Previously disputed Bo-Kaap hotel now approved for development

Previously disputed Bo-Kaap hotel now approved for development

The City of Cape Town has given the nod to a new, previously disputed hotel development near a Masjid in Bo-Kaap.

Mayor gives green light to controversial Bo-Kaap hotel

Words: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp Construction of a hotel on a vacant plot in the Bo-Kaap in Cape Town is to go ahead, but it will be three storeys lower than the original plan. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has confirmed the decision by the City of Cape Town’s Municipal Planning Tribunal to approve the development on Buitengracht Street. The original plan, for nine storeys, was opposed by residents of the historic suburb. The site is metres away from…