Following a review and amendment process, Council approved on 24 May 2023 vide Item 11.8.1 the new updated Stellenbosch Municipal Land Use Planning By-law 2023.
Please note that the By-law was promulgated on 9 June 2023 and will be effective from 1 July 2023.
The present Bylaw (2015) will be automatically repealed and replaced with the new By-law (2023) on this date in accordance with Section 99.
Please also note the applicable transitional arrangements as contained in Section 99 for any land use applications that may originate from the present By-law and will still be active when the new Bylaw comes into force.
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The municipality intends to adopt a Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) for the Adam Tas Corridor (ATC) precinct. The ATC precinct is Stellenbosch’s emerging urban transformation district and was identified as a catalytic project in the approved Stellenbosch Municipality (WC024) MSDF in November 2019. The vision for the precinct is to create an integrated urban development corridor that is liveable, safe, resource-efficient, socially integrated, economically inclusive, and globally competitive, in which all citizens can actively participate.
The purpose of an ATC LSDF is to provide detailed spatial planning guidelines and proposals to meet specific land use planning needs and inform public and private investment initiatives by clearly indicating Stellenbosch Municipality’s future development vision for the designated local area. The LSDF informs and guides policy, development parameters...