Businesses and families living on the Lochiel smallholdings bordering Masiphumelele township, between Noordhoek and Kommetjie, are pushing back against the City of Cape Towns development plan for the area.
The Citys Local Spatial Development Framework outlines how it will address the rising housing needs in Masiphumelele. This includes a plan to relocate families from informal homes in wetland areas to a temporary relocation area TRA, in order to develop and extend Houmoed Avenue to provide better access to Masiphumelele. About 1,400 households are to be moved.