SCA dismisses River Club development appeal application
The multibillion-rand River Club development in Cape Town is a step closer to finality after a ruling by the SCA, reports DispatchLIVE.
The SCA on Monday dismissed an appeal application from the Observatory Civic Association, a community-led group trying to prevent construction at the site where tenants will include the Africa headquarters of online retail giant Amazon.
The association attempted to interdict developers from going ahead with construction pending a broader court showdown over the development approvals.
Construction will now continue before the main court hearing.
The developers, Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust, welcomed the ruling and lambasted the association for its ‘inappropriate strategy to try to stop the development at all costs’.
‘This judgment by the SCA is another win for the residents of Cape Town, who stand to gain from the numerous benefits the development will deliver and is implementing, including 6 000 direct and 19 000 indirect jobs and the Cape Peninsula Khoi memorialising their cultural heritage associated with the area, including the establishment of a heritage, cultural and media centre,' the company said yesterday.
The main court review, likely to start later this year, will focus largely on project approvals by the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape government.
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