RUBBER-STAMPED (PART 2): Testing the teeth of CT’s planning tribunal: Penalties, objections and refusals in 1,328 rulings
For more than three years, in the Blaauwberg district of Cape Town, ratepayers have been sounding the alarm on the proliferation of illegal and structurally unsafe buildings. In this second part of Daily Maverick’s analysis of all Municipal Planning Tribunal rulings from 1 July 2025 to 31 July 2026, we look at what the data say about the efficacy of administrative penalties. We also look at the…
In the Blaauwberg district of Cape Town, ratepayers have been vocal about the growing number of illegal and unsafe buildings. In the second part of Daily Maverick's analysis of all Municipal Planning Tribunal rulings from July 2025 to July 2026, the focus is on the impact of administrative penalties and other aspects of the tribunal's rulings. The first part of this series, "Zero deviations — the record of Cape Town's planning tribunal in 1,328 rulings," can be found here.
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