism, and heritage uses. A conceptual site development plan was prepared for the site in 2023, through a consultative and iterative process involving community stakeholders and technical inputs. It includes the following land uses:

• Sports facilities
• Economic and tourism facilities
• Utilities and safety interventions
• Public realm upgrades and improved pedestrian infrastructure
• Vehicle Parking
• Supporting and utilities infrastructure
• Geotechnical interventions

SITE LOCATION

The site is situated on a portion of the remainder of Erf 367, erf 617, and a portion of unregistered state land in Cape Town. Situated on the borders of the historic residential neighbourhoods of the Bo-Kaap and de Waterkant, and on the edge of the central business district, the site is bordered by Strand Street to the east, the Tana Baru cemetery to the west, and the Jami’a Masjid to the south.

APPLICABLE LEGISLATION

Application will be made for environmental authorisation to undertake activities listed in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (107 of 1998) and EIA Regulations, 2014 as amended (GNR 326 of 2017):

Activity 26 of Listing Notice 1 (GNR 327 of 2017): Residential, retail, recreational, tourism, commercial or institutional developments of 1 000 square metres or more, on land previously used for mining or heavy industrial purposes

Activity 15 of Listing Notice 3 (GNR 324 of 2017): The transformation of land bigger than 1000 square metres in size, to residential, retail, commercial, industrial or institutional use, where, such land was zoned open space, conservation or had an equivalent zoning

OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE

A public participation process commenced on 22 August 2024. Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) are invited to register and provide comments on the Draft Basic Assessment Report. When registering or commenting, please provide your name, contact details and an indication of any direct business, financial, personal or other interest you may have in the application. 

You are also invited to attend a Public Open House where project information will be on display and the project team will be available to answer questions and discuss your inputs. The Open House will take place on Saturday, 14 September 2024 at the Bo-Kaap Cultural Hub on Pentz Street between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

The 30-day commenting period for the Basic Assessment Report has been extended and will now end on Friday, 11 October 2024.

Should you have any queries or concerns you can contact the Environmental Assessment Practitioner, Tarryn Solomon or Jeremy Rose as follows:

• By sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• By post to Infinity Environmental, Suite 17, Private Bag X11, Mowbray 7705
• By sending a WhatsApp message to 060 524 7676
• By completing the form on this page

Reports and documentation can be accessed at the link below.